Acknowledging Jackie Robinson Day has become an annual part of our coverage at SI.com, but one thing we haven't devoted much time to is what happened in his actual major league debut.

On Opening Day 75 years ago, Jackie Robinson's debut made history. Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, was a turning point for baseball and for America.

Baseball retired Robinson's No. 42 leaguewide in 1997, and in 2004 established Jackie Robinson Day, on which the league would honor his memory on the anniversary of his April 15, 1947, debut.

Today, MLB will again be celebrating Jackie Robinson Day throughout the sport. ... The legacy of No. 42 lives on 75 years after Robinson made his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES — Baseball celebrated the 75th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier on Friday with an appreciation of his trailblazing life and an evaluation ...

Statistically, Robinson's debut was forgettable. He was 0-for-3 with a run scored while recording 11 putouts at first base. But a new age had dawned before 26,623 fans and the Pittsburgh Courier ...

Exactly 75 years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier and transcended the sport at Ebbets Field, the magnitude of Robinson’s accomplishment was not lost upon the Rockies… ...

Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. How some media covered Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Concurrently, a ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers and a full ticket from Michael Jordan's 1984 debut with the Chicago Bulls, both graded by PSA ...

A ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's major-league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 is believed to be the most expensive sporting-event ticket ever sold at auction. Costing just $1.75 at the ...

The two items, a stub from Jackie Robinson's MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 when he broke the color barrier and a full ticket from Michael Jordan's NBA debut in 1984 with the Chicago ...