Jackie Robinson Steals Home Frame Color:White Straight from The Times archives

Straight from The Times archives

Louis just before flying into the history books

patted each other on the back

This photo ran on the front page of The Times the next day with the headline

nicknamed the "Tin Lizzie

Jackie Robinson Steals Home Frame Color:White Straight from The Times archivesJackie Robinson makes a cap flying slide and catches a corner of the plate with his right foot before the Cubs' catcher, John Pramesa, can tag him. It happened in the fourth inning at Ebbets Field in May 1952. The umpire is Augie Guglielmo and the man with the bat is Preacher Roe, Dodger pitcher. Roe stepped back up to the plate and made his first hit of the year. Robinson stole home 19 times in his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, making him the