R.I.P. Frank Robinson

[moonslav59]

He was one of the greats!

[Maxbialystock]

He sure was. A friend at the office reminded me that he went to the Orioles because the Reds were sure he was finished and had no good years left. I think it was his mvp year when he regular "held court" after games and fined players for various misdemeanors, some of which weren't even misdemeanors. But it helped the clubhouse and maybe convinced Robinson he could one day manage.

[Kimmi]

Never had the privilege of seeing him play.

 

RIP Frank

[dgalehouse]

MVP in both leagues . You don't see that very often , to say the least .

[harmony]

I saw Frank Robinson play in an exciting 1967 game that featured five future Hall of Famers (plus Tony Oliva, Boog Powell, Paul Blair and Davey Johnson):

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN196708310.shtml

[cp176]

MVP in both leagues . You don't see that very often , to say the least .

 

As in never. lol - Frank Robinson was a childhood hero. One of the absolute greatest players of all time.

[moonslav59]

As in never. lol - Frank Robinson was a childhood hero. One of the absolute greatest players of all time.

 

Plus, he was class.

[mvp 78]

RIP famous Red Soxer Frank Robinson.

[Slasher9]

RIP famous Red Soxer Frank Robinson.

 

wait...he wasnt on Sox?

anyways - RIP.

[kenmeister]

I have to admit I'm not familiar with him other than the name. Going to look at his stats ... wow he was awesome.

[Maxbialystock]

Plus, he was class.

 

He sure was.

[moonslav59]

First of all, there has never been another Frank Robinson... literally, he's the only MLB player to ever have that common name.

 

He led the league in OPS 4 times- 3 in the NL and once in the AL.

 

He won a triple crown in 1966: .316 49 122.

 

He aged well. He had an .843 OPS at age 35 on. (.954 from age 30-34.)

 

Career:

 

.915 vs RHPs

.947 vs LHPs

 

His career numbers at 154 games (677 PAs):

.294 33 104

 

He also won a GG, 2 world series and a Manager of the Year Award.

 

[dgalehouse]

When Robinson was traded from Cincinnati to Baltimore, the Orioles promptly won it all . His teammate, Brooks Robinson, ( who was pretty good himself ) said " Frank taught us how to win " . That kind of sums it up .

[moonslav59]

Many remember the great O's from the 70's, but that 1966 team was stacked!

 

MVP Robinson Triple Crown winner.

Boog Powell .287 34 109

Brooks Robinson .269 23 100

Curt Blefary .255 23 64

Luis Aparicio at SS and Paul Blair in CF- talk about "strong up the middle!"

Jim Palmer

Dave McNally

 

[cp176]

Many remember the great O's from the 70's, but that 1966 team was stacked!

 

MVP Robinson Triple Crown winner.

Boog Powell .287 34 109

Brooks Robinson .269 23 100

Curt Blefary .255 23 64

Luis Aparicio at SS and Paul Blair in CF- talk about "strong up the middle!"

Jim Palmer

Dave McNally

 

 

I remember that team real well.

[illinoisredsox]

I remember that team real well.

 

I still remember the scores of the World Series that year vs. the Dodgers; the O’s swept Koufax and company 5-2, 6-0, 1-0 and 1-0.

[Behindenemylines]

Robbey was a great player! RIP