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Article: GESTURE OF UNITY: `Shotgun' accepted Jackie Robinson.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2006
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Byline: David Lee Morgan Jr.
Jul. 2--YOUNGSTOWN -- It was before Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers... It was a full year before Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues... It was a simple gesture that bridged baseball's racial barrier. It was George "Shotgun" Shuba congratulating Robinson at home plate in an ordinary, yet extraordinary celebration April 18, 1946, in a Class-AAA game between the Montreal Royals and host Jersey City, N.J. Robinson was making his pro debut as a Dodgers minor-leaguer. A standing-room crowd of 25,000 attended the Opening Day game. In his second at-bat, Robinson hit a 335-foot home ...
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