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SMITH: In 1945, America's greatest generation
came back from war.
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MAN 1: The flags of freedom fly over Europe.
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SMITH: Nazi Germany had been defeated...
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...and three months later,
Imperial Japan surrendered as well.
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MAN 2: And there's jubilation around this earth.
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SMITH: Men returned home. Among them,
some of baseball's most beloved names.
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Musial. DiMaggio. Williams.
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Life in the United States
could return to normal.
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- What's the guy's name?
- What's on second?
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- Who's on second?
- Who's on first?
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- I don't know.
- Third base.
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(ALL LAUGHING)
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SMITH: And baseball was proof positive
that democracy was real.
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A baseball box score, after all,
is a democratic thing.
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It doesn't say how big you are
or what religion you follow.
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It does not know how you voted
or the color of your skin.
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It simply states what kind of ballplayer
you were on any particular day.
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MAN 3: And he did it. It's a home run.
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They knew he'd do it.
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SMITH: African Americans
had served their country gallantly.
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They returned home from fighting
to free the world from tyranny...
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...only to find racism, segregation
and Jim Crow law still waiting at home.
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MAN 4: Segregation was the law...
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...and no group was more scrupulous
in its observance of custom...
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...than organized baseball.
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SMITH: There was a long road ahead.
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If African Americans dreamed
of playing baseball...
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...it was not for the Yankees...
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...but for teams like the Kansas City
Monarchs of the Negro Leagues...
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...where the barnstorming style of play
stood in contrast to the Majors.
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In 1946, there were
16 Major League baseball teams...
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...with a total of 400 players
on their rosters.
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Every one of the 400 players
were white.
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But when opening day came in 1947,
that number dropped to 399...
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...and one man stood apart.
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(GRUNTS)
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RICKEY: Gentlemen, I have a plan.
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Plan's good, Mr. Rickey.
You always have one.
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RICKEY: My wife says I'm too old. Heh, heh.
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That my health's not up to it.
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My son says, uh, everybody in...
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Everybody in baseball
is gonna be against me. Heh.
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But I'm gonna do it.
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SUKEFORTH: Do what, Mr. Rickey?
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I'm gonna bring a Negro ballplayer...
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...to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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With all due respect, sir,
have you lost your mind?
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Think... Think about...
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Think about the abuse...
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...that you are gonna take
from the newspapers...
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...let alone how this is gonna play out
in Flatbush!
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Please, Mr. Rickey.
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Sit down, Harold.
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No law against it, Clyde.
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No.
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No, but there's a code.
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You break a law and get away with it,
some people think you're smart.
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You break an unwritten law...
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...you'll be an outcast.
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Mm-hm.
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So be it.
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New York's full of Negro baseball fans.
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Dollars aren't black and white,
they're green.
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Every dollar's green.
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I don't know who he is...
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...or where he is...
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...but he's coming.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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Hey, runner!
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Where'd you learn to move like that,
at a dime-a-dance night?
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Stand still!
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MAN: There you are!
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(PANTING)
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UMPIRE: Ball!
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(GRUNTS)
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Safe!
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JACKIE: Catcher!
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When you gonna start throwing for real?
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You talking to me?
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You got a rag arm, catcher.
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Steal home.
You'll find out what kind of arm I got.
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Okay.
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I'm coming.
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Where's your shortstop from?
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California.
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Sure got a mouth on him.
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(BOTH GRUNT)
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UMPIRE: Safe!
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MAN: (ON RADIO) Discussions
concerning Japan's offer of surrender.
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Washington, London, Moscow,
and Chungking...
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...now framing their decision.
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When this decision will be communicated
to Tokyo via the government's...
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- Fill her up?
- Yes, sir.
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MAN 1: You boys heading out?
MAN 2: Uh, Chicago.
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MAN 1: Chicago, huh? Heh.
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- You boys get around.
- Yeah, we sure do.
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- Hey. Hey, you, where you going?
JACKIE: - To the toilet.
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Hell, come on, boy.
You know you can't go in there.
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Them Cokes are a nickel.
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Take that hose out of the tank.
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- Robinson.
- What?
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I said take it out.
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We'll get our 99 gallons of gas
someplace else.
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All right, then. Go on.
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Go on! Use it.
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Roy Campanella.
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Hell of a player. He's too sweet.
They'd eat him alive.
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SUKEFORTH: All right.
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Oh, sorry. Oh, wait. Sorry.
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- Satchel Paige, then.
RICKEY: - He's too old.
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We need a player with a future,
not a past.
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Here.
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson.
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Four-sport college man, out of UCLA.
That means he's played with white boys.
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Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs.
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Twenty-six years old.
He's batting .350. Three-fifty.
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Methodist.
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Commissioned Army officer.
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He was court-martialed.
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SUKEFORTH: He's a troublemaker.
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Well, he argues with umpires.
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A quick temper is his reputation.
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PARROTT: Well, what was he court-martialed for?
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RICKEY: Wouldn't sit in the back
of a military bus. Fort Hood, Texas.
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Driver asked him to, uh, move back.
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(SCOFFS)
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MPs had to take him off.
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There, you see?
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I see he resents segregation.
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If he were white, we'd call that spirit.
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Robinson's a Methodist.
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I'm a Methodist. God's a Methodist.
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We can't go wrong. Find him.
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Bring him here.
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SUKEFORTH: How are you, fellas?
I'm looking for your, uh, shortstop.
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You Jackie Robinson?
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Who are you?
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JACKIE: Mr. Rickey.
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What's this about?
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This is about baseball, Jackie.
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I see you starting in spring
with our affiliate in Montreal.
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If you make it there...
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...we'll try you down here...
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...with the Dodgers.
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With the white Brooklyn Dodgers.
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(SCOFFS)
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Hmm.
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I'll pay you $600 a month.
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And a $3500 bonus
when you sign the contract.
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That agreeable?
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- Yes, that's fine but...
- There's one condition.
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I know you can hit behind the runner.
That you can read a pitch.
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One question is...
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...can you control your temper?
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My temper?
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Yes, your temper! What are you, deaf?
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A black man in white baseball, heh,
can you imagine the reaction?
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The vitriol?
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Dodgers check into a hotel,
a, uh, a decent, good hotel.
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You're worn out from the road.
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Some clerk won't give you the pen
to sign in with.
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"We got no room for you, boy. Not even
down in the coal bin where you belong."
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Team stops at a restaurant.
Waiter won't take your order.
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"Didn't you see the sign on the door?
No niggers allowed."
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What are you gonna do then?
Fight him? Ruin all my plans?
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Answer me, you black son of a bitch!
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You want a player who doesn't
have the guts to fight back?
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No.
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No.
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I want a player who's got the guts
not to fight back.
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People aren't gonna like this.
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They're gonna do anything
to get you to react.
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Echo a curse with a curse
and, uh, they'll hear only yours.
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Follow a blow with a blow and they'll say,
"The Negro lost his temper."
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That "The Negro does not belong."
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Your enemy will be out in force...
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...and you cannot meet him
on his own low ground.
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We win with hitting, running, fielding.
Only that.
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We win if the world is convinced
of two things:
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That you are a fine gentleman
and a great baseball player.
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Like our Savior...
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...you gotta have the guts...
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...to turn the other cheek.
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Can you do it?
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You give me a uniform...
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...you give me a, heh,
number on my back...
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...and I'll give you the guts.
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(PHONE RINGING)
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Hello?
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JACKIE (OVER PHONE): Rae...
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(CHUCKLES)
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Jack.
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I'm in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn? For what?
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Uh...
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I don't want to say on the phone.
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In fact, I'm not supposed to tell anyone.
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What's going on? Aren't you supposed
to be playing in Chicago?
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We've been tested, you and me.
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(OVER PHONE) We've done everything
the right way. We have.
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Me trying to make money,
you finishing school.
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We don't owe the world a thing.
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(OVER PHONE) Only each other.
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Jack, what are you talking about?
What is going on? What happened?
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Will you marry me, Rae?
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Absolutely.
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(LAUGHS)
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Yes. Yes.
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When?
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Um...
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How about right now?
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Did my mom look happy?
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Yes. You know your mother loves me.
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Did my gram look happy?
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Yes.
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My brother look happy?
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- Heh, your brother?
- Ha, ha.
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Everyone looked happy. I've never seen
so many happy-looking people.
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Did Jack Robinson look happy?
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What if I can't make you happy?
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Too late.
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You already do.
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It's you and me, Rae.
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Ooh, ha, ha.
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Um...
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- Till the wheels fall off.
- Hmm.
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Oh, Jack, the world is waiting for us.
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The world can wait one more night.
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Are you coming, Mrs. Robinson?
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I'd follow you anywhere, Mr. Robinson.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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WOMAN: (ON PA)
Flight to Pensacola leaves in an hour.
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Flight to Pensacola leaves in an hour.
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"Flight to Pensacola leaves in an hour.
Flight to Pensacola leaves in an hour."
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Are you okay?
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I've just never seen one before.
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JACKIE: Oh.
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Yeah, we're not in Pasadena anymore.
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Rae?
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Rae?
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Rae!
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Oh, boy.
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We have to lighten the plane.
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There's some bad weather east of here.
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A heavy plane is dangerous.
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So someone'll have to cancel.
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Look, I'm with the Brooklyn Dodger
organization.
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I have to get down to Daytona.
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I'm supposed to report to spring training
in the morning.
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WOMAN 1: We'll do our best to get you there
by tomorrow, but it might be the day after.
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- Jack.
WOMAN 2: - Right this way.
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You gave away our seats?
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You get us back on that plane.
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You get us back on that plane right now.
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Do you wanna call the sheriff...
258
00:17:20,360 --> 00:17:21,964
...or should I?
259
00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:41,771
MAN: Watch your step.
260
00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,287
Oop, there he is. There's my boy.
261
00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,125
Folks, stand back,
we'll get the bags out.
262
00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,647
Jackie Robinson.
263
00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,845
Wendell Smith.
264
00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,046
Pittsburgh Courier.
265
00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:05,926
A reporter?
266
00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:08,926
(CHUCKLES)
267
00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,846
Mr. Rickey sent me to meet you.
I'm gonna be your Boswell.
268
00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:15,041
My who?
269
00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:16,486
SMITH: Your chronicler.
270
00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:18,848
Your advance man.
271
00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,487
Hell, even your chauffeur.
272
00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:22,971
Mrs. Robinson.
273
00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:24,525
It's Rachel.
274
00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,327
Man, you two looked wiped out.
275
00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:30,521
You got a car?
276
00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,444
Uh-huh.
277
00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:39,367
SMITH: Brooklyn plays downtown.
Montreal just a few blocks from here.
278
00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,888
Joe and Duff Harris live here.
279
00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:01,406
He gets out the Negro vote.
He does a lot of good for colored people.
280
00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,161
Now, Mr. Rickey set it up himself.
281
00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,720
"If the Robinsons can't stay
at the hotels...
282
00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,963
...they should stay someplace
that represents something."
283
00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,010
You'll stay here all but a few days
at the end of the week...
284
00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:18,927
...when the Dodger organization goes
to Sanford. It's about 45 minutes away.
285
00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:20,646
You'll stay here, Rachel.
286
00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,844
This'll be your home
when Jackie has to travel.
287
00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:27,609
Uh, where are the other wives staying?
288
00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,001
Welcome to Daytona Beach.
289
00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,041
- There are no other wives.
WOMAN: - You must be Jackie.
290
00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,329
You're the only one that Mr. Rickey
allowed to spring training.
291
00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,446
- Thank you.
- Mm-hm. After you.
292
00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:44,601
MAN 1: Come on, now, skip.
293
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,768
MAN 2: All right, here we go, boys!
294
00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:49,840
- I got it! I got it!
- I got it!
295
00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:52,971
That was a pretty big hop, there.
296
00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:54,360
- You got the hop!
- Ha, ha.
297
00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:58,286
Spring training.
It's where we work out our differences.
298
00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:10,645
DUROCHER: All right!
299
00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,963
You boys continue
to pretend you're ballplayers.
300
00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,648
- Morning, Leo.
- Good morning, Mr. Rickey.
301
00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:18,766
How are they doing?
302
00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,641
They're rusty, but we'll have them
oiled up in no time, ready to go.
303
00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,290
Oop.
304
00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,049
First day of spring training.
305
00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:34,851
Pittsburgh Courier readers need to know
how it feels.
306
00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,011
It's okay.
307
00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,082
That's not exactly a headline.
308
00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,370
It's all I got.
309
00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:49,488
Look, Jack, right now,
it's just me asking you.
310
00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,843
But there's gonna be The New York Times
and the Sporting News.
311
00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,322
- You should think about it.
- If they ask something, I'll answer it.
312
00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,124
Okay, well here's one for you:
313
00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,886
What if one of these white pitchers
throws at you?
314
00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:08,367
Look, they're gonna try to get under
your skin. You need to be ready.
315
00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,329
Listen, listen.
316
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,091
You know...
317
00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,083
You know how when you're
at the plate...
318
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,686
...you want to see the ball
come in slow?
319
00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,004
You want to see these questions
come in slow too.
320
00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:28,726
Hey, Jackie. Jackie, you think you can
make it with these white boys?
321
00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:33,966
Uh, I had no problems with white men
in the service or at UCLA.
322
00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:37,044
What you gonna do if one of these
pitchers throws at your head?
323
00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,725
Yeah, Jack.
324
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,884
- I'll duck.
- Heh, that's a good one.
325
00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,042
MAN: Hey, Jack, what's your natural position?
326
00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:49,203
I've been playing shortstop.
327
00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:51,931
Are you after Pee Wee Reese's job?
328
00:21:52,120 --> 00:21:53,724
JACKIE: Uh...
329
00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,723
Reese plays for Brooklyn.
330
00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:57,969
I'm still trying to make Montreal.
331
00:21:58,120 --> 00:22:01,647
Hey, Jack.
Hey, Jack, is this about politics?
332
00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,046
It's about getting paid.
333
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,249
MAN: "About getting paid." Hear what he
said? "it's about getting paid."
334
00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:07,526
He's gotta be kidding.
335
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,808
Yeah. Good luck, Hop.
336
00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,130
Clay, Jackie Robinson.
337
00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:19,922
Jackie, I'd like you to meet Clay Hopper.
Manager of the Montreal Royals.
338
00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,481
Jack. They call me Hop.
339
00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:26,446
Now, we ain't doing much today.
Just tossing the ball around, hitting a few.
340
00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,002
You can probably toss with those fellows
over there.
341
00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,123
Jorgensen, come here!
342
00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,764
You're not playing him at shortstop,
huh, Clay?
343
00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,521
Oh, he's getting by on a quick release.
His arm's too weak for short.
344
00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,081
I think second base is his spot.
345
00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,411
I agree.
346
00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:55,725
Clay...
347
00:22:56,360 --> 00:23:01,002
...I need you to get the other players
to act like gentlemen around him.
348
00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,049
Treat him like they would
any other teammate.
349
00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:04,281
Hmm, mm-hm.
350
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,087
- Be natural, work together in harmony.
- Mm-hm.
351
00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:12,321
(GRUNTS)
352
00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:15,680
(UMPIRE YELLS THEN RICKEY CHUCKLES)
353
00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,246
MAN 1: Got the double up!
354
00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,131
That was practically superhuman.
355
00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,169
Heh, "superhuman"?
356
00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,402
I mean, don't get carried away,
Mr. Rickey.
357
00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,562
That's still a nigger out there.
358
00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,167
Come on in now. Grab a bat. Who's up?
359
00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,608
MAN 2: Nice job, boys!
360
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:44,922
Clay, I realize that attitude
is part of your cultural heritage.
361
00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:49,688
That you practically nursed race prejudice
at your mother's breast...
362
00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,888
...so I'll let that go.
363
00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,330
But I will tell you this:
364
00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:01,168
You will either manage Robinson fairly
and correctly...
365
00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,649
...or you, sir, can be unemployed.
366
00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,170
Yes, sir.
367
00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,366
MAN 3: Let's go! Come on, guys, let's go!
368
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,921
Way to turn two, Jackie.
369
00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,208
BROCK: Well, well, lookie here.
370
00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,409
Jackie, I'm Mr. Brock.
371
00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,648
Welcome to Sanford, Florida.
372
00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:36,643
Thank you for having us.
373
00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,202
The day belongs
to decent-minded people.
374
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,400
- Wendell, always good to see you.
- You as well.
375
00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,086
Yeah, well, the wife's inside cooking.
376
00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,210
You know what she asked me?
She asked me this morning:
377
00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,041
What do you serve when a hero's coming
to dinner?
378
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,409
Heh, um, Mr. Brock, I'm just a ballplayer.
379
00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:57,721
Oh, no, no.
380
00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,851
You tell that to all the little colored boys
playing baseball in Florida today.
381
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,288
To them, you a hero.
382
00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,288
MAN 1: Here you go, ma'am.
RACHAEL: Thank you, sir.
383
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,086
Here you go.
384
00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,720
MAN 2: Scorecards, get your scorecards here!
385
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,765
Scorecards here!
Get your scorecards here!
386
00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,804
Ed! You stay where I can see you.
387
00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,611
Mom, I'm 10 years old!
388
00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,450
Come on.
389
00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:44,449
MAN 3: (ON PA) Welcome to the inner-league
game between the Brooklyn Dodgers...
390
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,211
...and their Minor League affiliate,
the Montreal Royals.
391
00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:49,681
(CROWD CHEERING)
392
00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,683
MAN 4: There you go, Pee Wee!
393
00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,808
MAN 3: (ON PA)
Now coming to bat for the Royals...
394
00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,122
...number nine, Jackie Robinson.
395
00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:57,890
(CROWD BOOING)
396
00:25:58,040 --> 00:25:59,485
MAN 5: Get out of here!
397
00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,961
Stand up tall, Jackie!
398
00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:04,561
MAN 6: Get out, nigger!
399
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,326
Jack's got a thick skin. He'll be okay.
400
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,610
Well, how about you?
401
00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,005
I better get one in a hurry, heh.
402
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:14,605
MAN 7: Have pride, Jackie!
403
00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,084
Look. Look, there he is,
black as the ace of spades!
404
00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,642
Hey, nigger boy!
What are you doing playing baseball?
405
00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,040
MAN 8: Hit a home run, Jackie!
406
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:32,000
Please, God, let Jackie show them
what we can do.
407
00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:35,488
- Please.
MAN 9: - All right, now, Jackie Robinson!
408
00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:36,766
WOMAN: Let's go, Jackie!
409
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,090
MAN 10: Come on, Jackie!
410
00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:58,367
UMPIRE: Ball!
411
00:26:58,520 --> 00:26:59,521
(CROWD CHEERING)
412
00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:07,881
(BOOING)
413
00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,203
They're giving you a chance!
Do something about it!
414
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,880
MAN 11: Let's go, Higbe!
Shut him down right here!
415
00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,290
UMPIRE: Ball!
416
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,962
Durocher,
tell him to throw some strikes!
417
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,241
Let him hit!
418
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:28,890
Come on now, come on now!
419
00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,367
MAN 12: He ain't scared of you, Higbe!
420
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:33,890
MAN 13: You show him, Jackie!
421
00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:37,161
UMPIRE: Ball!
422
00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:38,367
(CROWD CHEERS)
423
00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,969
Come on, rook.
Ain't you gonna swing at something?
424
00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:46,250
Higbe, just settle down. Let's get
the ball over the plate now, all right?
425
00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,404
UMPIRE: Ball four!
426
00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,126
MAN 14: You stink, Higbe!
427
00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,689
(ALL CHEERING)
428
00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:04,251
It's just a walk.
429
00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,688
Ha, ha, who can blame them?
430
00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:08,487
MAN 15: Good job, Jackie.
431
00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,610
MAN 3: (ON PA)
Now coming to bat for the Royals...
432
00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,603
...number 3, Spider Jorgensen.
433
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:19,321
MAN 16: Let's go, Hig!
434
00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,289
All right, Higbe, shake it off, there.
435
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,807
We got this, boy. We got this, boy.
Let's do it.
436
00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:30,284
Well, throw it over there!
What are you waiting for?
437
00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:33,724
UMPIRE: Safe!
438
00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,211
(CHEERING)
439
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:36,970
MAN 17: Come on, pop up, Jack.
440
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,687
(SIGHS)
441
00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:01,810
UMPIRE: Ball one!
442
00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,121
(UMPIRE YELLS THEN CROWD CHEERING)
443
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:05,844
Yeah, Jackie!
444
00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:20,809
MAN 18: Heads up, Jack. Get the sign.
445
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:33,960
BRAGAN: He's going!
MAN 19: Runner! Runner!
446
00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:35,721
BRAGAN: Come on, move!
MAN 20: Get back!
447
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,604
HIGBE: Get him, Schultzy!
Get him, Schultzy!
448
00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,045
SCHULTZ: Here we go!
449
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,009
STANKY: What are you gonna do now?
Come on!
450
00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:44,321
BRAGAN: Outside! Outside!
451
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,211
STANKY: On your horse, Bragan!
On your horse! Outside!
452
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,045
- Now!
BRAGAN: - Go, Stanky! Go, Stank!
453
00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:53,727
Ooh.
454
00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:54,927
(CHEERING)
455
00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,561
Hey, all right!
456
00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,248
Hey! Don't you know nothing?
457
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,882
You're supposed to get back
when I step off.
458
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,529
What are you doing? You can dance
with him later! Focus on the plate!
459
00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:52,004
Come on, now! Work the plate!
Work the plate!
460
00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:04,127
Come on, Higbe, don't worry about
the runner. Get this guy at the plate.
461
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,206
UMPIRE: Timeout!
462
00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:10,486
That's a balk.
463
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,808
Runner, take home.
464
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:15,969
(CHEERING)
465
00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,245
Son of a bitch.
466
00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,288
He didn't come to play, he came to kill.
467
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,527
(WHISTLES)
468
00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,442
What happened? I don't understand.
469
00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:33,730
The pitcher dropped the ball. It's a balk.
Therefore, Jackie scores.
470
00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,484
But he didn't do anything.
471
00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:39,850
Oh, Mama, yes, he did.
He discombobulated the man.
472
00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,361
He... What?
473
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,809
BROCK: Phew.
474
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,401
I hope Jackie's sleeping all right.
475
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:52,690
Chasing baseballs in the sun all day?
Put me in my grave.
476
00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,171
(BOTH LAUGH)
477
00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,931
- How they treating him out there?
- Well, they treat him okay.
478
00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,248
As far as I can see.
479
00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:13,408
Well, you can find good people
every place.
480
00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,127
Even here in Sanford.
481
00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:21,685
Is he in there?
482
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,647
Who is it that you're looking for?
483
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,450
The Nigra ballplayer.
484
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,329
Is he in there?
485
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,648
He's asleep right now.
486
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,170
Maybe you wanna come back
in the morning.
487
00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:41,367
(CHUCKLES)
488
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,767
No, I ain't coming back.
489
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,401
Other fellas is coming.
490
00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:50,807
And they ain't happy
that he's staying here in Sanford...
491
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,930
...playing ball with white boys.
492
00:32:56,160 --> 00:33:00,290
- Now, let me tell you something, sir.
- No, you listen to me, young man.
493
00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,802
You best just skedaddle on out of here.
494
00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,602
Because if they get here
and he's still here...
495
00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,644
...there's gonna be trouble.
496
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:11,930
You understand?
497
00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:13,805
Trouble.
498
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,926
Trouble, trouble, trouble.
499
00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,081
(MAN CHUCKLES)
500
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,291
Mr. Brock.
501
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,648
May I please use your telephone?
502
00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,287
Wake him up and get him out of there.
503
00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:34,168
Put him in the car and, uh, start driving
to Daytona Beach. Now.
504
00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,846
Uh, oh, and, uh, Wendell...
505
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:43,406
...under no circumstances are you
to tell him what this is about, uh...
506
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,766
I don't want him getting it in his head...
507
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,962
...to stay there and fight.
508
00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,171
MAN 1: Where's he at?
509
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,085
MAN 2: I don't know.
Think he's getting another one.
510
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,721
MAN 1: Hey, Jim. You escorting
that boy out of town?
511
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:31,001
MAN 2: Hey, look at this.
512
00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:32,764
What's that?
513
00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:34,400
(COUNTRY MUSIC
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
514
00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:38,731
What's he want?
515
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,848
(TIRES SCREECHING AND HORN HONKING)
516
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:45,684
Hey, hey, hey!
517
00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,162
(SIGHS)
518
00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:51,170
What the hell, Wendell?
519
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,766
A man came by while you was asleep.
520
00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:55,490
He said more men were coming.
521
00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,165
It might have been those fellas.
522
00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,011
Mr. Rickey said to get you to Daytona
Beach ASAP.
523
00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:02,530
Why didn't you say so?
524
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,526
Mr. Rickey was afraid you wouldn't leave.
You'd want to stay there and fight.
525
00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:09,160
(LAUGHING)
526
00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,766
Man, what in the hell
are you laughing at?
527
00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:15,123
I thought you woke me
because I was cut from the team.
528
00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,760
(JACKIE LAUGHING)
529
00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,401
You got a strange sense of humor, man.
530
00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:26,560
(CROWD APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)
531
00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:33,407
MAN 1: Two, two, two! Take him back.
Throw him out now!
532
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:36,847
UMPIRE: Safe!
533
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,002
(CHEERING)
534
00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:44,363
MAN 2: You're too fast for them, Jackie!
535
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,602
All right, way to go. Way to go, boy!
536
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:48,444
MAN 3: Get that nigger off the field!
537
00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:51,331
Come on, Spider, bring him in. Let's go.
538
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:03,486
MAN 4: We got him.
539
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,209
MAN 5: Four! Four! Four!
540
00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,249
MAN 3: No cut!
MAN 4: He's running through!
541
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:17,730
(GRUNTS)
542
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:19,325
Safe!
543
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,323
(CHEERING)
544
00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:24,006
OFFICER: Get off the field.
545
00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:27,568
- What?
- Get off the field. Now.
546
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,250
- Why?
- Because it's against the law, that's why.
547
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:33,562
No nigger's gonna play with white boys.
548
00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:35,961
Now you get off the field, or go to jail.
549
00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,691
You use that thing,
you better hit me between the eyes.
550
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,121
Hey, hold on, now. What'd he do wrong?
551
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,409
We ain't having no Nigrae mix
with white boys in this town.
552
00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:48,087
Y'all ain't up-states now.
They gotta keep separate.
553
00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:51,648
The Brooklyn Dodgers
ain't changing our way of living.
554
00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:53,771
Where y'all from, anyhow?
555
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,490
I'm from Greenwood, Mississippi.
556
00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,883
Ha, ha, hell, boy,
you ought to know better.
557
00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,323
Now, you tell your Nigra I said to git.
558
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:05,321
RACHAEL: What did you do?
559
00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:07,805
Oh, I said:
560
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:12,204
"Okay, skipper.
I'm a-gitting, I'm a-gitting, I'm a-gitting.
561
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:14,283
- You don't want no trouble."
- You did not!
562
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,841
- Yes, I did. Yes, I did.
- Ha, ha.
563
00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:19,322
Then I took a cold shower.
564
00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:21,528
We lost two to one.
565
00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:23,921
Aw.
566
00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,050
Okay, skipper. I'm a-gitting, I'm a-gitting.
567
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:28,247
(BOTH LAUGHING)
568
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:30,004
Oh, no, you not getting away from me.
569
00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,205
Jack.
570
00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:36,166
Get back, Rae.
571
00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:38,251
I want you to know something.
572
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:40,926
Yeah, what's that?
573
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,490
I want you to know I'm pulling for you
to make good.
574
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,007
A lot of folks around here
feel the same way.
575
00:37:49,240 --> 00:37:52,483
If a man's got the goods,
he deserves a fair chance, that's all.
576
00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:56,205
Ma'am.
577
00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:11,400
JACKIE: You wanted to see me, Mr. Rickey?
578
00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,084
Bermuda grass grows so well here.
579
00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:18,562
I wish we could get it to grow like this up
in Brooklyn.
580
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:21,725
Yeah.
581
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:25,363
I like the way it smells
when they mow it.
582
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,205
Heh, me too.
583
00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:31,050
Jackie...
584
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:35,041
...it is my pleasure...
585
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:39,410
...to tell you that you have earned a place
with the Montreal Royals.
586
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:45,568
When they head north on Tuesday
for opening day with Jersey City...
587
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,922
...you'll be on the train.
588
00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,084
(CHUCKLES)
589
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:52,851
I won't let you down.
590
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,411
Yeah, I know you won't.
591
00:38:56,920 --> 00:39:00,606
If you don't mind,
I'd like to go tell my wife.
592
00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,366
Ah, you give her my regards.
593
00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:04,931
(JACKIE CHUCKLES)
594
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:11,607
Mr. Rickey?
595
00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,289
Why are you doing this?
596
00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:19,284
(RICKEY SIGHS)
597
00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:24,127
I'm in the baseball business.
598
00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:28,289
With you and the other Negro players
I hope to bring up next year...
599
00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:31,967
...I can put together a team
that can win the World Series.
600
00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:35,124
And the World Series means money.
601
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,007
You believe that, don't you?
602
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:42,081
I don't think it matters what I believe.
603
00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:44,930
Only what I do.
604
00:39:45,240 --> 00:39:46,651
Agreed.
605
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:49,084
Therefore...
606
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,483
...I want you to worry those pitchers
till they come apart.
607
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:54,642
Run as you see fit.
608
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,371
Sometimes you'll get caught,
but that doesn't matter.
609
00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,648
Ty Cobb got caught plenty.
610
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,485
You just run those bases
like the devil himself.
611
00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:05,849
Put the natural fear of God in them.
612
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:09,525
Yes, sir.
613
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:15,244
MAN: (ON PA) Train for Atlanta
and points north now boarding.
614
00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,404
Train for Atlanta and points
north now boarding.
615
00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:20,011
There he is.
616
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,050
All aboard!
617
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,444
Young man.
618
00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:12,607
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
619
00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,602
I can still hear him.
620
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:33,247
I can still hear him!
621
00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:36,404
(BAND PLAYING
"THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER")
622
00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:47,082
(ALL CHEERING)
623
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,245
Play ball!
624
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:56,603
MAN: (ON PA) And now the lineup
of the visiting Montreal Royals.
625
00:41:56,760 --> 00:42:00,287
Batting first, playing center field,
Marv Rackley.
626
00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:04,445
Batting second, playing second base,
Jackie Robinson.
627
00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:07,087
Batting third, playing left field,
George Shuba.
628
00:42:07,240 --> 00:42:08,765
Hey, you okay?
629
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:11,410
I think I might be sick.
630
00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:12,686
Excuse me, Wendell.
631
00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:17,323
MAN: Popcorn! Get your popcorn!
632
00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:27,930
You all right, honey?
633
00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:30,649
I'm sick.
634
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:32,769
Don't know why.
635
00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:37,367
Mm, thank you.
636
00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:44,327
When did you have your monthly last?
637
00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:52,763
It may be that you're pregnant.
638
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:08,320
MAN: (ON PA) Now batting for Montreal,
number 9, Jackie Robinson.
639
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:15,850
(CLEARS THROAT)
640
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:17,331
(SIGHS)
641
00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:19,005
MAN 1: Come on, Jack!
642
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:21,845
Come on, Jackie.
643
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:24,606
- Come on, batter.
MAN 2: - Put it here!
644
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,522
Whoo!
645
00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:47,045
(ALL CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)
646
00:43:56,720 --> 00:43:58,882
He may be superhuman after all.
647
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,689
MAN 3: Way to go.
648
00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:20,283
Oh, Jack.
649
00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,362
(SIGHS)
650
00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:25,727
(BABIES COOING)
651
00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:36,445
Yeah.
652
00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:43,443
My daddy left. Heh.
653
00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:47,284
He left us flat...
654
00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,203
...in Cairo, Georgia.
655
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:55,562
I was only six months older
than you are now.
656
00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:01,969
I don't remember him.
657
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:08,762
Nothing good, nothing bad.
658
00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:11,810
Nothing.
659
00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:16,927
You will remember me.
660
00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,851
I'm gonna be here with you
till the day I die.
661
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:27,641
(PHONE RINGING)
662
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:34,161
Yeah.
663
00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:36,448
RICKEY: (OVER PHONE) Hello, Leo.
664
00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:38,649
What are you doing?
665
00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:40,290
I'm bowling.
666
00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:42,169
No, I'm snowshoeing in the Alps.
667
00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:45,005
I'm trying to sleep, Mr. Rickey.
It's still dark out.
668
00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:49,006
RICKEY: Another spring training
is upon us, Leo. In Panama.
669
00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:53,042
I need to know your attitude
towards Jackie Robinson.
670
00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:58,168
I don't got an attitude toward him.
671
00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:02,689
RICKEY: Eight times in the Bible
we're told to love our neighbor as ourself.
672
00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:05,886
It's one of God's
most repeated commands.
673
00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:08,805
DUROCHER: (OVER PHONE)
Well, I don't know much about the Bible.
674
00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:11,247
But I didn't go to school
just to eat my lunch.
675
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:13,528
I'll play an elephant
if he can help us win...
676
00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:16,365
...and to make room for him,
I'll send my own brother home.
677
00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:18,170
Oh, what are you gonna do with me?
678
00:46:18,320 --> 00:46:21,529
We're playing for money here.
Winning is the only thing that matters.
679
00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:23,170
(OVER PHONE) Is he a nice guy?
680
00:46:23,320 --> 00:46:26,483
Well, if by nice you mean soft, no.
681
00:46:26,640 --> 00:46:28,722
No, not particularly.
682
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:30,725
Good, he can't afford to be.
683
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,850
- Nice guys finish last.
- And what about nice girls?
684
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,162
RICKEY: So you have no objection to him?
685
00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:38,527
None whatsoever.
Can I go back to sleep now?
686
00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:39,806
- Yes.
DUROCHER: - All right.
687
00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:41,564
RICKEY: - Oh, and Leo.
- What?
688
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:46,085
The Bible has a thing or two
to say about adultery as well.
689
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:49,723
I'm sure it's got a lot to say about a lot.
Good night.
690
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,767
What am I gonna do with you?
691
00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:55,604
I thought you knew.
692
00:46:57,240 --> 00:46:59,686
You gonna take care of your mama?
693
00:46:59,960 --> 00:47:02,691
No? You better.
694
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:04,405
Mm-hm.
695
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,403
You gonna take care of my mama?
696
00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:07,766
Come here, baby.
697
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:10,127
- There you go.
- Come here, baby, I got you.
698
00:47:19,080 --> 00:47:20,889
Promise me you'll write?
699
00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:24,081
When have I ever not written?
700
00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:31,290
I want you to know I'm there for you,
even if it's words on paper.
701
00:47:32,040 --> 00:47:33,724
Rae...
702
00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:35,924
...you're in my heart.
703
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:40,610
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
704
00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:45,921
You're getting close now, and the closer
you get, the worse they'll be.
705
00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:50,087
Don't let them get to you.
706
00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:52,450
I won't.
707
00:47:54,160 --> 00:47:56,367
God built me to last.
708
00:47:57,320 --> 00:47:58,401
Hmm.
709
00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:04,081
I'll see you in Brooklyn in eight weeks, oh.
710
00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:07,167
It might be Montreal.
711
00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:14,168
It's gonna be Brooklyn.
712
00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:17,410
I know it is.
713
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:31,641
Why do you think Rickey's got us playing
spring games here in Panama, huh?
714
00:48:32,480 --> 00:48:34,482
He wants us to get used
to Negro crowds.
715
00:48:34,680 --> 00:48:36,648
He wants more of them
than there are of us.
716
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:40,009
And he's hoping it'll make us more
comfortable being around Robinson.
717
00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:41,924
HIGBE: Ahem. All right, ahem.
718
00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,567
Listen up. This is what I got.
719
00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:49,202
"We, the undersigned Brooklyn Dodgers,
will not play ball...
720
00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:51,289
...on the same field as
Jackie Robinson."
721
00:48:51,440 --> 00:48:52,601
That's right.
722
00:48:54,240 --> 00:48:57,210
Kirby Higbe.
723
00:48:57,800 --> 00:48:59,848
- I'll sign that.
- All right.
724
00:49:00,840 --> 00:49:03,002
Brooklyn Dodger Declaration
of Independence.
725
00:49:03,160 --> 00:49:04,366
That's right.
726
00:49:06,520 --> 00:49:08,090
Give me that.
727
00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:17,766
(CLEARS THROAT)
728
00:49:17,920 --> 00:49:20,605
- Y'all sure about this?
- You wanna play ball with a nigger?
729
00:49:22,080 --> 00:49:23,525
(SIGHS)
730
00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:30,120
MAN 1: Skip's got you out in left?
731
00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:31,964
MAN 2: Yeah, for today.
MAN 3: Hey, Robinson.
732
00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:37,569
- What do you want me to do with this?
- Well, you play first base.
733
00:49:37,720 --> 00:49:39,768
Coach, I never played first base
in my life.
734
00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:41,564
Well, it's like this:
735
00:49:41,720 --> 00:49:45,566
Brooklyn's got a solid second baseman.
We got Pee Wee Reese over at short.
736
00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:47,569
But first base is up for grabs.
737
00:49:51,240 --> 00:49:52,924
STANKY: Come on in.
738
00:49:54,280 --> 00:49:56,851
HIGBE: - Hey, Stank.
- What's going on?
739
00:49:58,040 --> 00:50:00,520
Well, we got a petition going on, Stank.
740
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:03,610
Keep Robinson in Montreal.
Where he belongs.
741
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:04,807
(SCOFFS)
742
00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:08,082
Can't sign now, boys.
743
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:10,249
I'm indisposed.
744
00:50:10,720 --> 00:50:12,768
How about I just catch up
with you later?
745
00:50:14,920 --> 00:50:17,571
SUKEFORTH: That ball's coming in a lot faster, Jack.
746
00:50:19,760 --> 00:50:21,728
The angle's a lot different in second.
747
00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:25,164
Take all the time in the world on second.
You're getting it.
748
00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:28,085
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
749
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:36,569
That's like you have a suitcase on your
hand there, Jack.
750
00:50:36,760 --> 00:50:40,287
The new glove, it's the big one there,
Jack. You'll get used to it.
751
00:50:47,240 --> 00:50:48,844
Give me the pen.
752
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:57,765
You know Mr. Rickey wants you
to play conspicuous baseball.
753
00:51:00,360 --> 00:51:04,763
To be so good that the Dodgers demand
to have you on their team.
754
00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:07,247
That's it.
755
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:09,808
So I thought about it for a while...
756
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:13,004
...and I looked up "conspicuous"
in the dictionary.
757
00:51:17,440 --> 00:51:20,489
It means "to attract notice or attention."
758
00:51:26,520 --> 00:51:28,010
Conspicuous.
759
00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:33,007
Look, it's like this: I got a wife,
I got a baby and I got no money.
760
00:51:33,160 --> 00:51:35,845
So I don't wanna step in anything, so...
761
00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:38,731
You want to skip me on this one, Dix.
I'm not interested.
762
00:51:38,880 --> 00:51:41,008
- What if they put him at shortstop?
- Exactly.
763
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:42,326
That's right, Pee Wee.
764
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:44,608
Well, I figure if he's man enough
to take my job...
765
00:51:44,760 --> 00:51:46,000
- ...he deserves it.
- Ugh.
766
00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:47,531
Oh, the hell he does.
767
00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:51,207
He does not have the ice water
in his veins to play big league baseball.
768
00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:53,442
- That's right.
- So let him show what he's got.
769
00:51:53,600 --> 00:51:56,171
Robinson can either play or he can't.
770
00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:58,209
It'll all take care of itself.
771
00:51:58,360 --> 00:51:59,771
SUKEFORTH: It's gonna cut you off.
772
00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:01,888
So right foot on the bag when it comes.
773
00:52:02,040 --> 00:52:05,203
There you go. That's nice, Jackie.
Nice, Jackie. Pop that foot off.
774
00:52:05,360 --> 00:52:08,728
When that ball comes, that right foot,
just pop that.
775
00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:11,042
Pop that...
Don't leave that foot on there.
776
00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:13,089
(PHONE RINGS)
777
00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:17,325
(SIGHS)
778
00:52:18,120 --> 00:52:19,690
Yes, Mr. Rickey.
779
00:52:19,840 --> 00:52:22,923
RICKEY: (OVER PHONE) Have
our friends in the press gone to sleep?
780
00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:26,767
We are the only people awake
on this entire isthmus, Mr. Rickey.
781
00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:30,163
RICKEY: About this, uh, petition, Leo.
782
00:52:30,840 --> 00:52:35,926
I think a deliberate violation
of the law deserves...
783
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,370
...a little show of force.
784
00:52:39,960 --> 00:52:42,531
I leave it to you, Leo.
785
00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:44,487
Good night.
786
00:52:45,240 --> 00:52:47,049
Good night, Mr. Rickey.
787
00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:50,087
(MOSQUITO BUZZES)
788
00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:56,730
- So, what are we doing here in the night?
- Leo said to get everybody together.
789
00:52:56,880 --> 00:52:58,848
- I was sleeping good.
- Down in the kitchen?
790
00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:01,606
Wake up now, ladies! Wake up!
791
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:11,330
It has come to my attention that some of
you fellas don't wanna play with Robinson.
792
00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:21,609
That you've even got a petition you've
drawn up and you're all going to sign.
793
00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:23,802
You know what you can do
with your petition.
794
00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:25,450
You can wipe your asses with it.
795
00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:27,807
- Oh, come on, Leo.
- Come on, what?
796
00:53:27,960 --> 00:53:31,760
Ballplayers gotta live together,
shower together.
797
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:33,968
It ain't fair to force him on us like this.
798
00:53:34,120 --> 00:53:35,804
Besides, I got a hardware store...
799
00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:40,363
Screw your hardware store, Dix!
And if you don't like it, screw you.
800
00:53:40,520 --> 00:53:43,763
Mr. Rickey will be happy
to make other arrangements for you.
801
00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:54,646
Now, I don't care if he is yellow,
or black...
802
00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:56,802
...or has stripes like a zebra.
803
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:03,042
If Robinson can help us win,
and everything I have seen says he can...
804
00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:06,687
...then he is gonna play on this ball club!
805
00:54:06,840 --> 00:54:11,971
Like it, lump it, make your minds up to it,
because he's coming!
806
00:54:17,160 --> 00:54:21,370
And think about this
when your heads hit the pillows tonight.
807
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:24,890
He's only the first, boys.
808
00:54:26,280 --> 00:54:27,770
Only the first.
809
00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:30,880
There are more coming right behind him
every day...
810
00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:34,362
...and they have got talent
and they wanna play.
811
00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:38,044
Oh, yeah, they are gonna
come scratching and diving.
812
00:54:38,200 --> 00:54:41,409
So I would forget your petition
and worry about the field...
813
00:54:41,560 --> 00:54:45,007
...because unless you fellas
pay a little more attention to your work...
814
00:54:45,160 --> 00:54:48,482
...they're gonna run you right
out of the ball park!
815
00:54:52,040 --> 00:54:55,601
RICKEY: Bragan, most of your
teammates have already, uh...
816
00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:59,048
...recanted on this petition nonsense.
817
00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:02,488
Are you really here to tell me you don't
wanna play with Robinson?
818
00:55:02,640 --> 00:55:04,130
Yes, sir.
819
00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:06,721
My friends back in Birmingham
would never forgive me.
820
00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:09,201
Well, what about your friends
in Brooklyn?
821
00:55:09,360 --> 00:55:11,249
I don't know.
822
00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:13,409
Hmm.
823
00:55:13,800 --> 00:55:16,201
Then I will accommodate you.
824
00:55:16,680 --> 00:55:20,526
As long as you give me your word that you
will do your very best for this team...
825
00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:22,728
...until I can work out a trade.
826
00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:26,083
Do you think I would quit on anyone?
I don't quit, sir.
827
00:55:26,240 --> 00:55:28,891
Only on yourself, apparently.
828
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:40,689
Taxi!
829
00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:43,683
Hey, Jack.
830
00:55:47,800 --> 00:55:49,609
You again.
831
00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:52,851
That's right. Me again.
832
00:55:53,640 --> 00:55:55,881
There something wrong with that, Jack?
833
00:55:56,320 --> 00:55:58,084
Where's the car?
834
00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:01,289
Right this way.
835
00:56:16,280 --> 00:56:19,124
They can't keep you in Montreal
for long.
836
00:56:19,760 --> 00:56:23,048
After these exhibition games,
they're gonna have to bring you up.
837
00:56:28,800 --> 00:56:31,485
You don't have two words to rub together,
do you?
838
00:56:37,960 --> 00:56:39,485
(SOFT JAZZ MUSIC
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
839
00:56:40,920 --> 00:56:42,001
(MUSIC STOPS)
840
00:56:45,800 --> 00:56:48,167
You ever wonder why I sit down
behind third base...
841
00:56:48,320 --> 00:56:50,482
...with my typewriter on my knees?
842
00:56:50,640 --> 00:56:52,642
Does that ever cross your mind?
843
00:56:56,840 --> 00:57:00,049
It's because Negro reporters
aren't allowed in the press box.
844
00:57:01,560 --> 00:57:03,005
So guess what?
845
00:57:04,320 --> 00:57:07,722
You, Mr. Robinson, are not the only one
with something at stake here.
846
00:57:12,840 --> 00:57:14,490
I apologize.
847
00:57:17,720 --> 00:57:20,690
You've been there for me through this...
848
00:57:20,840 --> 00:57:23,969
...more than anyone
besides Rae and Mr. Rickey.
849
00:57:26,320 --> 00:57:28,209
But I guess that's what bothers me.
850
00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:30,962
How do you mean?
851
00:57:32,040 --> 00:57:35,362
I don't like needing someone
to be there for me.
852
00:57:37,360 --> 00:57:39,886
I don't like needing anyone for anything.
853
00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:42,849
I never have.
854
00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:47,324
You a hard case, Jack Robinson.
855
00:57:51,480 --> 00:57:53,130
Hey.
856
00:57:53,320 --> 00:57:56,961
Is it okay if I keep driving you, or
should I let you get out so you can walk?
857
00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:02,081
Hmm?
858
00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:08,246
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
859
00:58:13,440 --> 00:58:17,161
"Branch Rickey cannot afford
to upset team chemistry...
860
00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:21,129
...so the only thing keeping Robinson
off the Dodgers now, plainly...
861
00:58:21,280 --> 00:58:23,089
...is the attitude of the players.
862
00:58:23,240 --> 00:58:26,130
If it softens at the sight
of Jackie's skills...
863
00:58:26,280 --> 00:58:30,251
...he'll join the club sometime
between April 10th and April 15th.
864
00:58:30,440 --> 00:58:34,570
Otherwise, Robinson will spend the year
back in Montreal."
865
00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:37,248
Oh, for the love of Pete.
866
00:58:37,640 --> 00:58:41,008
He batted .625 in the exhibition games
against them.
867
00:58:41,240 --> 00:58:43,288
Us, them... Against us!
868
00:58:43,440 --> 00:58:44,487
(PHONE RINGING)
869
00:58:44,640 --> 00:58:46,290
Judas Priest!
870
00:58:47,720 --> 00:58:49,131
Jane Ann, are you out there?
871
00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:55,211
Branch Rickey.
872
00:58:56,240 --> 00:58:59,210
Yes, uh, this is him.
873
00:59:00,440 --> 00:59:02,681
The commissioner of what?
874
00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:05,045
Uh, yes, put him through.
875
00:59:05,200 --> 00:59:07,646
The Commissioner of Baseball.
876
00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:09,802
Branch. Ha! How are you?
877
00:59:09,960 --> 00:59:12,247
RICKEY: (OVER PHONE)
Good, Happy. What can I do for you?
878
00:59:12,480 --> 00:59:15,484
How'd you feel about losing Durocher
for the year, Branch?
