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On April 15, 1947 28 year old Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in front of more than 25,000 spectators. He played first base and went zero for three at the plate but managed to win 5-3. Robinson became the first player since 1880 to openly break the major league baseball color line. Black fans abandoned their negro league teams to go watch Jackie play. Robinson had to face many racial problems in news papers and players around the league. Even some of his own team mates insinuated that they would sit out rather than play alongside Robinson.The brewing mutiny ended when Dodgers management took a stand for Robinson. Manager Leo Durocher informed the team, "I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a fuckin' zebra. I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What's more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded." Teams threatened to strike if Robinson played. Robinson became a target of rough physical play by opponents. At one time he received a seven-gash in his league from another player. During a game between the Dodgers and the Phillies some Phillies players and manager Ben Chapman called Robinson a "nigger" from their dugout and yelled that he should "go back to the cotton fields". Rickey later recalled that Chapman "did more than anybody to unite the Dodgers. When he poured out that string of unconscionable abuse, he solidified and united thirty men." Some of Jackie's teammates took a stand for him also. Dodgers teammate Pee Wee Reese once came to Robinson's defense with the famous line, "You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them." Robinson finished the season having played in 151 games for the Dodgers , with a batting average of .297, anon-base percentage of .383, and a .427 slugging percentage . He had 175 hits (scoring 125 runs) including 31 doubles, 5 triples, 12 home runs, driving in 48 runs for the year. Robinson led the league in sacrifice hits , with 28, and in stolen bases , with 29. He won Rookie of the Year.