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This Day in Baseball: Jackie Robinson’s First Home Steal

By Precious Sanders @pdsanders99

Jackie Robinson’s first major league steal of home plate came against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 24, 1947. The Brooklyn Dodgers would go on to win that game 4-2 over the Pirates at Forbes Field. Robinson would steal the dish a total of 19 times over the course of his career.

This day in baseball: Jackie Robinson’s first home steal

Jackie Robinson stealing home vs. Cardinals, July 19,1947 (Charles Hoff)


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