Frank Robinson

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Frank Robinson
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Outfielder / manager
Born: August 31, 1935
Beaumont , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Died on: February 7th, 2019
Los Angeles , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Suggested: Right Threw: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 17,  1956  with the  Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB assignment
September 18,  1976  with the  Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Batting average    , 294
Hits    2,943
Home runs    586
Runs Batted In    1,812
Teams

As a player

As a manager

As a coach

Awards

member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     1982
Quota    89.16%

Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont , Texas , † February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Life

Frank Robinson began his baseball career as an outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds . He played his first game in the National League on April 17, 1956. In his first season he got 38 home runs , a record for rookies , he led the league with 122 runs and was nominated as an All Star for the National League. He also won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award . In 1961 Robinson led the Reds to their first championship in the NL since 1940. He had a batting average of 32.3%, scored 37 home runs, 124 RBI and 117 runs. Thanks to these achievements, he was elected MVP of the National League. In the World Series, however, the Reds were defeated by the New York Yankees in five games.

George W. Bush awards Robinson the Medal of Freedom

In 1966 Robinson was transferred to the Baltimore Orioles and won the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with them in his first season . Robinson became the first player since Mickey Mantle to win the Triple Crown in 1956 and led the American League in home runs, RBI and batting average. With his election to MVP, he was the first player to win this award in both the National League and the American League. For his achievements Robinson was in 1966 with the Athlete of the Year award from the Associated Press honored.

In 1967 he seemed able to repeat his success in the Triple Crown, but an injury stopped him and Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox finished ahead of him in all categories. In 1970 he was able to win his second World Series with the Orioles against his old team from Cincinnati. In 1972 he moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers , further positions followed with the California Angels and the Cleveland Indians .

In 1975 he also took over the position of manager at the Indians. This made him the first African American manager in Major League history. On September 18, 1976 he had his last appearance as a player. In 1977 he was released after a poor start to the season. In the following years he worked as a coach at various clubs. From 1981 to 1984 he worked as a manager for the San Francisco Giants . In 1986 he returned to the Orioles as a coach and took over the post of manager after the dismissal of Cal Ripken Sr. in 1988. In the game of the Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays with manager Cito Gaston it came on June 27, 1989 for the first meeting of two African-American managers in Major League Baseball. In 1991, Robinson was released from the Orioles. Since 2002 he worked at the Montreal Expos and after the team moved to the Washington Nationals .

In 1982 Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame . His jersey number 20 is no longer awarded by either the Baltimore Orioles or the Cincinnati Reds. He was ranked 22nd among the top 100 baseball players in 1999 by The Sporting News magazine . He died in February 2019 at the age of 83.

Stations as a player

Positions as a manager

Honors

Web links

Commons : Frank Robinson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files