It seemed so unlikely. I read this sign marking the birthplace of Jackie Robinson, in a house burned down in 1996. Only the chimney remained. The brick chimney was encircled by chain-link fence, wrapped tight as if to protect it from harm. The cast-metal sign marker was pockmarked by a shotgun blast. 

Rick Monday, showed radio listeners the game against the Mets on Wednesday but also the game Brooklyn played against the Boston Braves nearly eight decades ago.

“He scored the winning run,” Monday said of Robinson’s debut on KLAC. “He was oh-for-three as far as the bat. But as a human being, he hit a grand slam for society.”