Which team did Branch Rickey manage in the 1950s?
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cleveland Indians
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Answer
Branch Rickey managed the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1950s. He was a legendary baseball executive who played a pivotal role in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he signed Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Rickey's tenure with the Pirates was less successful, as the team finished with a losing record in each of his four seasons at the helm.
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