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Los Angeles Dodgers: Mt. Rushmore

By Evan Lovett

Apr 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers line up for the National Anthem to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers line up for the National Anthem to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A general view of third base for a Jackie Robinson emblem on it during the second inning in a game between the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A general view of third base for a Jackie Robinson emblem on it during the second inning in a game between the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

Jackie Robinson

The number 42 is retired throughout baseball as an homage to the legend.

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” is a quote attributed to Robinson, who perhaps impacted more lives on-field than any single player in sports history.

Not only did Robinson break the color barrier that had segregated the “national pastime,” he was a harbinger of the future of all sports — demonstrating that sports were at their best when only when the best players compete.

The statistics are certainly secondary to Robinson’s impact on the professional sports landscape, but they certainly were meaningful for the Dodgers.

He led the club to six World Series in his ten seasons, winning an MVP award and appearing in six All-Star games.

His lifetime batting average of .311 and OPS of .883 rank him in the top ten all-time among second basemen, and his eight separate finishes in the top-20 of MVP voting rank him first all-time at the position.

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