Frank Robinson
Baseball Player
1935 –
Who is Frank Robinson?
Frank Robinson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series, and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in Major League history. He managed the Cleveland Indians during the last two years of his playing career, compiling a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1935
Beaumont - Also known as
- Робинсон, Фрэнк
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- McClymonds High School
- Xavier University
- Employment
- Robinson Helicopter Company
- Lived in
- Cincinnati
- Oakland
- Beaumont
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on July 23, 2013
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