Celebrating Jackie

by Nestor on Apr 15, 2009 7:09 PM PDT in Baseball Comment 5 comments

Today was a special day in the ballparks. MLB celebrated one of the greatest Bruins of all time:

" By request of Commissioner Bud Selig, as Major League Baseball celebrates the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking its color barrier on Wednesday, all big league players and uniformed personnel have been asked to wear the late Hall of Famer's famous No. 42 on the field when the 30 teams celebrate the occasion.

The past two years, as the momentum to wear Robinson's number steamrolled through Major League clubhouses, Selig asked, but the act of wearing it was voluntary. Not so this year.

"April 15, 1947, is a day that resonates with history throughout Major League Baseball," Selig said. "With all Major League players, coaches and umpires wearing Jackie's No. 42, we hope to demonstrate the magnitude of his impact on the game of baseball. Major League Baseball will never forget the contributions that Jackie made both on and off the field.""

Thanks to Yoyo for flagging this in the fanshots. Just another reason we all feel blessed to call ourselves Bruins.

GO BRUINS.

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Manny comes up to bat, bottom of the 9th, one on, tie game

Vinny: “And here comes No. 42…”

by Give me a B... on Apr 15, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

a thrilling end

as we honor jackie today

O.A.

by Ollie on Apr 15, 2009 11:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What number did Jackie wear at UCLA?

I don’t he played baseball as a Bruin so it would be his football or basketball uniform.

by Gen2Bruin1987 on Apr 16, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He did

He won varsity letters in baseball, basketball, football and track at UCLA…but baseball was his worst sport!

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Apr 16, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His Number

Sorry Gen2, but the only photo I’ve seen where he’s clearly in his UCLA baseball uniform is a front view with no number showing. FWIW, his football number was 28 and his basketball number was 18.

by bru79 on Apr 20, 2009 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs