In his rookie year,(1947), Jackie played 151 games and has a fielding percentage of .989, almost a perfect percentage, and had only 16 errors the whole season. That season he played 1st base in all his 151 appearances.

Throughout his 10 year career, he played at various positions consisting of 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, shortstop, Left Field, Right Field, and Center Field. He played everywhere but catcher and pitcher.

Out of his 10 year career, he played the most of his games at second base. He played 748 games at second base out of a total of 1,364 games.

He played 197 games at first base,

At third base, he played 256 games.

He played 88 games in left field, and 74 games combined in the other two outfield positions.

He only played one game at shortstop but did not make an error in that game.

Famous Letters

Here, Jackie Robinson writes a letter to President Eisenhower . He is protesting segregation of African Americans in various parts of the country. This is right around the time when in 1957, Governor Orval Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to stop nine African American students from entering there high school. President Eisenhower did end up sending troops to force integration at the schools, and made sure those nine students were allowed into there highschool, even if he did so reluctantly. Jackie protests all this racism and segregation through this letter and explains to the President that the black community has been patient. Eisenhower told the Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders to be patient with the whole situation. Jackie explains in this letter that the black community has been patient enough, and wants the same rights all the other Americans do. He wants equality throughout the country, and he wanted it to be put into order quickly. He calmly explains that the rest of the Americans gained these rights 150 years ago, and they deserved to gain those rights right then.