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Frank Robinson | Major Leaguer 1956-1976

Full Name: Frank Robinson
Born: August 31,1935 in Beaumont, Texas
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: McClymonds (Oakland,CA)
College: Xavier University

Managerial Record (MLB)

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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Reds in 1953

Transactions: [Jan 1,1953] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Reds. [Dec 9,1965] - Traded by Reds to Orioles for Dick Simpson, Jack Baldschun and Milt Pappas. [Dec 2,1971] - Traded by Orioles with Pete Richert to Dodgers for Royle Stillman, Sergio Robles, Bob O'Brien and Doyle Alexander. [Nov 28,1972] - Traded by Dodgers with Bobby Valentine, Billy Grabarkewitz, Mike Strahler and Bill Singer to Angels for Ken McMullen and Andy Messersmith. [Sep 12,1974] - Traded by Angels to Indians for Rusty Torres, Ken Suarez and Cash.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1953	Ogden	Pio	17		Rk			72	270	70	94	20	6	17	83	3		53	69						.348	*.457	.656	*1113	--
1954	Columbia	Sally	18		D			132	491	112	165	32	9	25	110	6		88	65						.336	*.439	.591	*1030	--
	Tulsa	Tex	18		AA			8	30	4	8	0	0	0	1	0									.267	---	.267	---	--
1955	Columbia	Sally	19		D			80	243	50	64	15	7	12	52	3		41	44						.263	*.373	.531	*904	--
1956	Cincinnati	NL	20	Cin	MLB	of		152	572	122	166	27	6	38	83	8	4	64	95	20	7	8	4	14	.290	.379	.558	937	--
1957	Cincinnati	NL	21	Cin	MLB	of	3,4	150	611	97	197	29	5	29	75	10	2	44	92	12	5	5	5	13	.322	.376	.529	905	47%
1958	Cincinnati	NL	22	Cin	MLB	of	3,4	148	554	90	149	25	6	31	83	10	1	62	80	7	5	0	0	13	.269	.350	.504	854	47%
1959	Cincinnati	NL	23	Cin	MLB	1b-of	4	146	540	106	168	31	4	36	125	18	8	69	93	8	9	0	9	16	.311	.391	.583	974	44%
1960	Cincinnati	NL	24	Cin	MLB	1b-of	4	139	464	86	138	33	6	31	83	13	6	82	67	9	6	0	7	18	.297	.407	.595	1002	45%
1961	Cincinnati	NL	25	Cin	MLB	of	4	153	545	117	176	32	7	37	124	22	3	71	64	10	23	0	10	15	.323	.404	.611	1015	45%
1962	Cincinnati	NL	26	Cin	MLB	of	4	162	609	134	208	51	2	39	136	18	9	76	62	11	16	0	5	13	.342	.421	.624	1045	47%
1963	Cincinnati	NL	27	Cin	MLB	of	4	140	482	79	125	19	3	21	91	26	10	81	69	14	20	0	3	7	.259	.379	.442	821	43%
1964	Cincinnati	NL	28	Cin	MLB	of	4,5	156	568	103	174	38	6	29	96	23	5	79	67	9	20	0	6	13	.306	.396	.548	944	49%
1965	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	of	4	156	582	109	172	33	5	33	113	13	9	70	100	18	18	0	4	14	.296	.386	.540	926	47%
1966	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	of	3	155	576	122	182	34	2	49	122	8	5	87	90	10	11	0	7	24	.316	.410	.637	1047	49%
1967	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	of	4,3	129	479	83	149	23	7	30	94	2	3	71	84	7	14	0	6	10	.311	.403	.576	979	44%
1968	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	of	3	130	421	69	113	27	1	15	52	11	2	73	84	12	4	0	2	15	.268	.390	.444	834	49%
1969	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB	of	3	148	539	111	166	19	5	32	100	9	3	88	62	13	11	0	3	12	.308	.415	.540	955	50%
1970	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	of	3,4	132	471	88	144	24	1	25	78	2	1	69	70	7	9	0	6	13	.306	.398	.520	918	47%
1971	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	of-1b	4,3	133	455	82	128	16	2	28	99	3	0	72	62	9	11	1	8	21	.281	.384	.510	894	48%
1972	LA Dodgers	NL	36	La	MLB	of	4	103	342	41	86	6	1	19	59	2	3	55	76	2	0	0	6	9	.251	.353	.442	795	42%
1973	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	dh	3	147	534	85	142	29	0	30	97	1	1	82	93	10	12	1	3	13	.266	.372	.489	861	47%
1974	Cleveland	AL	38	Cle	MLB	dh-1b	3,4	15	50	6	10	1	1	2	5	0	1	10	10	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.328	.380	708	50%
	California	AL	38	Cal	MLB	dh	4	129	427	75	107	26	2	20	63	5	1	75	85	10	14	1	5	10	.251	.371	.461	832	49%
1975	Cleveland	AL	39	Cle	MLB	dh	5	49	118	19	28	5	0	9	24	0	0	29	15	0	3	1	1	2	.237	.385	.508	893	44%
1976	Cleveland	AL	40	Cle	MLB	dh	3,5	36	67	5	15	0	0	3	10	0	0	11	12	0	0	0	1	3	.224	.329	.358	687	51%

