In 1953 Bob was one of only 4 white MLB players invited to join the Jackie Robinson interracial barnstorm Fall schedule. The others were Hodges, Rosen and Branca. Those players had to sit out some games in the south due to state or local laws prohibiting interracial mixing in such games
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