Ebbets Field Flannels Kansas City Monarchs 1945 Home Jersey

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History: Two days after playing in the Little World Series with the Montreal Royals during his first season in organized ball, Jackie Robinson joined the Kansas City Royals, a Black all-star team that participated in the California Winter League. Jackie led the LA-based Royals to the league title with a.427 batting average. Satchel Paige was a teammate.

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History: Jackie Robinson played his only year in the Negro leagues with black baseball's most storied team. Pitching greats Satchel Paige and Hilton Smith were teammates. On April 16 Jackie had a tryout with the Boston Red Sox, along with fellow Negro leaguers Sam Jethroe and Marvin Williams.

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History:  Can you imagine a team with both Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson? For one brief year in 1945, the Grand Old Man of the Negro leagues and the young future pioneer were teammates in Kansas City. The Monarchs' road uniforms in 1945 had a different color scheme (navy and gold instead of the traditional red and navy) and differing roster numbers than the home uniforms, with Satch wearing #0 on the road while Robinson wore #23.

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