Sanford Stadium is the location where Jackie Robinson first took to the field in 1946 to play baseball as a member of a white Class AAA International League Team in Daytona Beach, Florida, which was partnered with the Montreal Royals. By the time Robinson took the field, however, the crowd ended up booing him off before he could play. The police chief had actually threatened to cancel the game if Robinson took the field.]]>
Original black and white photograph: Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.

]]>
Florida Historical Society]]> Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.]]> Sanford Baseball Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Florida Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>