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Branch Rickey ... Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in ...
Branch Rickey - Baseball Hall of Fame
In a career that spanned multiple generations and multiple revolutionary changes in baseball, Branch Rickey was always looking to innovate.
Details. King thanks baseball executive Branch Rickey, who in an earlier letter had praised Stride Toward Freedom as a “Christ-like document from beginning to ...
Rickey started his professional playing career while studying at Ohio Wesleyan University. He spent two seasons (1906–07) in the American League as a catcher.
Branch Rickey | Ohio Wesleyan University
Menu ... Branch Rickey, a 1904 graduate, was named the most influential figure of the 20th century in sports by ESPN. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, he ...
Branch Rickey | Biography & Facts - Britannica
Branch Rickey, American professional baseball executive who devised the farm system of training ballplayers (1919) and hired the first Black ...
About this Collection | Branch Rickey Papers - Library of Congress
The approximately 1750 baseball scouting reports from the 1950s and 1960s presented here are part of the papers of Branch Rickey (1881-1965), best known as ...
PIONEERS: Branch Rickey - John Thorn
His devout Methodism prevented him from playing ball on Sundays, which had hindered his career as a catcher. But on June 28, 1907, the 25-year- ...
Branch Rickey takes control of the Dodgers | Baseball Hall of Fame
Branch Rickey helped build Dodger teams that included Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella.
Branch Rickey - University of Nebraska Press
Lowenfish evokes the peculiarly American complex of God, family, and baseball that informed Rickey's actions and his accomplishments. His book offers an ...
Branch Rickey (1985) - University of Michigan Hall of Honor
Rickey attended Michigan Law School while coaching the baseball team from 1910 through 1913. Rickey compiled a 69-31-4 record as the Wolverine coach. One of ...
Branch Rickey Facts - Britannica
Branch Rickey is a MLB baseball player. He was born on December 20, 1881.
Branch Rickey Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News
Branch Rickey Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News.
Branch Rickey - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com
Branch Rickey was a baseball player, manager, and executive who was the driving force behind two of the most important changes in baseball in the 20th Century: ...
Branch Rickey: Doing Well By Doing Good - Forbes
Branch Rickey changed the face of baseball in 1947 when he promoted Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was his greatest act in a ...
Timeline | Articles and Essays | Branch Rickey Papers
A chronology of key events in the life of Branch Rickey (1881-1965), Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive.
The Many Sides to Branch Rickey - Guideposts
Branch Rickey faces his toughest job in 50 years of baseball. The Pirates executive who has built winning teams at St. Louis and Brooklyn admits he has never ...
Branch Rickey, '11: Much More than Pioneering Baseball Leader
Branch Rickey is best known as the president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who brought Jackie Robinson into big league baseball in 1947, ...
The 25 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 16: Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey became president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942, succeeding Larry MacPhail, who had left the team to serve in ...
Branch Rickey - Society for American Baseball Research
He wanted players to have the fullest freedom to exploit their talent, and not get stuck in the minor-league systems of talent-rich ...