879
00:59:16,520 --> 00:59:21,526
Uh, I'm sorry, Happy, heh, I thought you said
lose Durocher for a year.
880
00:59:21,680 --> 00:59:23,364
HAPPY: (OVER PHONE)
I got a notice today...
881
00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:28,481
...from the Catholic Youth Organization
vowing a ban on baseball...
882
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:31,644
...if Durocher wasn't punished
for his moral looseness.
883
00:59:31,800 --> 00:59:32,801
(SCOFFS)
884
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:34,286
You're joking.
885
00:59:34,440 --> 00:59:39,002
I wish I were, but it's this business
of this actress out in California.
886
00:59:39,160 --> 00:59:42,767
She's recently divorced
and Durocher's the cause.
887
00:59:42,920 --> 00:59:45,491
They say they may
even be illegally married.
888
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:46,681
(CHUCKLES)
889
00:59:46,840 --> 00:59:48,524
Now I know you're joking.
890
00:59:48,680 --> 00:59:50,011
I'm not.
891
00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:53,005
Thing of it is, Branch, uh...
892
00:59:53,160 --> 00:59:58,041
...this CYO, they buy a lot of seats,
they draw a lot of water...
893
00:59:58,200 --> 01:00:00,043
...and I can't afford
to ruffle their feathers.
894
01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:01,287
(CHUCKLES)
895
01:00:01,440 --> 01:00:04,523
I'm sorry,
am I mixing my metaphors there?
896
01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:08,685
Happy, you know very well
my organization is entering a tempest.
897
01:00:08,840 --> 01:00:11,241
I need Durocher at the helm.
898
01:00:11,400 --> 01:00:13,801
He's the only man that can handle
this much trouble.
899
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:15,240
In fact, he loves it.
900
01:00:15,400 --> 01:00:17,209
You're cutting off my right hand!
901
01:00:17,720 --> 01:00:19,449
I have no choice.
902
01:00:19,600 --> 01:00:22,126
I'm gonna sit your manager, Branch.
903
01:00:22,280 --> 01:00:26,171
Leo Durocher is suspended from baseball
for a year.
904
01:00:27,320 --> 01:00:29,527
Happy, you can't do this,
you son of a bitch!
905
01:00:29,680 --> 01:00:30,841
(DIAL TONE)
906
01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:41,000
MAN: (OVER RADIO)
As the search continues...
907
01:00:41,120 --> 01:00:43,407
...to replace Leo Durocher,
I have it on good authority...
908
01:00:43,560 --> 01:00:47,281
...that former Yankee manager Joe
McCarthy has turned down the request...
909
01:00:47,440 --> 01:00:50,410
...of Branch Rickey to take the reins
of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
910
01:00:50,560 --> 01:00:52,767
He is not the only man to say no.
911
01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:55,804
And so with the 1947 season
about to begin...
912
01:00:56,040 --> 01:00:59,089
...the Dodgers
are still without a manager.
913
01:00:59,920 --> 01:01:01,200
(GOSPEL MUSIC
PLAYING OVER RADIO)
914
01:01:02,840 --> 01:01:04,410
Now we present once again Mary...
915
01:01:04,560 --> 01:01:06,130
(RINGING)
916
01:01:16,240 --> 01:01:17,605
Hello?
917
01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:20,764
JANE: (OVER PHONE) Mr. Robinson?
This is Jane Ann in Mr. Rickey's office.
918
01:01:20,920 --> 01:01:22,763
He needs to see you right away.
919
01:01:22,920 --> 01:01:25,571
He has a contract for you to sign.
920
01:01:25,720 --> 01:01:28,200
Contract for me to sign.
921
01:01:28,360 --> 01:01:30,089
Okay.
922
01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:39,971
Hello?
923
01:01:40,120 --> 01:01:41,963
Shoot!
924
01:01:42,800 --> 01:01:44,882
RICKEY: Clyde, you're good.
Jane Ann, get in there.
925
01:01:45,080 --> 01:01:46,127
Come on.
926
01:01:46,280 --> 01:01:49,284
Harold, telegram the press. Say this:
927
01:01:49,480 --> 01:01:52,370
"Today the Brooklyn Dodgers
organization...
928
01:01:52,560 --> 01:01:56,849
...has purchased the contract of Jackie
Robinson from the Montreal Royals.
929
01:01:57,000 --> 01:01:59,048
He will report immediately."
930
01:02:42,760 --> 01:02:44,285
I love you.
931
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:48,004
I love you.
932
01:03:18,200 --> 01:03:19,201
(CHATTERING)
933
01:03:21,160 --> 01:03:22,889
MAN: Lookie here.
934
01:03:27,880 --> 01:03:32,169
Hey, you're looking for your locker,
aren't you, son? Follow me.
935
01:03:36,720 --> 01:03:38,961
I'm Hermanski. Welcome to Brooklyn.
936
01:03:39,120 --> 01:03:40,645
Greetings.
937
01:03:40,800 --> 01:03:42,450
Hey, man. Ralph Branca.
938
01:03:42,600 --> 01:03:43,681
Greetings.
939
01:03:43,880 --> 01:03:45,882
Greetings. Okay.
940
01:03:49,920 --> 01:03:52,287
I just found out today. The best I can do.
941
01:03:52,440 --> 01:03:55,125
I'll get you straightened out tomorrow.
Okay?
942
01:03:55,280 --> 01:03:57,203
It's okay.
943
01:04:51,800 --> 01:04:53,325
(CROWD APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)
944
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,361
MAN 1: Robinson, can we get a photo?
945
01:04:58,400 --> 01:05:01,085
MAN 2: Robinson, turn around!
Come on, come on, Mr. Robinson.
946
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:03,330
MAN 3: Good luck, sir!
947
01:05:16,640 --> 01:05:18,802
MAN 4: Get out of here!
MAN 5: We don't need you!
948
01:05:18,960 --> 01:05:20,769
Get out of here!
949
01:05:22,960 --> 01:05:25,645
Yeah! There he is!
950
01:05:34,440 --> 01:05:38,240
MAN 6: (SINGING) Oh, say can you see
951
01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:42,291
By the dawn's early light
952
01:05:42,640 --> 01:05:46,611
What so proudly we hailed
953
01:05:46,760 --> 01:05:50,685
At the twilight's last gleaming?
954
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:54,805
Who's broad stripes and bright stars
955
01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:58,806
Through the perilous fight
956
01:05:59,360 --> 01:06:03,365
O'er the ramparts we watched
957
01:06:03,560 --> 01:06:07,804
Were so gallantly streaming?
958
01:06:07,960 --> 01:06:12,124
And the rockets red glare
959
01:06:12,320 --> 01:06:16,609
The bombs bursting in air
960
01:06:16,760 --> 01:06:20,924
Gave proof through the night
961
01:06:21,120 --> 01:06:25,489
That our flag was still there
962
01:06:25,640 --> 01:06:33,640
Oh, say
Does that star-spangled banner yet wave
963
01:06:35,600 --> 01:06:41,209
O'er the land of the free
964
01:06:41,360 --> 01:06:47,447
And the home of the brave
965
01:06:47,600 --> 01:06:48,886
(CROWD CHEERING)
966
01:06:49,040 --> 01:06:50,451
MAN 7: Play ball!
967
01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:54,925
Another opening day, Harold.
968
01:06:55,080 --> 01:06:57,401
All future, no past.
969
01:06:57,560 --> 01:06:59,881
It's a blank page, sir.
970
01:07:00,920 --> 01:07:02,046
BARBER: Hello, everybody.
971
01:07:02,240 --> 01:07:06,165
It's The OI' Redhead speaking here from
high up in the catbird seat at Ebbets Field.
972
01:07:06,360 --> 01:07:10,809
Welcome to opening day of the 1947
Brooklyn Dodgers season.
973
01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:15,767
As many of you know,
the Dodgers finished 96-60 last season.
974
01:07:15,920 --> 01:07:18,844
Respectable, but still two games
behind St. Louis...
975
01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:21,571
...who would, of course, go on to take
the World Series.
976
01:07:21,760 --> 01:07:24,809
The Dodgers looking to move up this year
and win the pennant.
977
01:07:24,960 --> 01:07:26,962
ANNOUNCER-: (ON PA)
Now batting for the Dodgers...
978
01:07:27,120 --> 01:07:29,487
BARBER: One out. Bottom of the 1st.
979
01:07:29,640 --> 01:07:33,406
Headed to the plate now for his first
big league at bat is Dodger rookie:
980
01:07:33,560 --> 01:07:34,971
Jackie Robinson.
981
01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:37,329
Jackie is very definitely brunet.
982
01:07:37,480 --> 01:07:38,481
(CROWD JEERING)
983
01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:41,204
The Dodgers still without a manager...
984
01:07:41,360 --> 01:07:44,921
...as Leo Durocher was suspended
earlier this week.
985
01:07:49,040 --> 01:07:50,451
MAN 1: You got this, Jackie!
986
01:07:50,600 --> 01:07:53,001
BARBER: It's a shirtsleeve afternoon.
987
01:07:53,720 --> 01:07:56,803
Johnny Sain looking in.
When he's got that fastball working...
988
01:07:56,960 --> 01:08:00,169
...what I mean to say is, he can toss
a lamb chop past a hungry wolf.
989
01:08:00,320 --> 01:08:02,846
Oh, and it's a hard-hit ball down
the third baseline.
990
01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:06,129
Elliott gobbles it up and makes
the long toss across the diamond.
991
01:08:06,280 --> 01:08:07,520
You're out!
992
01:08:07,680 --> 01:08:09,682
BARBER: And Robinson is out.
993
01:08:09,840 --> 01:08:13,845
Come on! Ump, get some glasses!
994
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:16,082
You blew it! AI, you blew that call!
995
01:08:16,240 --> 01:08:17,321
You blew it!
996
01:08:17,480 --> 01:08:21,690
BARBER: It was a close play at first. A tie
usually goes to the runner but not this time.
997
01:08:21,840 --> 01:08:25,765
So that first big league hit
will remain to be seen.
998
01:08:27,200 --> 01:08:30,488
So the Giants got Mize batting cleanup.
999
01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:34,444
Shame about Leo.
1000
01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:37,287
Inevitable, I suppose.
1001
01:08:37,440 --> 01:08:40,205
I asked him if she was worth it,
he said yes.
1002
01:08:40,360 --> 01:08:41,725
(CHUCKLING)
1003
01:08:41,880 --> 01:08:43,370
How's the retirement?
1004
01:08:43,520 --> 01:08:45,887
Oh, it's just fine.
1005
01:08:46,040 --> 01:08:47,371
You know, the roses are...
1006
01:08:47,560 --> 01:08:48,721
(CHUCKLES)
1007
01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:52,771
Hell of a thing
when a man's got good health...
1008
01:08:52,920 --> 01:08:54,331
...and plenty of money...
1009
01:08:54,520 --> 01:08:56,363
...and absolutely nothing to do.
1010
01:08:56,520 --> 01:08:59,888
Heh, well, I'm perfectly happy.
1011
01:09:00,040 --> 01:09:01,565
Is that so?
1012
01:09:03,400 --> 01:09:07,041
You know, when I took the Cleveland
uniform off two years ago...
1013
01:09:07,240 --> 01:09:11,484
...I promised the missus I'd never put
on another uniform again.
1014
01:09:11,720 --> 01:09:14,564
So the roses are beautiful...
1015
01:09:14,720 --> 01:09:16,927
...and, uh, I sleep better too.
1016
01:09:17,080 --> 01:09:20,084
Roses and sleep
are two wonderful things, Burt.
1017
01:09:20,240 --> 01:09:25,610
But sleep you can get when you're in your
casket, and flowers look great on top of it.
1018
01:09:25,800 --> 01:09:29,327
But, uh, you don't look like a dead man
to me, Burt.
1019
01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:31,405
What's this about, Branch?
1020
01:09:36,720 --> 01:09:39,246
I need you to manage the Dodgers
for me, Burt.
1021
01:09:39,440 --> 01:09:40,601
- No.
- Now, wait.
1022
01:09:40,760 --> 01:09:45,004
We're a ship without a captain
and there's a typhoon coming.
1023
01:09:45,200 --> 01:09:47,248
I'm sorry, no.
1024
01:09:48,520 --> 01:09:50,090
Don't you miss the game, Burt?
1025
01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:53,168
Working with the players?
1026
01:09:53,320 --> 01:09:55,641
Helping to get the best out of the team?
1027
01:09:56,120 --> 01:09:59,090
Go on, look me in the eye
and tell me you don't.
1028
01:09:59,280 --> 01:10:03,490
Baseball's the only life
for an old pepper pot like me.
1029
01:10:03,960 --> 01:10:05,803
But I promised my wife, Branch.
1030
01:10:05,960 --> 01:10:08,964
You promised her you'd never
put on a uniform again.
1031
01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:11,361
You didn't promise her
you wouldn't manage.
1032
01:10:12,120 --> 01:10:15,966
Wear a suit and a tie like Connie Mack.
1033
01:10:17,360 --> 01:10:18,486
(SIGHS)
1034
01:10:19,120 --> 01:10:20,804
Come on, Burt.
1035
01:10:21,800 --> 01:10:22,926
What do you say?
1036
01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:27,443
Burt, I need you.
1037
01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:31,008
What do you say?
1038
01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:35,005
(CHATTERING)
1039
01:10:35,680 --> 01:10:37,648
All right, men. Men?
1040
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:41,570
Men?
1041
01:10:43,880 --> 01:10:47,043
I know you've all, uh, heard the news.
I'm your new manager.
1042
01:10:47,200 --> 01:10:49,521
I don't have much to say to you.
1043
01:10:50,720 --> 01:10:52,131
Just, uh...
1044
01:10:53,680 --> 01:10:56,001
...don't be afraid...
1045
01:10:56,160 --> 01:10:59,801
...of old Burt Shotton as your manager.
1046
01:11:00,160 --> 01:11:02,640
You can win the pennant in spite of me.
1047
01:11:03,800 --> 01:11:05,564
There's, uh...
1048
01:11:05,880 --> 01:11:08,565
There's nothing I can do to hurt you.
1049
01:11:14,680 --> 01:11:16,091
So, uh...
1050
01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:18,966
You Robinson?
1051
01:11:20,960 --> 01:11:22,689
I thought so.
1052
01:11:24,160 --> 01:11:26,891
So let's get out there and beat those, uh...
Who are we playing?
1053
01:11:27,040 --> 01:11:28,280
Giants, Burt.
1054
01:11:28,440 --> 01:11:31,683
Giants! Let's go beat the Giants!
1055
01:11:35,880 --> 01:11:38,531
ANNOUNCER: (ON PA) Now batting, number 42...
1056
01:11:38,680 --> 01:11:42,571
...first baseman, Jackie Robinson.
1057
01:11:43,680 --> 01:11:45,842
You mark my words and circle this date.
1058
01:11:46,000 --> 01:11:49,527
Negroes are gonna run the white man
straight out of baseball.
1059
01:11:50,200 --> 01:11:52,407
I'm not prejudiced. It's physiological.
1060
01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:56,087
They have a longer heel bone.
Gives them an unfair speed advantage.
1061
01:11:57,800 --> 01:12:00,770
ANNOUNCER: (ON PA) Here's Robinson.
Jack holds that club down by the end...
1062
01:12:00,960 --> 01:12:04,965
...rear foot at the back end of the box,
slight open stance, bent at the knees.
1063
01:12:06,560 --> 01:12:07,561
Jack swings.
1064
01:12:07,760 --> 01:12:11,242
That ball is screaming out to left.
Hartung watching it go and...
1065
01:12:11,400 --> 01:12:13,368
So long! Home run!
1066
01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:14,646
(CHUCKLING)
1067
01:12:14,800 --> 01:12:17,770
Jackie Robinson
has his first Major League home run.
1068
01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:22,244
Was that because his heel bone
was longer, Bob? Hmm?
1069
01:12:22,440 --> 01:12:23,930
(ALL LAUGHING)
1070
01:12:27,440 --> 01:12:31,843
"Heel bone longer."
1071
01:12:45,160 --> 01:12:46,764
Sorry I'm late. Class ran long.
