Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey
Rickey in 1912
Catcher / Manager / Executive
Born: (1881-12-20)December 20, 1881 Portsmouth, Ohio
Died: December 9, 1965(1965-12-09) (aged 83) Columbia, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 1905, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
August 25, 1914, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.239
Hits	82
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	39
Games managed	1,277
Managerial record	597–664
Winning %	.473
Teams
As player St. Louis Browns (1905–1906) New York Highlanders (1907) St. Louis Browns (1914) As manager St. Louis Browns (1913–1915) St. Louis Cardinals (1919–1925) As general manager St. Louis Browns (1913–1915, 1919) St. Louis Cardinals (1919–1942) Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1950) Pittsburgh Pirates (1950–1955)
Career highlights and awards
4× World Series Champion: (1926, 1931, 1934, 1942) 4× National League pennant: 1928, 1930, 1947, 1949 Played major part in development of the farm system Signed Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers and helped integrate Major League Baseball in 1947 Signed Roberto Clemente for the Pirates, opening Major League Baseball for Latino players. St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (2014)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1967
Election Method	Veterans Committee

Branch Rickey

Battling Bishops
Career information
College	Ohio Wesleyan University University of Michigan
Career history
As coach
1904–1905	Allegheny College
1907–1908	Ohio Wesleyan University
1910-1913	University of Michigan
As player
1902–1903	Shelby Blues
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1917–1918
Rank	Major
Unit	Chemical Warfare Service 1st Gas Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I Western Front

As player

As manager

As general manager

Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball (MLB) executive elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967. He was perhaps best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing African American player Jackie Robinson, for drafting the first Hispanic superstar, Roberto Clemente, for creating the framework for the modern minor league farm system, for encouraging the Major Leagues to add new teams through his involvement in the proposed Continental League, and for introducing the batting helmet.

Rickey played in MLB for the St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders from 1905 through 1907. After struggling as a player, Rickey returned to college, where he learned about administration from Philip Bartelme. Returning to MLB in 1913, Rickey embarked on a successful managing and executive career with the St. Louis Browns, the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals elected him to their team Hall of Fame in 2014.

Rickey also had a career in the sport of American football, as a player for the professional Shelby Blues and as a coach at Ohio Wesleyan University and Allegheny College. His many achievements and deep Christian faith earned him the nickname "the Mahātmā."

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