- 1946 Junior World Series program Delormier Stadium for the Montreal Royals 3 home games games 4, 5, and 6 with Montreal winning the series in 6 games 4 games to 2 over the Lou Colonels
- The program has Robinson in the lineup batting second
- The program is complete and in very good condition
- Jackie Robinson was the star of the series and cemented his minor league legacy getting 2 hits in his final minor league game
- At the end of game 6 Robinson was wildly celebrated as noted in the article below. Throughout his life Jackie Robinson noted this as one of his greatest moments in baseball
- In game 6 with 43-year-old Curt Davis tossed a complete-game shutout in a 2-0 victory that gave the Royals their first Junior World Series title since they began play in 1897. Robinson contributed two more hits, turned two key double plays, and helped snuff out a rally in the fourth inning by converting a hard smash that deflected off first baseman Burge into a stellar 3-4-1 putout.
- The 19,171 Montreal fans in attendance for Game Six celebrated wildly after the final out was made, and a scene unfolded unlike any other in Montreal sports history. The Royals retreated quickly to their clubhouse as fans descended onto the field. Refusing to leave the ballpark, fans began chanting for their heroes to emerge for a curtain call. First Hopper and then Davis returned to the field and were “chaired” around the infield on the shoulders of supporters. Still unsatisfied, the crowd began to chant Robinson’s name. The ushers, wanting to appease the fans so they could close the ballpark for the season, urged Robinson to return to the field. Jackie, who was overdue to begin a barnstorming tour with the Jackie Robinson All Stars and had to hurry to catch a flight to Detroit, emerged in his street clothes and was mobbed by the adoring fans. As they carried him around the infield, tears of joy streamed down Robinson’s face.
- He returned to the clubhouse and found that his path out of the ballpark was blocked by a couple of hundred admirers who were waiting for him in the hallway. Robinson finally made a run for it after all his teammates had left, and he managed to make his way past his devoted fans, only to be met by roughly 500 more outside. The crowd chased him for three blocks before Jackie hopped into a car that whisked him off to the airport. In describing the scene, Montreal Herald sportswriter Sam Maltin famously wrote, “It was probably the only day in history that a black man ran from a white mob with love instead of lynching on its mind.”
- The love was mutual. A few months later, Robinson described what was going through his mind that evening. “As my plane roared skyward and the lights of Montreal twinkled and winked in the distance, I took one last look at this great city where I had found so much happiness,” he recalled. “This is the city for me. This is paradise."
- Excellent condition. Extremely presentable for its age. Complete and intact. General handing wear due to age. Some writing on score/lineup page
- 7" x 10"
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