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Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season by Jonathan Eig

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard Allen (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season at common listening paces
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30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season is an audiobook by Jonathan Eig: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Allen, released April 17, 2007, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Allen
Released
April 17, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781400174348

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season audiobook?

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season?

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season is narrated by Richard Allen.

Is Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.