1072
01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:48,530
That's okay.
1073
01:12:48,680 --> 01:12:53,083
It's so cold and raw out, I don't want
him getting sick at the game.
1074
01:12:57,240 --> 01:12:59,208
Fed him already.
1075
01:12:59,440 --> 01:13:02,364
All of his bits are on the table
over there.
1076
01:13:03,600 --> 01:13:05,489
He'll be nice and warm in here.
1077
01:13:05,640 --> 01:13:07,483
Thank you, Alice.
1078
01:13:11,800 --> 01:13:13,370
BARBER: Bottom of the 1st.
1079
01:13:14,640 --> 01:13:16,881
The skies are leaden now.
Pretty threatening.
1080
01:13:17,040 --> 01:13:19,088
Eddie Stanky, safe at first.
1081
01:13:19,240 --> 01:13:21,322
And Jackie Robinson stepping
to the plate.
1082
01:13:21,800 --> 01:13:26,169
There's a slight breeze coming in
from right field, blowing towards left.
1083
01:13:26,320 --> 01:13:29,483
It shouldn't give much of an advantage
to the right-handed hitters.
1084
01:13:29,640 --> 01:13:31,369
Hey! nigger!
1085
01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:33,000
Black nigger!
1086
01:13:33,160 --> 01:13:37,245
Hey, why don't you go back to the cotton
fields where you come from, huh?
1087
01:13:37,400 --> 01:13:39,607
I saw you swing your way
out of a jungle.
1088
01:13:39,760 --> 01:13:43,765
Chapman, the Phillies manager, seems
to be chirping something out to Robinson.
1089
01:13:43,920 --> 01:13:46,241
Chapman, a hothead
during his playing days...
1090
01:13:46,440 --> 01:13:49,762
...has carried that reputation right
into his managing.
1091
01:13:57,000 --> 01:13:58,480
MAN 1: He's got half a mind, Jackie.
1092
01:14:00,440 --> 01:14:01,851
MAN 2: Take that monkey out now!
1093
01:14:02,040 --> 01:14:05,044
CHAPMAN: You all right? You don't look all right.
1094
01:14:05,200 --> 01:14:07,202
Nigger, nigger, nigger!
1095
01:14:07,360 --> 01:14:09,761
Come on, nigger, nigger, nigger!
1096
01:14:12,120 --> 01:14:13,610
CROWD: Whoa!
1097
01:14:16,680 --> 01:14:18,284
Welcome to the big leagues, rook!
1098
01:14:18,920 --> 01:14:21,048
Come on, now, get up.
1099
01:14:21,200 --> 01:14:23,771
Can't take the heat,
get out of the kitchen, rook.
1100
01:14:23,920 --> 01:14:24,967
Right, Bobby, heh?
1101
01:14:26,560 --> 01:14:28,562
CHAPMAN: Those are nice dance moves, Bojangles.
1102
01:14:28,720 --> 01:14:32,770
Leave your hat on the ground, maybe
somebody'll throw some money in it, huh?
1103
01:14:34,480 --> 01:14:35,891
Put on a little show, nigger.
1104
01:14:36,040 --> 01:14:38,008
Do a little shuffle.
1105
01:14:38,720 --> 01:14:41,041
- Come on, midnight!
- He's all right, he's all right.
1106
01:14:41,240 --> 01:14:42,361
CHAPMAN: All right, nigger.
1107
01:14:42,480 --> 01:14:46,166
Let's do this. You ought to be careful
in this sunshine.
1108
01:14:46,320 --> 01:14:48,368
Tar baby skin gonna melt.
1109
01:14:53,560 --> 01:14:55,369
CROWD: Whoa!
MAN 3: You can't hit that?
1110
01:14:55,520 --> 01:14:57,363
MAN 4: One more! Strike him!
1111
01:14:57,520 --> 01:15:00,205
CHAPMAN: Why don't you get that boy
that you sent down...
1112
01:15:00,360 --> 01:15:02,408
...to the International League, huh?
1113
01:15:02,600 --> 01:15:04,523
That's where Africans play, ain't it?
1114
01:15:04,680 --> 01:15:06,011
Who was that?
1115
01:15:06,160 --> 01:15:07,924
Who'd you put out of a job, nigger?
1116
01:15:08,440 --> 01:15:10,249
Come on, Jackie.
1117
01:15:10,440 --> 01:15:12,442
BARBER: Robinson, waiting for the pitch.
1118
01:15:12,600 --> 01:15:14,602
Swings, and it's a fly ball out to left.
1119
01:15:17,360 --> 01:15:19,362
Ennis settles under it for the out.
1120
01:15:21,840 --> 01:15:25,128
Sky's starting to clear now,
the sun pushing its way through.
1121
01:15:25,280 --> 01:15:27,726
Nigger can't play.
1122
01:15:28,560 --> 01:15:30,927
It's all right, he can take it.
1123
01:15:31,720 --> 01:15:34,291
God built him to last.
1124
01:15:54,600 --> 01:15:56,648
BARBER: No score, bottom of the 4th.
1125
01:15:56,800 --> 01:15:59,644
Spider Jorgensen
taking a small lead off first.
1126
01:15:59,800 --> 01:16:02,644
Jorgensen, a rookie,
spent last season in Montreal.
1127
01:16:04,440 --> 01:16:05,965
Here's the pitch.
1128
01:16:06,160 --> 01:16:08,561
And Stanky lines a single
out to right field.
1129
01:16:08,720 --> 01:16:10,131
MAN 1: Three!
1130
01:16:10,280 --> 01:16:13,360
MAN 2: Hung low. Now there you go.
ANNOUNCER: (ON PA) Next up for the Dodgers:
1131
01:16:13,920 --> 01:16:16,127
Jackie Robinson.
1132
01:16:18,160 --> 01:16:19,286
CHAPMAN: Hey!
1133
01:16:19,440 --> 01:16:20,805
Hey, Pee Wee!
1134
01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:23,361
Hey, what's this nigger doing
for you all...
1135
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:26,490
...that you let him drink out
of the same water fountain as you?
1136
01:16:27,160 --> 01:16:28,571
Huh?
1137
01:16:29,280 --> 01:16:31,123
I hope you don't take showers
with him.
1138
01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:34,611
Because you gonna be a mess!
1139
01:16:36,880 --> 01:16:38,166
Hey! nigger!
1140
01:16:38,360 --> 01:16:40,362
You like white women, huh?
1141
01:16:40,520 --> 01:16:44,002
Hey, which one of these Dodger wives
are you climbing on tonight?
1142
01:16:44,200 --> 01:16:45,281
UMPIRE: Time!
1143
01:16:45,440 --> 01:16:48,364
Wait, timeout, hold on.
He's gotta take a nap.
1144
01:16:48,520 --> 01:16:49,521
Hey, which one is it?
1145
01:16:51,200 --> 01:16:52,964
I think I know!
1146
01:16:53,560 --> 01:16:54,641
Dixie?
1147
01:16:56,200 --> 01:16:57,201
(CHUCKLING)
1148
01:16:57,360 --> 01:17:01,046
Sorry. Dixie,
I hate to be the one to tell you.
1149
01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:04,807
I saw her walking earlier
with a little bit of a bow in her step.
1150
01:17:05,320 --> 01:17:06,446
It'll be fine.
1151
01:17:06,640 --> 01:17:10,440
It'll be fine. He looks like a nice boy.
1152
01:17:10,640 --> 01:17:12,369
That right, boy?
1153
01:17:12,560 --> 01:17:14,210
Come on, nigger, nigger, nigger!
1154
01:17:15,040 --> 01:17:16,929
BARBER: Two men on for Robinson.
1155
01:17:17,520 --> 01:17:19,363
Here's the pitch from Leonard.
1156
01:17:19,520 --> 01:17:22,922
Swung on,
and it's a towering infield pop-up.
1157
01:17:27,240 --> 01:17:28,446
Seminick settles under it.
1158
01:17:28,600 --> 01:17:30,201
- Hey, is that a home run?
MAN 3: - Yeah.
1159
01:17:30,240 --> 01:17:32,163
If you're playing in an elevator shaft.
1160
01:17:32,320 --> 01:17:34,926
Can of corn, and Robinson is out.
1161
01:17:36,760 --> 01:17:38,842
You don't belong here, nigger!
1162
01:17:39,640 --> 01:17:42,484
You hear me?
Why don't you look in the mirror?
1163
01:17:42,640 --> 01:17:44,768
This a white man's game.
1164
01:17:45,200 --> 01:17:47,726
All right? Get that through
your thick monkey skull!
1165
01:17:59,760 --> 01:18:01,330
Look at me, baby.
1166
01:18:02,520 --> 01:18:04,010
(PANTING)
1167
01:18:05,880 --> 01:18:08,121
Look at me, baby. Look at me.
1168
01:18:15,200 --> 01:18:16,690
(SCREAMING)
1169
01:18:32,120 --> 01:18:33,451
(SOBBING)
1170
01:18:39,560 --> 01:18:40,800
No!
1171
01:18:43,800 --> 01:18:45,450
No.
1172
01:18:46,160 --> 01:18:48,640
The next white son of a bitch
that opens his mouth...
1173
01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:50,962
...I'll smash his goddamn teeth in.
1174
01:18:51,480 --> 01:18:53,847
RICKEY: You can't do that, Jack.
1175
01:18:59,800 --> 01:19:02,485
I'm supposed to just let this go on?
1176
01:19:03,000 --> 01:19:05,571
RICKEY: These men have to live with themselves.
1177
01:19:06,640 --> 01:19:09,325
I have to live with myself too.
1178
01:19:09,960 --> 01:19:12,964
Right now I'm living a sermon out there.
1179
01:19:14,400 --> 01:19:16,528
You don't matter now, Jack.
1180
01:19:16,960 --> 01:19:18,564
You're in this thing.
1181
01:19:18,720 --> 01:19:22,008
You don't have the right to pull out
from the backing of people...
1182
01:19:22,160 --> 01:19:25,721
...that believe in you, that respect you,
that need you.
1183
01:19:25,880 --> 01:19:27,166
Is that so?
1184
01:19:27,360 --> 01:19:31,604
If you fight, they won't say
that Chapman forced you to.
1185
01:19:31,760 --> 01:19:36,402
They'll say that you're in over your head.
That you don't belong here.
1186
01:19:36,560 --> 01:19:39,962
Do you know what it's like having
somebody do this to you?
1187
01:19:40,120 --> 01:19:41,281
No.
1188
01:19:42,080 --> 01:19:43,366
No.
1189
01:19:44,080 --> 01:19:45,411
You do.
1190
01:19:47,880 --> 01:19:49,166
You're the one...
1191
01:19:50,240 --> 01:19:52,049
...living the sermon.
1192
01:19:54,520 --> 01:19:56,284
In the wilderness.
1193
01:19:56,440 --> 01:19:58,169
Forty days.
1194
01:19:58,360 --> 01:19:59,691
All of it.
1195
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:03,411
Only you.
1196
01:20:04,440 --> 01:20:07,091
There's not a goddamn thing I can do
about it.
1197
01:20:07,280 --> 01:20:08,770
Of course there is!
1198
01:20:08,920 --> 01:20:11,605
You can get out there and hit!
1199
01:20:11,760 --> 01:20:14,843
You can get on base and score.
1200
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:18,049
You can win this game for us.
1201
01:20:19,120 --> 01:20:20,485
We need you.
1202
01:20:20,640 --> 01:20:22,688
Everybody needs you!
1203
01:20:22,920 --> 01:20:25,400
You're medicine, Jack!
1204
01:20:55,920 --> 01:20:58,241
MAN: Let's go, fellas.
1205
01:20:58,440 --> 01:21:00,090
They're taking the field.
1206
01:21:02,320 --> 01:21:03,731
MAN: Now, get out there.
1207
01:21:03,960 --> 01:21:05,041
Be smart, fellas.
1208
01:21:05,200 --> 01:21:06,326
Let's go!
1209
01:21:13,000 --> 01:21:15,048
Who's playing first?
1210
01:21:20,440 --> 01:21:22,681
I'm gonna need a new bat.
1211
01:21:25,760 --> 01:21:28,843
BARBER: Eight zeros on the scoreboard
for the Phi/lies, seven for the Dodgers.
1212
01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:31,480
No score,
with the bottom of the 8th coming up.
1213
01:21:31,640 --> 01:21:33,085
CHAPMAN: All right, nigger.
1214
01:21:34,480 --> 01:21:37,006
Hey, boy!
1215
01:21:38,320 --> 01:21:40,129
Porch monkey!
1216
01:21:40,480 --> 01:21:42,244
Hey, nigger, I know you can hear me.
1217
01:21:43,200 --> 01:21:46,602
You know what you're here for,
don't you, huh?
1218
01:21:46,760 --> 01:21:51,004
You're here to get the nigger dollars
for Rickey at the gate.
1219
01:21:53,480 --> 01:21:55,403
You don't belong here, nigger!
1220
01:21:55,560 --> 01:21:58,325
Sit down.
You sit down or I sit you down.
1221
01:21:58,480 --> 01:21:59,920
CHAPMAN: What's the problem, Stank?
1222
01:22:00,000 --> 01:22:03,129
You're the problem, you disgrace.
What the hell kind of man are you?
1223
01:22:03,280 --> 01:22:07,808
You know he can't fight back. Why don't
you try picking on someone who can.
1224
01:22:07,960 --> 01:22:10,361
I'm not gonna fight you,
get thrown out of the game.
1225
01:22:10,520 --> 01:22:13,524
Stanky now having a chin-wag
with his ex-teammate Chapman.
1226
01:22:13,680 --> 01:22:15,569
Both men, masters of distraction.
1227
01:22:15,720 --> 01:22:17,848
Stanky from second
and Chapman from the dugout.
1228
01:22:18,000 --> 01:22:20,321
We'll have to wait and see
what the umpire does...
1229
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:23,370
...since he's well within his rights
to kick Stanky out.
1230
01:22:23,520 --> 01:22:27,684
Hey, 12! That's enough.
Back to the dugout.
1231
01:22:27,840 --> 01:22:29,763
You shut your mouth or I shut it for you.
1232
01:22:29,960 --> 01:22:31,610
This ain't happening.
1233
01:22:33,840 --> 01:22:37,287
Hey, Stank? What's it like
being a nigger's nigger?
1234
01:22:37,440 --> 01:22:41,001
I don't know, Chapman. What's it
like to be a redneck piece of shit?
1235
01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:48,609
BARBER: Robinson up.
1236
01:22:49,920 --> 01:22:51,410
Here's the pitch.
1237
01:22:54,800 --> 01:22:58,361
And Jack pokes a soft hit past second.
1238
01:22:59,400 --> 01:23:00,401
MAN 1: Sorry!
1239
01:23:02,080 --> 01:23:05,004
BARBER: Not much of a hit to speak of,
but Jackie is standing on first.
1240
01:23:05,560 --> 01:23:07,005
Go, Jackie.
1241
01:23:07,160 --> 01:23:09,401
ANNOUNCER: (ON PA)
Center fielder, number 7, Pete Reiser.
1242
01:23:09,480 --> 01:23:12,882
BARBER: Mr. Pete Reiser steps up
into the batter's box.
1243
01:23:15,040 --> 01:23:16,929
Robinson with another big lead off first.
1244
01:23:17,080 --> 01:23:19,560
He's just as restless
as a cat with a hot foot.
1245
01:23:22,920 --> 01:23:24,081
MAN 2: Back.
1246
01:23:25,240 --> 01:23:26,765
- Whoa!
- Safe!
1247
01:23:26,920 --> 01:23:27,967
(CROWD CHEERING)
1248
01:23:30,080 --> 01:23:33,209
BARBER: The Flatbush faithful
voicing their approval of Jack...
1249
01:23:33,400 --> 01:23:35,050
...as this type of scrappy play...
1250
01:23:35,200 --> 01:23:38,443
...is exactly what they've grown
to expect of their beloved Bums.
1251
01:23:38,600 --> 01:23:40,090
MAN 3: Play now.
1252
01:23:40,640 --> 01:23:42,005
Work it.
