Kansas City Monarchs Replica Cotton Baseball Jersey (NRJER1MO_WRED)

In 1945, UCLA football star and Army lieutenant Jackie Robinson hit .387 as the Monarchs' shortstop. He became the first Monarch to make the jump to white baseball, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. He broke the minor league color line in 1946 with the Montreal Royals, and integrated the major leagues with the Dodgers in 1947. As baseball gradually desegregated in the late 1940s and 1950s, the Monarchs developed a niche as the foremost developer of black talent for the major leagues. The team sent more players to the majors than any other Negro League franchise, including Robinson, Paige, Ernie Banks, Elston Howard, Hank Thompson, and Willard Brown (Ref. www.wikipedia.org). Commemorate the victories of the Kansas City Monarchs with this replica Baseball Jersey by Big Boy Headgear. Usually Ships in 5 - 7 Business Days.

Price: $99.00