<P> In 1956 , Robinson had 61 runs scored , a . 275 batting average , and 12 steals . By then , he had begun to exhibit the effects of diabetes , and to lose interest in the prospect of playing or managing professional baseball . After the season , Robinson was traded by the Dodgers to the arch - rival New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and $35,000 cash ( equal to $308,317 today ) . The trade , however , was never completed ; unbeknownst to the Dodgers , Robinson had already agreed with the president of Chock full o'Nuts to quit baseball and become an executive with the company . Since Robinson had sold exclusive rights to any retirement story to Look magazine two years previously , his retirement decision was revealed through the magazine , instead of through the Dodgers organization . </P>
<P> In 1956 , Robinson had 61 runs scored , a . 275 batting average , and 12 steals . By then , he had begun to exhibit the effects of diabetes , and to lose interest in the prospect of playing or managing professional baseball . After the season , Robinson was traded by the Dodgers to the arch - rival New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and $35,000 cash ( equal to $308,317 today ) . The trade , however , was never completed ; unbeknownst to the Dodgers , Robinson had already agreed with the president of Chock full o'Nuts to quit baseball and become an executive with the company . Since Robinson had sold exclusive rights to any retirement story to Look magazine two years previously , his retirement decision was revealed through the magazine , instead of through the Dodgers organization . </P>
when did jackie robinson retire from the brooklyn dodgers
when did jackie robinson retire from the brooklyn dodgers
1956
1956