154game season and the intense concentration involved in hitting a rocketing round ball with a round bat. And when in the field, tensing in anticipation on at least 120 pitches every game. Robinson had to excel at the most difficult game under the most difficult of conditions. With the attention of black america focused on his every at bat, he succeeded in in spite of excrew chaiting excruciating tension. He became the perfect model for black americans and for white americans too. His style of play was everything that blacks were then rarely allowed to be; confident, aggressive, dashing, aristocratic. In a 1947 game with the archrival giants with the score tied and one out, robinson doubled. When he tagged and went to third on a flyout, a giant official complained thats bush league stuff. With two occupants hes just outs hes just as valuable on second as he is on third. Whats he going to do now, steal home, i suppose . On the next pitch, he stole home. [laughter] some called him uppity
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