Major Accomplishment

•1939Named Southern California Junior College Most Valuable Baseball Player1946Named Most Valuable Player of the International League while playing for the Montreal Royals, a Brooklyn Dodgers-affiliated farm team1947Integrates major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers; led league with 29 stolen bases; named Rookie of the Year1949Leads league with highest batting average (.342) and most stolen bases (37)1949Named National League Most Valuable Player1949-54Selected for All-Star team1952Leads league with an on-base percentage of .4401962Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 23