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Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson.
Apr 2, 2014 · Branch Rickey was a baseball executive known for his groundbreaking 1945 decision to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, thereby breaking the color barrier.
Wesley Branch Rickey Jr. (January 31, 1914 – April 10, 1961) was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball.
Branch Rickey (born December 20, 1881, Stockdale, Ohio, U.S.—died December 9, 1965, Columbia, Missouri) was an American professional baseball executive who devised the farm system of training ballplayers (1919) and hired the first Black players in organized baseball in the 20th century.
Rickey’s Cardinals won another World Series – with another crop of homegrown players including Hall of Famers Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial – in 1942, his final year with the team. That winter, the Brooklyn Dodgers hired Rickey as team president and general manager.
Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 5-9 , 175lb (175cm, 79kg) Born: December 20, 1881 in Flat, OH us. Died: December 9, 1965 in Columbia, MO. Buried: Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, OH. School: Debut: (Age 23-178d, 2,725th in major league history) 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB.
Jun 8, 2018 · Branch Rickey was born on December 20, 1881, in Stockdale, Ohio, and was raised in nearby Lucasville. Reared on his father's farm with a strict religious upbringing, young Branch excelled in academics and athletics.
