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Branch Rickey:
You think God likes baseball, Herb? Herb Pennock:
What - ? What the hell is that supposed to mean? Branch Rickey:
It means someday you're gonna meet God, and when he inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer that it's because he was a Negro, it may not be a sufficient reply!
You think God likes baseball, Herb? Herb Pennock:
What - ? What the hell is that supposed to mean? Branch Rickey:
It means someday you're gonna meet God, and when he inquires as to why you didn't take the field against Robinson in Philadelphia, and you answer that it's because he was a Negro, it may not be a sufficient reply!
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You think God likes baseball Herb
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What What the hell is that supposed to mean
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It means someday you're gonna meet God
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and when he inquires as why you didn't take the field
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against Robinson in Philadelphia
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and you answer that it's because he was a Negro
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it may not be a sufficient reply
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Movie Summary
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
Actors
Branch Rickey
Herb Pennock
