In 1946 Jackie’s career for baseball was starting to take a step towards the majors when he played his first professional game for the Royals against Jersey City. Later that year on April tenth the Dodgers signed him to a contract. In 1947 Jackie broke the color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Criticism was thrown at him everywhere, but he took it with courage and grace inspiring future generations of African Americans. He made African Americans question the doctrine of separate but equal because of how he was being treated when playing baseball. This enhanced the Civil Rights Movement by showing an example of how the rules that were applied weren’t being followed. Playing for the Dodgers encouraged other African Americans to play professional sports. In 1947 he was named the first ever major league rookie of the year and finished fifth in the National leagues MVP voting. Then later in 1949 he won the National league's MVP. Jackie helped the Dodgers to the world Champions and win it in 1955. Jackie Robinson was also a pretty good batter even though the pitchers sometimes purposely tried to hit him. For example, his averages were .297, .296, .342, .328, .338, .308, .329, .311, and .256 from 1947 to 1955. In 1962 he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame soon after he announced his retirement in 1957. Jackie’s baseball number 42 was retired in 1971 and in 1973 the Jackie Robinson foundation was started. On April 13, 2013 the movie 42 follows Jackie’s life in baseball and shows the impact he made on America. The movie shows the challenges he face and how he overcame them and still made a numerous amount of accomplishments. In conclusion, Jackie is famous for all of his great accomplishments in baseball and how he affected America.