1253
01:23:47,280 --> 01:23:50,523
Steal it, sweetheart. Take it.
1254
01:24:00,120 --> 01:24:02,043
- Strike three, you're out.
MAN 4: - He's going!
1255
01:24:07,440 --> 01:24:08,601
MAN 5: Down!
UMPIRE: Safe!
1256
01:24:13,200 --> 01:24:15,089
BARBER: The Dodgers,
with an excellent chance...
1257
01:24:15,240 --> 01:24:17,811
...as Robinson has willed himself
into scoring position.
1258
01:24:17,960 --> 01:24:19,485
MAN 6: Thattaboy.
1259
01:24:19,640 --> 01:24:23,247
BARBER: Young Gene Hermanski
steps to the plate, playing right today.
1260
01:24:24,960 --> 01:24:26,166
Come on!
1261
01:24:37,840 --> 01:24:39,641
BARBER: Hermanski cracks a single to left...
1262
01:24:39,680 --> 01:24:42,331
...and Robinson is able to trot home
for the first run...
1263
01:24:42,480 --> 01:24:45,165
...that may also be the decider.
1264
01:24:48,720 --> 01:24:50,484
All right.
1265
01:24:54,280 --> 01:24:56,601
MAN 7: Jackie!
MAN 8: All right!
1266
01:24:57,200 --> 01:24:58,770
Hey, Robinson!
1267
01:25:13,800 --> 01:25:14,847
Thanks.
1268
01:25:18,200 --> 01:25:19,690
For what?
1269
01:25:21,080 --> 01:25:23,526
You're on my team.
What the hell am I supposed to do?
1270
01:25:30,800 --> 01:25:31,847
Nice hit.
1271
01:25:39,760 --> 01:25:42,047
All this fuss over a rookie.
1272
01:25:42,240 --> 01:25:45,403
What, he's got 10, 12 at bats.
1273
01:25:45,560 --> 01:25:46,846
Y'all gonna spoil him.
1274
01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:49,128
Chapman,
do you think it cost you the game?
1275
01:25:49,280 --> 01:25:53,080
No. I think that a single out
to the left field cost us the game.
1276
01:25:53,240 --> 01:25:54,401
(CHUCKLES)
1277
01:25:54,560 --> 01:25:56,642
You think you were a little hard
on Robinson?
1278
01:25:56,800 --> 01:26:00,441
No. Look, we treat him the same way
we treat Hank Greenberg...
1279
01:26:00,600 --> 01:26:03,126
...except we call him a kike
instead of a coon.
1280
01:26:03,280 --> 01:26:05,760
Whenever we play exhibitions
with the Yankees...
1281
01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:08,321
...we call Joe DiMaggio "The Wop."
1282
01:26:08,480 --> 01:26:10,448
All right? They laugh about it.
1283
01:26:10,840 --> 01:26:13,047
And it's forgotten when the game's over.
1284
01:26:26,640 --> 01:26:28,563
JACKIE: I don't care if they like me.
1285
01:26:29,920 --> 01:26:32,287
I didn't come here to make friends.
1286
01:26:34,080 --> 01:26:37,209
I don't even care if they respect me.
I know who I am.
1287
01:26:39,600 --> 01:26:42,171
Got enough respect for myself.
1288
01:26:44,520 --> 01:26:46,409
But I do not want them to beat me.
1289
01:26:48,160 --> 01:26:49,650
They're never gonna beat you.
1290
01:26:56,160 --> 01:26:59,289
They came close today.
1291
01:27:12,920 --> 01:27:15,241
I'm going in that Phillies dugout
tomorrow...
1292
01:27:15,400 --> 01:27:17,482
...and I'm gonna wring
Ben Chapman's neck!
1293
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:19,490
(LAUGHING)
1294
01:27:20,480 --> 01:27:22,608
Did I say something funny?
1295
01:27:22,760 --> 01:27:26,048
When I first told you about Robinson,
Harold...
1296
01:27:26,200 --> 01:27:29,170
...you were against it.
1297
01:27:29,320 --> 01:27:31,482
Now, all of the sudden
you're worried about him.
1298
01:27:31,680 --> 01:27:32,966
Wonder how that happened.
1299
01:27:33,120 --> 01:27:36,442
- Why, any decent-minded person would...
- Sympathy, Harold.
1300
01:27:36,880 --> 01:27:39,531
It's a Greek word. It means "to suffer."
1301
01:27:39,680 --> 01:27:43,127
"I sympathize with you"
means "I suffer with you."
1302
01:27:43,720 --> 01:27:46,451
That Philadelphia manager is, uh...
1303
01:27:46,600 --> 01:27:47,647
(CHUCKLES)
1304
01:27:47,880 --> 01:27:49,291
He's doing me a service.
1305
01:27:49,440 --> 01:27:52,205
- A service?
- Yes.
1306
01:27:52,360 --> 01:27:56,843
He's creating sympathy
on Jackie's behalf.
1307
01:27:57,560 --> 01:28:00,211
"Philadelphia" is Greek.
1308
01:28:00,920 --> 01:28:03,287
Means "brotherly love."
1309
01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:04,885
(BUZZER BUZZES)
1310
01:28:05,040 --> 01:28:07,241
JANE: (OVER INTERCOM)
Bob Bragan to see you, Mr. Rickey.
1311
01:28:07,640 --> 01:28:10,723
What in Satan's fire does he want?
1312
01:28:12,040 --> 01:28:13,121
All right, send him in.
1313
01:28:25,040 --> 01:28:26,565
What do you want, Bragan?
1314
01:28:27,160 --> 01:28:29,686
Uh, Mr. Rickey, I, uh...
1315
01:28:32,040 --> 01:28:34,407
- I would like, um...
- What do you want?
1316
01:28:35,880 --> 01:28:37,882
I'd like to not be traded, sir.
1317
01:28:39,560 --> 01:28:41,130
If it's not too late.
1318
01:28:42,440 --> 01:28:44,044
What about Robinson?
1319
01:28:46,440 --> 01:28:48,283
The world's changing.
1320
01:28:49,480 --> 01:28:52,006
I guess I can live with the change.
1321
01:28:52,920 --> 01:28:57,608
I mean, I can't believe it.
I speak my mind, and they trade me.
1322
01:28:57,760 --> 01:28:59,524
(COUNTRY MUSIC
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
1323
01:28:59,680 --> 01:29:01,409
This ain't the America I know.
1324
01:29:01,600 --> 01:29:05,082
Uh-uh. Home of the free, land of the brave?
You hear me?
1325
01:29:06,440 --> 01:29:08,363
Where they sending you, Hig?
1326
01:29:09,440 --> 01:29:10,566
Pittsburgh.
1327
01:29:11,120 --> 01:29:15,808
For cash and some Italian outfielder
named Gionfriddo.
1328
01:29:18,440 --> 01:29:21,205
Pittsburgh. I mean...
1329
01:29:24,640 --> 01:29:26,961
Good luck, boys. You gonna need it.
1330
01:29:31,560 --> 01:29:33,289
Pittsburgh!
1331
01:29:34,120 --> 01:29:35,645
(SIGHS)
1332
01:29:36,880 --> 01:29:38,450
Branch, it's Herb.
1333
01:29:38,640 --> 01:29:40,722
RICKY: (OVER PHONE)
Herb. What can I do for you?
1334
01:29:40,880 --> 01:29:42,962
Branch,
how long have we known each other?
1335
01:29:43,880 --> 01:29:46,611
Oh, 20 years, maybe more.
1336
01:29:46,760 --> 01:29:49,366
That's right.
Been over some solid road together.
1337
01:29:49,520 --> 01:29:55,209
So, urn, you can trust me when I tell you
Brooklyn's due here tomorrow...
1338
01:29:56,000 --> 01:29:58,651
...but you cannot bring
that nigger down here...
1339
01:29:58,800 --> 01:30:00,609
(OVER PHONE) ...with the rest of your team.
1340
01:30:03,000 --> 01:30:04,809
Why's that, Herb?
1341
01:30:05,000 --> 01:30:07,162
His name is Jackie Robinson,
by the way.
1342
01:30:07,320 --> 01:30:09,687
Yeah, Branch,
I understand he's got a name...
1343
01:30:09,880 --> 01:30:13,680
...but we're just not ready for that sort
of thing here in Philadelphia.
1344
01:30:14,320 --> 01:30:18,848
We're not gonna be able to take the field
against your team if that boy's in uniform.
1345
01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:22,841
Well, what you do with your team
is your decision, Herb.
1346
01:30:23,000 --> 01:30:26,004
But my team's gonna be
in Philadelphia tomorrow...
1347
01:30:26,160 --> 01:30:28,003
(OVER PHONE) ...with Robinson.
1348
01:30:28,160 --> 01:30:31,562
And if we have to claim the game
as a forfeit, so be it.
1349
01:30:31,720 --> 01:30:33,643
That's 9-0...
1350
01:30:33,800 --> 01:30:35,200
(OVER PHONE) ...in case you forgot.
1351
01:30:35,320 --> 01:30:38,688
You've had a hell of a hair across your ass
over this for a long time.
1352
01:30:38,840 --> 01:30:41,366
I'd like to know
what it is you're trying to prove.
1353
01:30:41,520 --> 01:30:44,126
You think God likes baseball, Herb?
1354
01:30:44,760 --> 01:30:47,525
What...? What the hell
is that supposed to mean?
1355
01:30:47,680 --> 01:30:50,081
It means someday
you're gonna meet God...
1356
01:30:50,240 --> 01:30:52,971
...and when he inquires
as why you didn't take the field...
1357
01:30:53,120 --> 01:30:54,884
...against Robinson in Philadelphia...
1358
01:30:55,040 --> 01:30:57,611
...and you answer
that it's because he was a Negro...
1359
01:30:57,800 --> 01:31:00,690
...it may not be a sufficient reply!
1360
01:31:21,480 --> 01:31:25,883
Okay, guys, we got 20 minutes to check in
and get to Shibe, so chop-chop!
1361
01:31:26,160 --> 01:31:27,241
MAN: Hey!
1362
01:31:27,680 --> 01:31:29,250
Hey. Out.
1363
01:31:29,400 --> 01:31:30,811
And get that bus out of here.
1364
01:31:31,000 --> 01:31:34,925
Oh, no, no, no, we have reservations.
We're the Dodgers.
1365
01:31:35,080 --> 01:31:39,085
No, your team is not welcome here. Not
while you have ball club Negroes with you.
1366
01:31:39,240 --> 01:31:41,368
You just mean that Robinson can't stay,
right?
1367
01:31:41,520 --> 01:31:45,047
No, I mean your entire team
has been refused.
1368
01:31:45,200 --> 01:31:48,727
- We've been staying here for 10 years.
- And you can stay away that long too.
1369
01:31:48,880 --> 01:31:51,008
Hold on. Now, wait,
we should talk about this.
1370
01:31:51,160 --> 01:31:53,208
Who put you up to this?
Is it the Phillies?
1371
01:31:53,400 --> 01:31:55,402
They're not gonna let us stay here,
fellas.
1372
01:31:56,840 --> 01:31:58,251
They don't want us here.
1373
01:31:59,880 --> 01:32:02,804
Yeah, well maybe 42's got enough friends
in town we can bunk up.
1374
01:32:02,960 --> 01:32:05,930
MAN: It's the rule we're gonna go with.
SUKEFORTH: We've got reservations.
1375
01:32:06,120 --> 01:32:07,690
- Why is that?
MAN: - That is the rule!
1376
01:32:07,840 --> 01:32:09,604
What's that supposed to mean?
1377
01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:11,650
It's not supposed to mean a thing.
1378
01:32:11,800 --> 01:32:14,929
When you can't get in hotels,
you got people's houses you stay at.
1379
01:32:15,080 --> 01:32:16,605
Ain't that right?
1380
01:32:18,480 --> 01:32:19,606
What?
1381
01:32:21,400 --> 01:32:23,209
What do you want from me, Walker?
1382
01:32:24,160 --> 01:32:25,366
An apology.
1383
01:32:25,560 --> 01:32:28,245
You want an apology? For what?
1384
01:32:29,400 --> 01:32:30,765
For places like this?
1385
01:32:31,480 --> 01:32:35,644
No. For turning this season
into a damn sideshow.
1386
01:32:35,800 --> 01:32:37,768
- Hey, fellas.
- I'm a ballplayer, all right?
1387
01:32:37,920 --> 01:32:40,287
- I'm here to play ball!
- So am I.
1388
01:32:41,680 --> 01:32:42,886
I'm hereto win.
1389
01:32:43,040 --> 01:32:44,690
We want to win.
We on the same page?
1390
01:32:44,840 --> 01:32:47,081
Well, how we supposed
to win sleeping on a bus?
1391
01:32:47,240 --> 01:32:50,164
Maybe it'll do you some good
the way you been swinging the bat.
1392
01:32:50,320 --> 01:32:53,483
- Hey, you watch your mouth!
- Hey, you watch your hand.
1393
01:32:53,640 --> 01:32:57,087
- Don't you ever talk to me like that again!
- Watch your hand!
1394
01:32:57,240 --> 01:32:59,402
You hear me? Watch yourself!
1395
01:33:00,080 --> 01:33:03,129
- You spit on me now?
- If I spit on you, it'd be an improvement.
1396
01:33:03,280 --> 01:33:06,807
- That's it. You go home, all right?
- All right, that's enough!
1397
01:33:07,680 --> 01:33:10,331
Hey, hey! Get used to it, fellas.
This how it's gonna be.
1398
01:33:10,520 --> 01:33:12,124
We show up, the circus is in town!
1399
01:33:12,280 --> 01:33:14,328
I'm not going anywhere!
1400
01:33:14,520 --> 01:33:15,760
I'm right here!
1401
01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:19,964
"There is a great lynch mob among us.
1402
01:33:20,160 --> 01:33:23,482
They go unhooded
and work without a rope."
1403
01:33:23,680 --> 01:33:25,603
That's you, not me.
1404
01:33:26,280 --> 01:33:29,124
"We must remember
that all this country's enemies...
1405
01:33:29,280 --> 01:33:32,090
...are not beyond the frontiers
of our homeland."
1406
01:33:32,240 --> 01:33:33,480
A Jew probably wrote that.
1407
01:33:33,640 --> 01:33:36,041
I don't care who wrote it.
It's in the damn papers!
1408
01:33:39,360 --> 01:33:40,885
(SIGHS)
1409
01:33:42,800 --> 01:33:44,723
This is not good, Ben.
1410
01:33:45,240 --> 01:33:47,811
Makes the entire Phillies organization
look racist.
1411
01:33:47,960 --> 01:33:49,485
You gotta do something about it.
1412
01:33:49,680 --> 01:33:52,889
Me? Look, I'm defending baseball.
1413
01:33:53,040 --> 01:33:56,408
It's time for you to step up
and defend the Phillies.
1414
01:33:56,880 --> 01:34:02,410
This started on the field, it's gonna end on
the field, and we're done talking about it.
1415
01:34:04,240 --> 01:34:05,844
All right.
1416
01:34:07,160 --> 01:34:08,810
- Hey, fellas.
- Hey.
1417
01:34:17,280 --> 01:34:19,647
Excuse me. Hi. Jackie.
1418
01:34:19,840 --> 01:34:21,285
Uh, Wendell, um...
1419
01:34:21,640 --> 01:34:22,687
A request came in.
1420
01:34:22,880 --> 01:34:27,044
Uh, Ben Chapman, he's the, uh, manager
for the Phillies. You knew that.
1421
01:34:27,200 --> 01:34:29,362
Uh, he'd like his photo taken with you.
1422
01:34:32,280 --> 01:34:33,611
You been drinking, Harold?
1423
01:34:33,760 --> 01:34:35,250
(CHUCKLING)
1424
01:34:36,840 --> 01:34:39,161
No. No. I wish.
1425
01:34:39,360 --> 01:34:42,409
No, Mr. Rickey, uh,
he thinks it's a good idea.
1426
01:34:43,400 --> 01:34:46,563
He says it's gonna be in every sports page
across the country.
1427
01:34:46,720 --> 01:34:50,361
An example that even the most hardened
man can change.
