Former Brooklyn Dodgers Outfielder Dies at 89

Former Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder George "Shotgun" Shuba (SHOO'-bah) has died at age 89.

Shuba played eight seasons with the Dodgers and helped them win the 1955 World Series, but he is best known for offering a congratulatory handshake to minor league teammate Jackie Robinson. Shuba congratulated his teammate on the Montreal Royals near home plate after Robinson hit a three-run homer on April 18, 1946. The moment shared by a smiling Robinson and Shuba was captured in a famous photograph and dubbed "A Handshake for the Century."

Shuba reportedly hung a copy in his living room.

Shuba had a .259 career batting average with 24 homers and 125 RBIs in 355 games as a utility player from 1948-55.