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Frank Robinson
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->Played For
Cincinnati Reds 1956 – 1965
Baltimore Orioles 1966 – 1971
Los Angeles Dodgers 1972
California Angels 1973 – 1974
Cleveland Indians 1974 – 1976
Primary Team
Cincinnati Reds
Manager For
Cleveland Indians 1975 – 1977
San Francisco Giants 1981 -1985
Baltimore Orioles 1988 – 1991
Montreal Expos 2002 – 2004
Washington Nationals 2005 – 2006
Primary Team
San Francisco Giants
Awards
1956-NL-ROY
1961-NL-MVP
1966-AL-Babe Ruth Award
1966 – Batting Title
1966-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1966-AL-MVP
1966-AL-Triple Crown
1966-ML-WS MVP
1971-ML-AS MVP
1989 – AL Manager of the Year
All Star (14): 1956, 1957, 19591961,1962, 1965,1966 (LF)1967,1969 (RF)1970 (RF)1971 (RF)1974
Hall of Fame 1982
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> During a 21-season career, Frank Robinson is the only player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues, won the Triple Crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is currently seventh).During the last two years of his playing career, he served as the first black manager in Major League history, managing the Cleveland Indians. His career totals include a .294 batting average, 586 home runs, 1812 runs batted in, and 2,943 hits in 2808 games played. In 1982, Frank Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Baltimore Oriole. Robinson is also a charter member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame (along with Brooks Robinson), and a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, being inducted into both in 1978. Both the Reds and the Orioles have retired his uniform number 20. |
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