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And this Robinson was stickin' it out when the strike that was supposed to be 'strike three' was thrown.

9 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - The Rhyme of the Ancient Dodger classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:23:33 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- And the fightin' went over Flatbush and the Bronx...

- Robinson kept runnin' the bases and takin' the razzin' and the cold shoulder, 'til in Pittsburgh he ran smack into the warm shoulder of first baseman, Hank Greenberg.

- And the two first basemen picked each other up and the Pirate said - to the Dodger...

- Say, how you doin', Jackie?

- Well, like Lincoln said, if it wasn't for the honor, I'd just as soon give it up.

- Stick it out. Some of 'em gave me the business when I first made the majors. But I beat the odds. I'm Jewish. Stick it out!

- And this Robinson was stickin' it out when the strike that was supposed to be 'strike three' was thrown.

- One major league team had gotten together before the big game at Ebbetts Field.

- The windup was in the making.

- And like I was saying, we got to stop this thing before they bring in them colored!

- We're not goin' out on that field unless they fire Robinson! What do you guys say?

- Baseball's done all right for years without colored in it. I say let's keep it that way.

[...]

Destination Freedom Sound Clip

Destination Freedom Radio ShowQuotes with audio clips from Richard Durham's Destination Freedom old-time radio program, Radio's Black Legacy, 1948-1950.

Actors: Oscar Brown Jr., Studs Terkel, Janice Kingslow, Wezlyn Tilden

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