Major League Totals - 21 Season(s)								2808	10006	1829	2943	528	72	586	1812	204	77	1420	1532	198	218	17	102	269	.294	.389	.537	926	--
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)								292	1034	236	331	67	22	54	246	12									.320	---	.584	---	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1961	Cincinnati	NL	25	Cin	Ws	5	15	3	3	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.533	866	--
1966	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	Ws	4	14	4	4	0	1	2	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.857	1232	--
1969	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	Ch	3	12	1	4	2	0	1	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.467	.750	1217	--
	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	Ws	5	16	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.350	.375	725	--
1970	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	Ch	3	10	3	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.467	.500	967	--
	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	Ws	5	22	5	6	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.545	818	--
1971	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	Ch	3	12	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	321	--
	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	Ws	7	25	5	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.520	853	--

Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)						35	126	25	30	5	1	10	19	0	0	20	32	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.342	.532	874	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1956	Cincinnati	NL	20	Cin	MLB	OF	152			323	5	8	336	1	-	-	-	.976	--

1957	Cincinnati	NL	21	Cin	MLB	1B	24			151	25	2	178	16	-	-	-	.989	--
1957	Cincinnati	NL	21	Cin	MLB	OF	136			336	11	4	351	3	-	-	-	.989	--

1958	Cincinnati	NL	22	Cin	MLB	3B	11			4	12	3	19	0	-	-	-	.842	--
1958	Cincinnati	NL	22	Cin	MLB	OF	138			310	12	3	325	1	-	-	-	.991	--

1959	Cincinnati	NL	23	Cin	MLB	1B	125			998	75	17	1090	111	-	-	-	.984	--
1959	Cincinnati	NL	23	Cin	MLB	OF	40			51	3	1	55	0	-	-	-	.982	--

1960	Cincinnati	NL	24	Cin	MLB	1B	78			663	54	5	722	60	-	-	-	.993	--
1960	Cincinnati	NL	24	Cin	MLB	3B	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1960	Cincinnati	NL	24	Cin	MLB	OF	51			112	8	5	125	1	-	-	-	.960	--

1961	Cincinnati	NL	25	Cin	MLB	3B	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1961	Cincinnati	NL	25	Cin	MLB	OF	150			284	15	3	302	3	-	-	-	.990	--

1962	Cincinnati	NL	26	Cin	MLB	OF	161			315	10	2	327	2	-	-	-	.994	--

1963	Cincinnati	NL	27	Cin	MLB	1B	1			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1963	Cincinnati	NL	27	Cin	MLB	OF	139			237	13	4	254	1	-	-	-	.984	--

1964	Cincinnati	NL	28	Cin	MLB	OF	156			279	7	4	290	3	-	-	-	.986	--

1965	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	OF	155			282	5	3	290	1	-	-	-	.990	--

1966	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	1B	3			28	2	1	31	3	-	-	-	.968	--
1966	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	OF	151			254	4	4	262	0	-	-	-	.985	--

1967	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	1B	2			16	1	0	17	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1967	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	OF	126			191	7	2	200	2	-	-	-	.990	--

1968	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	1B	3			20	0	0	20	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1968	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	OF	117			173	5	7	185	0	-	-	-	.962	--

1969	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB	1B	19			141	10	2	153	16	-	-	-	.987	--
1969	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB	OF	134			226	9	3	238	2	-	-	-	.987	--

1970	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	1B	7			41	2	1	44	3	-	-	-	.977	--
1970	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	OF	120			221	9	3	233	3	-	-	-	.987	--

1971	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	1B	37			272	17	6	295	25	-	-	-	.980	--
1971	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	OF	92			177	3	5	185	0	-	-	-	.973	--

1972	LA Dodgers	NL	36	La	MLB	OF	95			168	6	6	180	2	-	-	-	.967	--

1973	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	OF	17			38	3	1	42	1	-	-	-	.976	--
1973	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	DH	127								-	-	-	---	--

1974	California	AL	38	Cal	MLB	OF	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1974	California	AL	38	Cal	MLB	DH	123								-	-	-	---	--
1974	Cleveland	AL	38	Cle	MLB	1B	4			23	0	1	24	1	-	-	-	.958	--
1974	Cleveland	AL	38	Cle	MLB	DH	11								-	-	-	---	--

1975	Cleveland	AL	39	Cle	MLB	DH	42								-	-	-	---	--

1976	Cleveland	AL	40	Cle	MLB	1B	2			10	0	0	10	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1976	Cleveland	AL	40	Cle	MLB	OF	1			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1976	Cleveland	AL	40	Cle	MLB	DH	18								-	-	-	---	--

Awards

[1956] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, National League Rookie of the Year, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #7) [1957] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9) [1958] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #19), NL Gold Glove Award (OF) [1959] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9) [1960] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #20) [1961] - National League Most Valuable Player, Played in MLB All-Star Game [1962] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4) [1964] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4) [1965] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #18), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1966] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, World Series Most Valuable Player, American League Most Valuable Player [1967] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1969] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1970] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1971] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3) [1973] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15) [1974] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1982] - Elected to Hall of Fame (370 votes - 89.16%) [1989] - American League Manager of the Year [2002] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #3) [2003] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #5)

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and 1970.

In 1972, the Baltimore Orioles retired Robinson's uniform number (#20). In 1998, Robinson's #20 was also retired by the Cincinnati Reds.

Notes: Played in 12 All-Star games during his career (1956-1957, 1959, 1961-1962, 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1974)

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