MELLON'S SCULPTURE, THE ROBINSON-SHUBA COMMEMORATIVE STATUE, “A HANDSHAKE FOR THE CENTURY” UNVEILED JULY 17, 2021
Marc Mellon
On April 18, 1946, rookie ballplayer Jackie Robinson’s first regular-season hit for the Montreal Royals - the minor league team developing players for the Brooklyn Dodgers - was a 3-run home run. The teammates he drove in did not stop at home plate to congratulate Robinson, but on-deck hitter George “Shotgun” Shuba leaped forward to extend his hand. This spontaneous color-blind gesture was so unprecedented, it became
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