A) New York Yankees B) Brooklyn Dodgers C) Philadelphia Phillies D) Boston Red Socks
A) He couldn't hit or catch the ball. B) He had been ill. C) He was tired. D) He didn't like playing baseball anymore.
A) play major league baseball B) to strike out in major league game C) to play for the New York Yankees D) to go to college
A) Georgia B) Texas C) California D) Florida
A) swimming, football, baseball, and track B) football, baseball, and track C) football, basketball, baseball, and track D) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball
A) Air Force B) Marines C) Navy D) Army
A) He was too old to play baseball when he left the Army. B) He saw another soldier throwing a baseball and learned about the Kansas City Monarchs team. C) He didn’t want to play baseball when he left the Army. D) He was told that he couldn’t play baseball because he was African American.
A) Joe Louis B) Jackie’s mother, Mallie C) Wendell Smith D) Satchel Paige
A) Fans would be upset. B) All of the choices are correct. C) People would mutter insults. D) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset.
A) first base B) pitcher C) second base D) third base
A) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947. B) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. C) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. D) He retired from baseball in 1957.
A) The author wants to entertain and teach readers how to baseball. B) The author wants to persuade readers to play baseball. C) The author wants to entertain and persuade readers that baseball is the best sport. D) The author wants to inform readers about Jackie Robinson’s life and the important role he played by becoming the first African American to play major league baseball.
A) his teammates B) his family C) his own rights and other people’s rights D) his baseball team
A) the fighter, Joe Louis B) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith C) his mother, Mallie D) his older brother, Mack |