1428
01:34:52,520 --> 01:34:56,684
Chapman hasn't changed.
He's just trying to save face.
1429
01:34:56,840 --> 01:35:00,322
Mr. Rickey says it doesn't matter
if he's changed.
1430
01:35:00,480 --> 01:35:02,881
As long as it looks like he's changed.
1431
01:35:04,800 --> 01:35:07,406
Jackie, you've seen the questions
come in slow.
1432
01:35:07,800 --> 01:35:10,804
Now, just see this photo come in
even slower.
1433
01:35:10,960 --> 01:35:14,885
Chapman said he'd come down here.
Or, uh, he could meet you in the runway.
1434
01:35:15,040 --> 01:35:16,326
No.
1435
01:35:20,840 --> 01:35:22,444
On the field.
1436
01:35:23,560 --> 01:35:24,971
Where everyone can see.
1437
01:35:25,120 --> 01:35:28,841
Did World War Ill break out?
Look at all of y'all.
1438
01:35:29,440 --> 01:35:32,683
They even dug you up, Baum.
This must be important.
1439
01:35:32,840 --> 01:35:34,888
Listen, I want to say something, uh...
1440
01:35:35,880 --> 01:35:37,723
Jackie's been accepted into baseball...
1441
01:35:37,880 --> 01:35:41,327
...and the Philadelphia organization
wish him all the luck that we can.
1442
01:35:42,840 --> 01:35:46,481
I just hope that our trial of fire
has helped him along.
1443
01:35:47,920 --> 01:35:50,730
MAN 1: How about a picture?
You shake hands. Bury the hatchet.
1444
01:35:50,880 --> 01:35:52,484
You wanna bury the hatchet?
1445
01:35:53,960 --> 01:35:55,166
Sure.
1446
01:35:58,120 --> 01:35:59,724
We'll use a bat.
1447
01:36:01,120 --> 01:36:03,407
That way we don't have to touch skin.
1448
01:36:04,200 --> 01:36:05,884
- All right.
MAN 2: - Come on, fellas.
1449
01:36:06,040 --> 01:36:08,327
- All right, do it.
MAN 3: - That's good. Right here.
1450
01:36:12,960 --> 01:36:14,450
MAN 4: One more. This way, Ben.
1451
01:36:16,360 --> 01:36:17,961
BARBER: It's Ostermueller on the mound.
1452
01:36:20,120 --> 01:36:21,451
Ostermueller, deliberate.
1453
01:36:21,600 --> 01:36:25,241
What I mean to say is, he's one of
the slowest working pitchers in the game.
1454
01:36:32,240 --> 01:36:33,890
Here's the windup. And...
1455
01:36:34,880 --> 01:36:38,362
Oh, my! He hit Jackie Robinson right
in the head. And Jackie is down!
1456
01:36:38,560 --> 01:36:40,767
What are you doing out there,
Ostermueller?
1457
01:36:41,200 --> 01:36:42,565
Hey!
1458
01:36:42,720 --> 01:36:46,008
Ostermueller, you creep!
You gotta bat too! Don't you forget it!
1459
01:36:46,160 --> 01:36:47,844
Hey, I'm ready, you wop bastard!
1460
01:36:48,000 --> 01:36:50,571
Oh, yeah? "Wop bastard"?
It's coming between your eyes.
1461
01:36:50,720 --> 01:36:53,769
- I'm gonna come like a kamikaze!
- He doesn't belong here!
1462
01:36:53,920 --> 01:36:54,967
Get off! Knock it off!
1463
01:36:55,160 --> 01:36:56,207
(ALL SHOUTING)
1464
01:37:06,560 --> 01:37:09,245
I'll send you back
to Schmeling and Goering...
1465
01:37:09,400 --> 01:37:11,607
...and the rest of your dead
Kraut buddies!
1466
01:37:11,800 --> 01:37:13,165
MAN 1: You want some, Piner?
1467
01:37:13,320 --> 01:37:14,731
MAN 2: He doesn't belong here!
1468
01:37:26,680 --> 01:37:28,444
They're just ignorant.
1469
01:37:31,320 --> 01:37:32,367
Hmm?
1470
01:37:33,280 --> 01:37:36,727
If they knew you,
they would be ashamed.
1471
01:37:49,680 --> 01:37:51,569
What can I do for you, Pee Wee?
1472
01:37:52,640 --> 01:37:55,962
Well, Mr. Rickey, it's like this.
1473
01:37:56,360 --> 01:37:58,647
The series in Cincinnati next week?
1474
01:37:58,800 --> 01:38:01,804
Yes. Important road trip.
1475
01:38:02,440 --> 01:38:05,046
- We're only three games out of first.
- Yes, sir.
1476
01:38:05,760 --> 01:38:07,205
Now, you know I'm from Kentucky.
1477
01:38:07,680 --> 01:38:12,641
Then Cincinnati
will nearly be a home game for you.
1478
01:38:13,280 --> 01:38:14,805
Well...
1479
01:38:16,640 --> 01:38:18,369
...I got this letter.
1480
01:38:18,880 --> 01:38:22,487
Apparently, some people aren't too happy
about me playing with Robinson.
1481
01:38:22,640 --> 01:38:24,005
Huh?
1482
01:38:27,080 --> 01:38:28,241
"Nigger lover.
1483
01:38:29,520 --> 01:38:31,124
Watch yourself.
1484
01:38:31,520 --> 01:38:33,010
We'll get you, carpetbagger."
1485
01:38:33,160 --> 01:38:34,650
(CHUCKLES)
1486
01:38:36,080 --> 01:38:37,241
Pretty typical stuff.
1487
01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:41,010
Well, it's not typical to me, sir.
1488
01:38:45,240 --> 01:38:46,287
(CHUCKLES)
1489
01:38:48,400 --> 01:38:51,404
How many of those letters
have you gotten, Pee Wee?
1490
01:38:52,640 --> 01:38:54,802
Just the one. Ain't that enough?
1491
01:39:00,160 --> 01:39:01,571
What are those?
1492
01:39:02,160 --> 01:39:04,527
Well, I'll tell you what they aren't.
1493
01:39:04,680 --> 01:39:09,527
They aren't letters
from the Jackie Robinson fan club.
1494
01:39:15,600 --> 01:39:18,888
"Get out of baseball
or your baby boy will die."
1495
01:39:19,920 --> 01:39:22,924
"Quit baseball or your nigger wife..."
1496
01:39:28,880 --> 01:39:31,486
"Get out of the game or be killed."
1497
01:39:34,200 --> 01:39:35,645
Does Jackie know?
1498
01:39:35,800 --> 01:39:38,041
Well, of course he does.
1499
01:39:38,240 --> 01:39:39,924
And the FBI.
1500
01:39:40,440 --> 01:39:43,250
They're taking a threat in Cincinnati
pretty seriously.
1501
01:39:43,400 --> 01:39:48,361
So excuse me if I don't get too upset
about you getting called a carpetbagger.
1502
01:39:48,680 --> 01:39:50,170
You should be proud.
1503
01:39:53,840 --> 01:39:56,650
Well, I'd just like to play ball, sir.
That's all.
1504
01:39:57,160 --> 01:39:58,924
Oh, I understand.
1505
01:39:59,080 --> 01:40:01,765
I bet Jackie just wants to play ball.
1506
01:40:01,920 --> 01:40:05,003
I bet he wishes he wasn't leading
the League in hit by pitch.
1507
01:40:05,160 --> 01:40:08,084
I bet he wishes people didn't want
to kill him.
1508
01:40:09,200 --> 01:40:11,885
The world's not so simple anymore.
1509
01:40:12,920 --> 01:40:14,922
Guess it never was.
1510
01:40:15,480 --> 01:40:17,084
We just, uh...
1511
01:40:18,160 --> 01:40:20,766
Baseball ignored it, now we can't.
1512
01:40:26,280 --> 01:40:27,520
Yes, sir.
1513
01:40:27,840 --> 01:40:28,841
(CROWD CHEERING)
1514
01:40:29,040 --> 01:40:32,408
BARBER: No hits, no runs for
the Dodgers. The Reds are coming to bat.
1515
01:40:38,560 --> 01:40:41,131
How many times
do you think Pee Wee's gonna score?
1516
01:40:41,280 --> 01:40:42,441
Well, I don't know, son.
1517
01:40:42,600 --> 01:40:46,650
I remember when I was a kid, I saw Honus
Wagner play, scored three times that day.
1518
01:40:46,800 --> 01:40:49,963
- We'll just have to wait and see.
- Wow, that would be great.
1519
01:40:51,720 --> 01:40:53,722
(CROWD BOOING)
1520
01:40:54,800 --> 01:40:56,484
We don't want you here!
1521
01:40:56,640 --> 01:40:59,325
Hey! Hey, Nigger boy!
1522
01:40:59,480 --> 01:41:01,130
Get the hell out of Cincinnati!
1523
01:41:01,640 --> 01:41:03,369
We don't want you here!
1524
01:41:03,880 --> 01:41:05,450
Go back to Brooklyn!
1525
01:41:05,600 --> 01:41:06,965
MAN 1: You the batboy, sambo?
1526
01:41:07,160 --> 01:41:08,761
MAN 2: Hey, nigger! I'm talking to you!
1527
01:41:08,880 --> 01:41:12,362
Get the hell out of Cincinnati!
We don't want you here, boy!
1528
01:41:13,960 --> 01:41:15,610
Nigger!
1529
01:41:15,760 --> 01:41:17,603
We don't want you here!
1530
01:41:17,800 --> 01:41:21,646
Cincinnati fans expressing their
displeasure as the Dodgers take the field.
1531
01:41:21,840 --> 01:41:24,650
Jackie Robinson at first.
"The Brat" Eddie Stanky at second.
1532
01:41:24,800 --> 01:41:27,929
Spider Jorgensen at third. And
the captain, Pee Wee Reese, at short.
1533
01:41:28,680 --> 01:41:33,686
Fans, ask any man and they'll tell you,
the Gillette Superspeed razor is a honey.
1534
01:41:33,840 --> 01:41:36,127
Maybe the sweetest shaving razor
you'll ever use.
1535
01:41:36,280 --> 01:41:38,965
Look sharp, feel sharp, be sharp.
1536
01:41:39,160 --> 01:41:40,730
MAN 3: We don't want no niggers here!
1537
01:41:40,880 --> 01:41:43,850
They can say all they want.
We're just here to play ball.
1538
01:41:44,000 --> 01:41:45,570
MAN 4: Get him off the field!
1539
01:41:45,720 --> 01:41:49,486
It's just a bunch of crackpots
still fighting the Civil War.
1540
01:41:49,920 --> 01:41:53,447
Well, we'd have won that son of a gun
if the cornstalks would have held out.
1541
01:41:53,600 --> 01:41:55,602
We just ran out of ammunition.
1542
01:41:56,960 --> 01:41:58,883
Better luck next time, Pee Wee.
1543
01:42:02,600 --> 01:42:04,329
Ain't gonna be a next time, Jackie.
1544
01:42:04,480 --> 01:42:06,721
MAN 5: Hey, Reese! Carpetbagger!
1545
01:42:06,880 --> 01:42:11,249
All we got's right here. Right now.
You know what I mean?
1546
01:42:13,520 --> 01:42:14,965
Thank you, Jackie.
1547
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:18,729
What are you thanking me for?
1548
01:42:21,960 --> 01:42:24,361
I got family up there from Louisville.
1549
01:42:26,520 --> 01:42:28,170
I need them to know.
1550
01:42:29,760 --> 01:42:31,728
I need them to know who I am.
1551
01:42:39,840 --> 01:42:41,080
Hey, number 1!
1552
01:42:41,800 --> 01:42:43,848
You playing ball or socializing?
1553
01:42:44,280 --> 01:42:45,611
(SCOFFS)
1554
01:42:45,800 --> 01:42:46,961
Playing ball, ump.
1555
01:42:47,120 --> 01:42:49,160
UMPIRE: Play ball!
MAN 6: Don't let them get to you!
1556
01:42:49,280 --> 01:42:50,770
Playing ball.
1557
01:42:51,880 --> 01:42:56,681
Maybe tomorrow we'll all wear 42.
That way they won't tell us apart.
1558
01:43:04,400 --> 01:43:06,289
MAN 7: Come on, Jackie!
1559
01:43:07,440 --> 01:43:08,487
(CHATTERING)
1560
01:43:15,840 --> 01:43:17,490
Let me ask you something, Jackie.
1561
01:43:17,640 --> 01:43:20,962
How come you never shower
until everybody else is done?
1562
01:43:23,560 --> 01:43:24,686
What are you, shy?
1563
01:43:29,440 --> 01:43:31,647
I don't want to make anyone feel
uncomfortable.
1564
01:43:32,360 --> 01:43:34,840
We're a team. On a hot streak.
1565
01:43:35,000 --> 01:43:37,480
Come on, half those wins
were on account of you.
1566
01:43:38,560 --> 01:43:40,244
You're the bravest guy I ever saw.
1567
01:43:43,880 --> 01:43:46,770
You're leading us,
you're afraid to take a shower? Heh.
1568
01:43:53,640 --> 01:43:55,768
Come on, take a shower with me, Jackie.
1569
01:44:00,320 --> 01:44:02,243
I didn't mean it like...
1570
01:44:07,320 --> 01:44:10,688
That came out wrong. I was not saying
just take a shower with me.
1571
01:44:10,840 --> 01:44:13,491
I was saying, why don't we all go
and take a shower.
1572
01:44:13,680 --> 01:44:14,681
- Like, why...?
- Heh.
1573
01:44:14,840 --> 01:44:17,446
As a team,
why don't we shower together.
1574
01:44:17,640 --> 01:44:20,120
- Heh. Branca?
- Yeah.
1575
01:44:22,160 --> 01:44:25,323
- Stop.
- Yeah.
1576
01:44:26,600 --> 01:44:27,886
I'm stopping.
1577
01:44:56,040 --> 01:44:59,965
We're in the last of a four-game
series with the Cardinals.
1578
01:45:00,120 --> 01:45:04,409
These two teams are in a dogfight for first.
Top of the 11th now, all tied up at 2.
1579
01:45:04,560 --> 01:45:07,166
For those of you just tuning in,
how did we get here?
1580
01:45:07,360 --> 01:45:08,885
Well, it's been double trouble...
1581
01:45:09,040 --> 01:45:12,283
...as Robinson knocked in Stanky
with a double in the 3rd.
1582
01:45:12,440 --> 01:45:13,965
MAN 1: Shoot two! Shoot two!
1583
01:45:14,160 --> 01:45:16,640
BARBER: And Dixie Walker did
the same with a double in the 8th.
1584
01:45:16,800 --> 01:45:18,370
(CROWD CHEERING)
1585
01:45:18,520 --> 01:45:20,124
Second base! Second base!
1586
01:45:20,280 --> 01:45:21,560
BARBER: But it wasn't enough...
1587
01:45:21,600 --> 01:45:24,524
...as the Cardinals
tied it up with two of their own in the 9th.
1588
01:45:24,680 --> 01:45:27,126
This game is crucial to the Red Birds.
1589
01:45:27,280 --> 01:45:28,486
They are five games out...
1590
01:45:28,640 --> 01:45:32,406
...with the Dodgers not having
relinquished first place since June 30th.
1591
01:45:33,040 --> 01:45:34,724
They call him "Country."
1592
01:45:34,880 --> 01:45:38,771
Slaughter's hitless in four trips. "Fireman"
Casey in his second inning of relief.
1593
01:45:38,920 --> 01:45:41,924
This game is just as tight
as a new pair of shoes on a rainy day.
1594
01:45:42,080 --> 01:45:44,082
Casey goes into his windup.
1595
01:45:45,200 --> 01:45:48,568
Slaughter hits a hard ground ball right at
Reese, who fires it over to Jack at first.
1596
01:45:48,720 --> 01:45:50,051
(JACKIE GROANS)
1597
01:45:50,200 --> 01:45:51,406
BARBER: Oh, my!
1598
01:45:51,560 --> 01:45:56,487
Robinson is down. Slaughter spiked him
high up on the leg and he is down.
