Honors
In addition to Rickey's election to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1967, in 1997 he was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, and in 2009 he was elected the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1992, the Rotary Club of Denver created the Branch Rickey Award, which is given annually to a Major League Baseball player in recognition of exceptional community service.
In Portsmouth, Ohio he has a ballpark named after him that was used by the Portsmouth Explorers, charter member of the Frontier League, before they folded in 1996.
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