Branch Rickey

Executive

Class of 1967

Branch Rickey

Executive

Class of 1967
In a career that spanned multiple generations and multiple revolutionary changes in baseball, Branch Rickey was always looking to innovate.

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About Branch Rickey

In a career that spanned multiple generations and multiple revolutionary changes in baseball, Branch Rickey was always looking to innovate.

A conservative and religious man who notably refused to participate in Sunday ball games as a player and a manager, Rickey was anything but traditional in the way he approached baseball as an executive. He invented the modern farm system and the batting helmet, was an advocate for expansion into new markets and most notably broke the color barrier when he brought Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

The Basics

Year inducted
1967
Birth Place
Lucasville, Ohio
Birth Year
1881
Died
1965, Columbia Missouri

Career at a Glance

Primary Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
Primary Position
Executive
Played For
St. Louis Browns, 1905-1906
New York Highlanders, 1907
St. Louis Browns, 1914

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Monte Irvin

Left Fielder

Class of 1973

Monte Irvin

Left Fielder

Class of 1973
Monte Irvin was one of the top all-around athletes of his era.

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About Monte Irvin

Monte Irvin was not the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, but of all the talented players who made the perilous trip from the Negro Leagues to the American and National leagues in the late 1940s, Irvin may have been the best.

The Basics

Year inducted
1973
Birth Place
Columbia, Alabama
Birth Year
1919
Died
2016, Houston Texas

Career at a Glance

Primary Team
Newark Eagles
Primary Position
Left Fielder
Played For
Newark Eagles, 1938-1943
Newark Eagles, 1945-1948
New York Giants, 1949-1955
Chicago Cubs, 1956

Career MLB Stats

Games
1,044
At bats
3,523
Hits
1,076
Walks
474
Runs
580
Doubles
155
Triples
43
Home Runs
139
RBI
684
Stolen Bases
52
Batting Average
.305
Ops
.883
On Base %
.391
Slugging %
.492

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