Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base after spending time in the ...

On April 5, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for the first time ... Brooklyn took an early 2-0 lead behind Casey Stengel’s inside-the-park home run. That score held until the ninth inning ...