1599
01:45:56,640 --> 01:45:59,450
MAN 2: Goddamn it! You knew
what you were doing! You spiked my guy!
1600
01:45:59,600 --> 01:46:01,045
Get up, Jackie.
1601
01:46:01,440 --> 01:46:03,522
Get him up, boys, get him up.
1602
01:46:03,680 --> 01:46:05,444
Stay off it. Team doc will be out.
1603
01:46:05,600 --> 01:46:09,047
Hugh, next guy up, you hit him right
in the head. You clean his clock.
1604
01:46:09,200 --> 01:46:11,601
- No. Get me up.
MAN 3: No, lay down, man. You're staying.
1605
01:46:11,800 --> 01:46:13,609
No. Get me up!
1606
01:46:15,600 --> 01:46:17,011
Easy, kid.
1607
01:46:17,160 --> 01:46:18,969
(CROWD CHEERING)
1608
01:46:19,120 --> 01:46:20,645
Just get him out.
1609
01:46:20,800 --> 01:46:22,404
(PANTING)
1610
01:46:22,600 --> 01:46:24,125
Just get him out.
1611
01:46:24,280 --> 01:46:25,281
Understand?
1612
01:46:27,760 --> 01:46:29,125
Game's too important.
1613
01:46:31,200 --> 01:46:32,850
Just get him out.
1614
01:46:33,720 --> 01:46:34,846
Go play ball.
1615
01:46:35,000 --> 01:46:37,367
- You a tough man, Jackie.
STANKY: - Let's get him out.
1616
01:46:37,520 --> 01:46:39,488
Jackie, what are saying?
He spiked you on purpose?
1617
01:46:39,640 --> 01:46:40,766
(JACKIE GROANING)
1618
01:46:40,920 --> 01:46:42,445
You saw the play.
1619
01:46:42,600 --> 01:46:45,968
My foot was on the inside of the bag,
he was out, but he kept coming.
1620
01:46:46,120 --> 01:46:48,646
- It was on purpose?
- Slaughter said it was an accident.
1621
01:46:48,800 --> 01:46:50,325
What are you asking me for then?
1622
01:46:50,480 --> 01:46:52,801
- Are you calling Slaughter a liar?
MAN: - Is he a liar?
1623
01:46:52,960 --> 01:46:55,850
Am I calling him a liar?
What are you gonna write?
1624
01:46:56,000 --> 01:46:59,686
- Get out of here! Get out!
- Come on, Rickey, let him finish the story!
1625
01:46:59,840 --> 01:47:01,760
RICKEY: Go on, let me talk to my first baseman.
1626
01:47:01,840 --> 01:47:03,046
- Is he a liar, Jackie?
- Go!
1627
01:47:03,200 --> 01:47:06,010
- All right, all right.
- Getting stitched up, for Pete's sake.
1628
01:47:06,160 --> 01:47:08,527
Just trying to do our job, Rickey.
1629
01:47:15,440 --> 01:47:18,011
RICKEY: Looks good, Babe.
BABE: Thank you, sir.
1630
01:47:18,520 --> 01:47:22,411
Sticking up for himself
is something you'd expect of any man.
1631
01:47:25,720 --> 01:47:29,042
Some find it galling in a Negro.
1632
01:47:34,480 --> 01:47:36,005
(SIGHS)
1633
01:47:41,040 --> 01:47:43,281
You know what I saw this morning?
1634
01:47:44,920 --> 01:47:49,050
I was passing a sandlot,
little white boy was up at bat.
1635
01:47:49,480 --> 01:47:51,050
(CHUCKLES)
1636
01:47:51,200 --> 01:47:53,043
You know what he was doing?
1637
01:47:54,760 --> 01:47:56,489
Sitting on a fastball?
1638
01:47:56,640 --> 01:47:58,244
He was pretending he was you.
1639
01:47:59,320 --> 01:48:01,368
Rubbing dirt on his hands.
1640
01:48:01,560 --> 01:48:05,963
Swinging with his arms outstretched,
like you do.
1641
01:48:06,160 --> 01:48:10,768
Little white boy
pretending he is a black man.
1642
01:48:12,680 --> 01:48:14,569
(SIGHS)
1643
01:48:17,080 --> 01:48:19,162
Why'd you do this, Mr. Rickey?
1644
01:48:22,280 --> 01:48:23,770
(RICKEY SIGHS)
1645
01:48:33,080 --> 01:48:35,890
We had a victory over fascism
in Germany.
1646
01:48:36,040 --> 01:48:39,647
It's time we had a victory
over racism at home.
1647
01:48:39,800 --> 01:48:41,211
No.
1648
01:48:41,760 --> 01:48:43,171
Why?
1649
01:48:44,880 --> 01:48:46,006
Why'd you do it?
1650
01:48:49,960 --> 01:48:51,291
Come on.
1651
01:48:52,480 --> 01:48:54,164
Tell me.
1652
01:48:56,960 --> 01:48:58,610
I love this game.
1653
01:48:59,880 --> 01:49:01,769
I love baseball.
1654
01:49:03,640 --> 01:49:05,642
Given my whole life to it.
1655
01:49:08,440 --> 01:49:13,526
Forty-odd years ago, I was a player-coach
at Ohio Wesleyan University.
1656
01:49:14,120 --> 01:49:18,205
We had a Negro catcher.
Best hitter on the team.
1657
01:49:18,880 --> 01:49:21,929
Charlie Thomas. Fine young man.
1658
01:49:22,480 --> 01:49:27,327
I saw him laid low, broken,
because of the color of his skin.
1659
01:49:27,480 --> 01:49:29,482
And I didn't do enough to help.
1660
01:49:29,640 --> 01:49:32,041
Told myself I did, but I didn't.
1661
01:49:33,160 --> 01:49:38,451
There was something unfair
at the heart of the game I loved.
1662
01:49:38,640 --> 01:49:40,005
And I ignored it.
1663
01:49:44,680 --> 01:49:46,409
But a time came...
1664
01:49:47,320 --> 01:49:49,687
...when I could no longer do that.
1665
01:49:53,160 --> 01:49:54,764
You...
1666
01:49:57,280 --> 01:49:59,886
You let me love baseball again.
1667
01:50:05,560 --> 01:50:06,846
Thank you.
1668
01:50:07,480 --> 01:50:08,527
(CLEARS THROAT)
1669
01:50:14,320 --> 01:50:17,085
JACKIE: Last long road trip of the year.
1670
01:50:18,280 --> 01:50:20,726
And two long faces, huh?
1671
01:50:36,240 --> 01:50:38,288
Try not to lunge at the plate.
1672
01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:41,690
You serious?
1673
01:50:41,840 --> 01:50:44,684
That's why they're throwing
the fastballs inside.
1674
01:50:45,920 --> 01:50:48,241
Fight those inside fastballs off...
1675
01:50:48,400 --> 01:50:52,644
...sooner or later they won't be able
to help but throw a curve.
1676
01:50:53,880 --> 01:50:56,247
And what'll happen then, coach?
1677
01:50:56,600 --> 01:50:57,726
(IMITATES BALL BEING HIT)
1678
01:50:57,920 --> 01:50:59,763
(IMITATES CROWD'S CHEER)
1679
01:51:00,720 --> 01:51:02,210
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
1680
01:51:03,240 --> 01:51:05,083
- Is that right?
- Mm-hm.
1681
01:51:06,080 --> 01:51:09,562
Well, you know,
if we win enough of these next games...
1682
01:51:10,080 --> 01:51:11,844
...we bring home the pennant.
1683
01:51:13,120 --> 01:51:15,009
You bring yourself home.
1684
01:51:16,080 --> 01:51:17,730
That'll be plenty.
1685
01:51:19,000 --> 01:51:20,604
You're in my heart.
1686
01:51:23,960 --> 01:51:27,407
SMITH: Since the 4th of July, the Brooklyn
Dodgers have gone on a hot streak...
1687
01:51:27,560 --> 01:51:30,040
...holding off all challengers.
1688
01:51:30,440 --> 01:51:32,283
During that time
and during this season...
1689
01:51:32,440 --> 01:51:35,046
...I have watched Jackie Robinson
submerge himself...
1690
01:51:35,200 --> 01:51:36,850
...to serve something greater.
1691
01:51:38,560 --> 01:51:41,769
And I don't mean the Brooklyn Dodgers,
though he's doing that too.
1692
01:51:42,600 --> 01:51:45,763
The man flat-out has guts.
1693
01:51:45,920 --> 01:51:49,208
A stand-up force of nature,
he's complicated everything but himself.
1694
01:51:49,360 --> 01:51:52,807
He's changing the world
and refusing to let it change him.
1695
01:51:54,360 --> 01:51:56,249
But baseball isn't tennis.
1696
01:51:56,440 --> 01:51:58,169
It takes a team.
1697
01:51:59,120 --> 01:52:01,487
Joining together was a start.
1698
01:52:01,640 --> 01:52:03,802
Staying together, a big step forward.
1699
01:52:03,960 --> 01:52:06,122
But working together is how you win.
1700
01:52:06,320 --> 01:52:07,560
Out!
1701
01:52:07,720 --> 01:52:09,210
(GROANS)
1702
01:52:09,360 --> 01:52:11,328
Jackie, you son of a gun,
I could kiss you!
1703
01:52:11,480 --> 01:52:12,641
Nice catch.
1704
01:52:12,800 --> 01:52:14,290
Yours or mine? Heh.
1705
01:52:14,800 --> 01:52:17,485
SMITH: Down the stretch
on the last long road trip of the year...
1706
01:52:17,640 --> 01:52:21,008
...Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn
Dodgers are doing exactly that.
1707
01:52:21,800 --> 01:52:25,088
They're holding off the Cardinals
and streaking towards the pennant.
1708
01:52:27,840 --> 01:52:30,320
Boss, we did it.
1709
01:52:30,480 --> 01:52:32,721
We did it, we swept Cincinnati!
1710
01:52:32,880 --> 01:52:34,291
RICKEY: (OVER PHONE) Great, Harold.
1711
01:52:34,440 --> 01:52:36,329
One more win could do it.
1712
01:52:36,480 --> 01:52:38,528
Who's pitching tomorrow
for the Pirates?
1713
01:52:39,680 --> 01:52:41,330
Ostermueller.
1714
01:52:44,080 --> 01:52:46,003
BARBER: Fritz Ostermueller on the mound.
1715
01:52:46,160 --> 01:52:47,844
He's 12-8 on the season.
1716
01:52:48,000 --> 01:52:50,241
A big game today in Pittsburgh.
1717
01:52:50,400 --> 01:52:53,609
A win and the Dodgers will have clinched
the National League pennant...
1718
01:52:53,760 --> 01:52:56,366
...Yankees having already clinched
in the American League.
1719
01:52:56,520 --> 01:52:57,681
There's bad blood here...
1720
01:52:57,840 --> 01:53:01,526
...as Ostermueller beaned Robinson
in the head earlier in the season...
1721
01:53:01,680 --> 01:53:04,251
...prompting quite a rhubarb at the time.
1722
01:53:05,960 --> 01:53:07,883
Teams have gone
their separate ways since...
1723
01:53:08,040 --> 01:53:10,520
...with Ostermueller left standing
in the Dodgers' way...
1724
01:53:10,720 --> 01:53:13,291
...as they chase the pennant
that eluded them last year.
1725
01:53:13,440 --> 01:53:15,249
Come on, Jackie, let's go!
1726
01:53:19,560 --> 01:53:20,760
BARBER: Here comes the pitch.
1727
01:53:21,320 --> 01:53:23,368
And Robinson takes outside. Ball one.
1728
01:53:23,560 --> 01:53:26,928
- Come on, Fritz, let's get this boy!
- You don't belong here.
1729
01:53:27,120 --> 01:53:28,645
And you never will.
1730
01:53:28,800 --> 01:53:30,484
BARBER: Robinson crowding the plate.
1731
01:53:30,640 --> 01:53:32,927
Jack hasn't backed down
to a pitcher all season.
1732
01:53:33,080 --> 01:53:34,161
MAN: There you go, Jackie!
1733
01:53:34,320 --> 01:53:38,564
You got nothing for him, Ostermueller!
But he's got something for you!
1734
01:53:40,880 --> 01:53:42,882
BARBER: Ostermueller winds and throws.
1735
01:53:43,080 --> 01:53:44,844
Low and away, ball two.
1736
01:53:45,120 --> 01:53:47,122
Fritz seems
to be pitching around Jackie...
1737
01:53:47,280 --> 01:53:50,250
...or as they say in the trade,
trying to get him to chase.
1738
01:53:50,400 --> 01:53:52,402
Robinson's having
a fine rookie standard...
1739
01:53:52,560 --> 01:53:55,643
...batting .301 with 31 doubles
and 10 home runs.
1740
01:53:55,800 --> 01:53:58,929
He has stolen 27 bases this season
and has yet to be thrown out attempting.
1741
01:53:59,080 --> 01:54:00,730
(OSTERMUELLER GRUNTS)
1742
01:54:00,880 --> 01:54:03,201
Needless to say,
Ostermueller being careful with him.
1743
01:54:05,240 --> 01:54:06,969
BARBER: (OVER RADIO) It's 3-0 now.
1744
01:54:07,520 --> 01:54:10,444
Robinson patient,
waiting for something he can swing on.
1745
01:54:10,920 --> 01:54:12,445
Give me something.
1746
01:54:13,880 --> 01:54:15,405
Give me something I can hit.
1747
01:54:15,560 --> 01:54:16,766
You want it?
1748
01:54:16,920 --> 01:54:18,490
What are you afraid of?
1749
01:54:28,320 --> 01:54:30,129
What are you afraid of?
1750
01:54:32,160 --> 01:54:33,969
BARBER: Ostermueller looking in for the sign.
1751
01:54:34,120 --> 01:54:36,771
Be careful what you ask for, boy.
1752
01:54:41,560 --> 01:54:43,449
BARBER: And here comes the pitch.
1753
01:54:46,200 --> 01:54:47,247
(CROWD CHEERING)
1754
01:54:47,440 --> 01:54:49,602
Oh, and that's a deep fly ball to left.
1755
01:54:49,760 --> 01:54:52,001
Kiner on his horse,
I don't think he'll get there.
1756
01:54:52,160 --> 01:54:53,730
Back, back, back, and...
1757
01:54:53,880 --> 01:54:56,360
Oh, ho, ho, doctor!
1758
01:54:56,520 --> 01:54:58,648
Robinson got his pitch!
1759
01:54:58,800 --> 01:55:00,040
It's a home run.
1760
01:55:00,240 --> 01:55:01,287
(CHEERING)
1761
01:55:01,440 --> 01:55:02,771
And barring a miracle comeback...
1762
01:55:02,920 --> 01:55:05,810
...the Dodgers are going
to the World Series!
1763
01:55:06,000 --> 01:55:07,001
WOMAN: Yes!
1764
01:55:07,160 --> 01:55:08,491
(ALL CHEERING)
1765
01:55:08,640 --> 01:55:10,005
He did it, he did it!
1766
01:55:15,640 --> 01:55:17,722
(CROWD CHEERING)
1767
01:55:21,680 --> 01:55:23,330
Pittsburgh!
1768
01:55:27,320 --> 01:55:28,367
Yes!
1769
01:55:28,680 --> 01:55:30,364
Way to go, Jackie!
1770
01:55:33,360 --> 01:55:36,728
BARBER: Jack in his home run trot now,
and the home crowd here at Forbes...
1771
01:55:36,880 --> 01:55:39,486
...recognizing something special
when they see it.
1772
01:55:39,640 --> 01:55:41,847
All the same,
I can practically hear the roar...
1773
01:55:42,000 --> 01:55:44,526
...from the heart of Flatbush back
in Brooklyn.
1774
01:56:19,640 --> 01:56:22,405
WOMAN: Jackie, yeah, yeah!
1775
01:56:22,560 --> 01:56:26,531
Robinson rounds third...
1776
01:56:30,120 --> 01:56:32,248
...headed for home...
1777
01:56:33,440 --> 01:56:35,442
...sweet home.
1778
02:08:10,440 --> 02:08:12,442
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