Branch rickey blue book

Branch rickeys little blue book i traced the source of luck is the residue of design to branch rickey and decided if he had one good quote he probably had others. This book provided lots of information that i used about branch rickeys early life. The approximately 1,750 baseball scouting reports from the 1950s and 1960s presented here are part of the papers of branch rickey 18811965, best known as the executive who broke major league baseballs color line by signing jackie robinson to the brooklyn dodgers roster in 1947. Branch rickey the dodgers had been in debt for close to 30 years by the time he joined the organization. In a career that spanned multiple generations and multiple revolutionary changes in baseball, branch rickey was always looking to innovate. Branch rickey is the author of branch rickey s little blue book 4. Branch rickey american baseball executive britannica.

In his biography of the brooklyn dodgers executive who masterminded the integration of baseball. This book is the source of the above quotations andrew otoole. Jackie robinson becomes first black player in major league baseball. When they first met, rickey said nothing, staring at robinson for several minutes. As a player, branch rickey had a very forgettable major league career. A history of the sports reference sponsorship system. Branch rickey 18811965, a white man, is rarely mentioned when the great civil rights leaders are discussed. By that date, however, rickey had already built an impressive career as a player, manager, and baseball executive. Transcript of interview with branch rickey by davis j. This book contains some of his thoughts about baseball as well as life, aphorisms, philosophy and scouting reports. Their initial meeting emphasizes the manifestation of power through silence. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man by branch rickey, john j. Branch rickeys little blue book by branch rickey espousing valuable pearls of wisdom at every turn many of which are contained here, rickey was at once an innovator, an agitator, a motivator, a shrewd debater and, ultimately, a hall of famer.

In branch rickeys little blue book, rickey primarily in his own words and in the words of those who knew him shares his secrets for success both on and off the diamond. Baseball rickey was nicknamed the mahatma during his playing days with the new york highlanders and st. Rickeys finest moment came in 1947 when he brought up jackie robinson to play for the brooklyn dodgers, thereby breaking the color barrier in major league baseball. In short, the legendary executive was many things to many people across baseball, and he generated such a wide variety of opinions that he was. The man who hired jackie robinson the new york times. Branch rickeys life story has been told before but never in the way jimmy breslin tells it. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man paperback march 22, 2004 by rickey branch editor, john j. In 1947, as president and general manager of the brooklyn dodgers, branch rickey defied racism on and off the field to bring jackie robinson into the major leagues. The great decision to break baseballs policy of excluding blacks, for which he is justly praised, has, in recent decades, tended to overwhelm the highly negative image he had earned before that decision. Branch rickey was a man of strange complexities, not to mention downright contradictions, wrote the new york times john drebinger. Jackie robinson was a man of power, as was branch rickey. Louis browns the 2003 recipient, roland hemond, is the first nonmajor league player to win the branch rickey award. Jackie robinson, brooklyn dodgers second baseman, has a wide smile that almost matches the wide eyes of dodgers president branch rickey as they get together on jackies 1950 contract in the.

Wesley branch rickey 18811965 was an innovative baseball executive who created baseballs farm system and integrated organized baseball when he signed jackie robinson in 1946 branch rickey was born on december 20, 1881, in stockdale, ohio, and was raised in nearby lucasville. Branch rickey was a baseball player, manager, and executive who was. Wesley branch rickey december 20, 1881 december 9, 1965 was an american baseball player and sports executive. His politics were smalltown republican, his judgments often puritanical. Monteleone and a great selection of related books, art. Rickey was applying stress before he uttered a word. Louis browns, his record was unremarkable, except for allowing more stolen bases, than any catcher in one game. Branch rickey blue book has good quotes for entrepreneurs i traced the source of luck is the residue of. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man 9780028604008 by rickey, branch. Wesley branch rickey 18811965 was born in stockdale, ohio, to frank and emily rickey. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man 9781894963282 and a great selection of similar new, used. He died in 1965, but his words endure now between the covers of branch rickeys little blue book. Branch rickey s own words from his personal papers are skillfully compiled to form a book of witticisms and observations that abounds with common sense and insight, stands today a work of inspiration. Bragan, who was a catcher for the brooklyn dodgers in 1947, had initially tried to stop rickey from integrating the team.

Branch rickey is the author of branch rickeys little blue book 4. Rickey was instrumental in breaking major league baseballs color barrier by signing black player jackie robinson. Five quotes for entrepreneurs from branch rickey skmurphy. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man by john monteleone as a part of my research on what else he had.

Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man rickey, branch, monteleone, john j. I picked up a copy of branch rickeys little blue book. Branch rickey was a baseball executive known for his groundbreaking 1945 decision to bring jackie robinson into the major leagues, thereby breaking the color barrier. 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. Early on, branch rickey was the head coach at the university of michigan. One of the architects of modern baseball, he built the farm club system of producing major league players and pioneered the. Branch rickey, in full wesley branch rickey, born december 20, 1881, stockdale, ohio, u. The branch rickey awards slogan is, celebrating the countless selfless acts of community service by major league baseball professionals. Branch rickey rickey, branch baseball hall of fame.

A documentary of the game of baseball by branch rickey, robert riger illustrator online at alibris. He brought jackie robinson to the majors and originated the farm system. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man by branch rickey covid19 update may 16, 2020. About this collection branch rickey papers digital. Rickeys is the classic american tale of a poor boy from ohio whose faith and dogged work ethic took him to the pinnacle of success. Major league baseball executive elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1967. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Baseballs trailblazing general manager for the pirates, 19501955, mcfarland, jefferson, nc, 2000. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man macmillan, new york, ny, 1995.

We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition. Branch rickeys own words from his personal papers are skillfully compiled to form a book of witticisms and observations that abounds with common sense and insight, stands today a. Quote magazine july 31, 1966 issue baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and. Quotes from branch rickey a great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

The book that inspired harrison ford in his portrayal of branch rickey in the hit movie 42 in a brilliant match between author and subject, this latest addition to the penguin lives series features the inimitable jimmy breslin telling the ragstoriches tale of branch rickey, the legendary manager of the brooklyn dodgers who integrated baseball by putting jackie robinson into the major. Whats my line branch rickey was born on december 20, 1881 in flat, ohio, usa as wesley branch rickey. He was perhaps best known for breaking major league baseballs color barrier by signing african american player jackie robinson, for signing the first afrohispanic superstar, roberto clemente, for creating the framework for the. It was jackie robinson, of course, not branch rickey, who.

John j monteleone branch rickey was a man of many words and many accomplishments. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Baseballs only true renaissance man, rickey, in hi. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man 9781894963282. Branch rickey society for american baseball research. Reared on his fathers farm with a strict religious upbringing, young branch excelled in. Wit and strategy from baseballs last wise man free books. As a manager, he was famous for dispensing raises more sparingly than sage advice. In fact, he probably wished that more people would forget about the one major league record he set that still stands today.

Baseballs ferocious gentleman by lee lowenfish 2009, paperback at the best. Murray polners branch rickey manages to overcome the genres limitations. Each used silence, but in a different way and with different purposes. Lowenfish writes that the family had a hardscrabble existence, trying to subsist on a vegetable farm. The yale book of quotations attributes this to the sporting news, feb. Baseball greatest quotations paul dickson, 1992 baseball is a game of inches. Branch rickey author of branch rickeys little blue book. Branch rickey was the smartest man in baseball history, at least before theo epstein.