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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 stars and stripes tuesday april 17 baseball remembers Jackie Robinson april 15 2007 on sunday major league baseball celebrated the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color Barrier with festivities at ballparks around the majors a left major league baseball commissioner Bud Seisig walks to the pitchers Mound with Rachel Robinson widow of Jackie Robin son before los Angeles dodgers game against the san Diego padres on sunday at dodger stadium in los Angeles Jeff Jeff Lewis Ben above Kail of Famer Frank Robin son who in 1975 became the first Black manager in the major leagues throws out the first pitch on Jackie Robinson Day before the san Diego padres los Ange Les dodgers game sunday in los Angeles below Paul Wilson 10 of Modesto Calif holds a sign in Honor of Robinson at the new York Yankee Oakland athletics game in Oakland Calif thank you Jackie Canadian press Nathan Toronto Blue jays Center fielder Vernon Wells takes the Field wearing Jackie Robinsons no 42 against the Detroit tigers on sunday in Toronto More than 200 major league players coaches and managers wore Robinsons number As they celebrated his debut on april 151947 Roy Dabner Jeff Roberson above members of the Tuskegee airmen Are honoured prior to the Arizona Diamondback Colorado Rockies game sunday in Phoenix in Celebration of Jackie Robinson Day from left it col Robert Ashby first Ltd Thurston Gaines and it col Asa herring below members of the St Louis cardinals All wearing no 42 line up for the National Anthem before their game against the Milwaukee Brewers in St Louis ail players and coaches on both teams wore Robinsons no 42 r numbers game As major league baseball celebrated the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color Barrier on sunday commissioner Bud Selig allowed at least one player coach or manager on each team to Wear Robinsons no 42 More than 200 took him up on his offer heres How some of the players fared Royce Clayton is Blue jays doubled and came around to score the winning run in the seventh inning of a 21 Toronto a Victory Over Detroit Clayton finished lfor3 with a walk Andrew Jones of braves came into sunday hitting Only 189 but smacked a two run Home run and Drew a walk in Atlanta 84 Victory Over Florida Albert Pujols in cardinals was hitting just 158 coming into sundays game against Milwaukee but bit two Home runs and five Bis in a 104 Victory Chris Duncan of cardinals knocked four hits in five trips to the plate including his third Home run of the season Tony Clark in diamondbacks hit two Home runs and doubled his rib total with three in diamondbacks 64 win Over Colorado Andre Ethier of dodgers went 3for5 with a Home run two runs scored and five Bis in the dodgers 93 Victory Over san Diego Russell Martin c dodgers had three hits and two Bis scored three runs and stole a base cd Sabathia p indians tossed eight dominant innings strik ing out 10 in Cleveland 21 Victory Over Chicago Sabathia picked up his third Victory of the season Grady Sizemore of indians scored the indians first run in the first inning after leading off the game with a double drove in the winning run in the 21 decision with a base loaded walk Ivan Rodriguez c tigers went 2for3 in 21 loss to Cleveland Jermaine Dye of White sox singled in Chicago Only run and Drew two walks in a 21 loss to Cleveland Rivera p Yankees gave up a Walkoff three run Home run to Oakland Marco Scutaro in the new Yorks 54 loss Rivera is the Only player in major league baseball who wears no 42 regularly it was grandfathered upon its retirement by mob in 1997 Namy Cincinnati reds right fielder Ken Griffey or stands on first base during sundays game against the cubs on sunday in Chicago it was Griffey request to Wear Robin sons no 42 that prompted mob commissioner Bud Selig to extend the on Day privilege to All players coaches and managers  
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