Frank Robinson, player/manager: 1975, 1976. And player highlights.

Frank Robinson passed away. Born: August 31, 1935 (Age: 83 and 160 days). He's being discussed on TV. Robinson was the first black person to manage a big league team. Robinson was both a player and manager those first two seasons.

Player 1956-1976

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

107.3

AB

10006

H

2943

HR

586

BA

.294

R

1829

RBI

1812

SB

204

OBP

.389

SLG

.537

OPS

.926

OPS+

154

Manager 1975-2006
Cleveland 1975-1977: 186-189  .496
San Francisco 1981-1984: 264-277  .488
Baltimore 1988-1991: 230-285  .477
Montreal/Washington 2002-2006: 385-425  .475
16 years 1,065-1,176  .475

Player:
1975: 49 games, 149 PA, 9 HR, 153 OPS+
1976: 36 games, 79 PA, 3 HR, 104 OPS+

First game as player/manager:

Tuesday, April 8, 1975

Start Time: 2:10 p.m. Local

Attendance: 56,715

Venue: Cleveland Stadium

Game Duration: 2:43

Day Game, on grass

Cleveland 5, Yankees 3

Frank Robinson batted second as DH:
First inning: Home Run off Doc Medich
Third inning: 3B-1B against Medich
Fifth inning: Flyball: LF (Deep LF), final out against Medich
Seventh inning: Walk against Rudy May.

Robinson "won" the triple crown in 1966, his first season in the American League:
BA .316    49 HR    122 RBI (only season he led in those stats)
Also led in 1966: Runs, OBP, SLG, OPS, OPS+ (208), TB

MVP:
1961 NL Cincinnati
1966 AL Baltimore

Home Run Log

275 Pitchers

Larry Jackson	10
Lew Burdette	9
Sonny Siebert	8
Vinegar Bend Mizell	8
Don Cardwell	7

500:

Monday, September 13, 1971

Start Time: 8:46 p.m. Local

Attendance: 13,292

Venue: Memorial Stadium

Game Duration: 3:03

Night Game, on grass

Second game of doubleheader

Detroit 10, Baltimore 5

HR: Frank Robinson (25, off Fred Scherman, 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF)

Robinson had hit number 499 in game one off Mike Kilkenny.

Home Runs through 1971:

Rk	Player	HR	AB	OPS+	From	To	Age	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Babe Ruth	714	8399	206	1914	1935	19-40	2503	10623	2174	2873	506	136	2214	2062		1330	43	113		2	123	117	.342	.474	.690	1.164	971/H83	BOS-NYY-BSN
2	Willie Mays	646	10428	158	1951	1971	20-40	2838	11948	2003	3178	502	139	1856	1377	208	1431	42	8	90	235	333	98	.305	.385	.565	.951	*8H/39675	NYG-SFG
3	Hank Aaron	639	10447	159	1954	1971	20-37	2715	11698	1901	3272	562	95	1960	1098	255	1159	29	19	105	275	234	70	.313	.377	.569	.945	*9873/H45	MLN-ATL
4	Mickey Mantle	536	8102	172	1951	1968	19-36	2401	9907	1676	2415	344	72	1509	1733	148	1710	13	14	47	113	153	38	.298	.421	.557	.977	*8397H/645	NYY
5	Jimmie Foxx	534	8134	163	1925	1945	17-37	2317	9676	1751	2646	458	125	1922	1452	16	1311	13	71		69	87	76	.325	.428	.609	1.038	*3H52/7916	PHA-BOS-CHC-PHI
6	Ted Williams	521	7706	190	1939	1960	20-41	2292	9788	1798	2654	525	71	1839	2021	243	709	39	5	20	197	24	17	.344	.482	.634	1.116	*79H/1	BOS
7	Harmon Killebrew	515	6821	149	1954	1971	18-35	1999	8260	1148	1790	248	21	1380	1325	136	1418	45	0	67	200	18	15	.262	.383	.531	.914	537/H49	WSH-MIN
8	Ernie Banks	512	9421	122	1953	1971	22-40	2528	10395	1305	2583	407	90	1636	763	202	1236	70	45	96	229	50	53	.274	.330	.500	.830	36/H57	CHC
9	Eddie Mathews	512	8537	143	1952	1968	20-36	2391	10100	1509	2315	354	72	1453	1444	142	1487	26	36	58	123	68	39	.271	.376	.509	.885	*53/H7	BSN-MLN-ATL-HOU-DET
10	Mel Ott	511	9456	155	1926	1947	17-38	2730	11348	1859	2876	488	72	1860	1708	39	896	64	109		82	89	16	.304	.414	.533	.947	*95H8/74	NYG
11	Frank Robinson	503	8468	156	1956	1971	20-35	2329	9900	1598	2555	461	68	1554	1158	189	1241	176	14	85	232	196	71	.302	.393	.550	.944	*9738/H5	CIN-BAL
12	Lou Gehrig	493	8001	179	1923	1939	20-36	2164	9665	1888	2721	534	163	1995	1508		790	45	106		2	102	100	.340	.447	.632	1.080	*3/H976	NYY
13	Stan Musial	475	10972	159	1941	1963	20-42	3026	12718	1949	3630	725	177	1951	1599	298	696	53	35	53	243	78	71	.331	.417	.559	.976	3798H/1	STL

500 Home Runs through 1976, final season for Robinson and Aaron:

Rk	Player	HR	AB	OPS+	From	To	Age	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Hank Aaron	755	12364	155	1954	1976	20-42	3298	13941	2174	3771	624	98	2297	1402	293	1383	32	21	121	328	240	73	.305	.374	.555	.928	*9783DH/45	MLN-ATL-MIL
2	Babe Ruth	714	8399	206	1914	1935	19-40	2503	10623	2174	2873	506	136	2214	2062		1330	43	113		2	123	117	.342	.474	.690	1.164	971/H83	BOS-NYY-BSN
3	Willie Mays	660	10881	156	1951	1973	20-42	2992	12496	2062	3283	523	140	1903	1464	214	1526	44	13	91	251	338	103	.302	.384	.557	.941	*8H/39675	NYG-SFG-NYM
4	Frank Robinson	586	10006	154	1956	1976	20-40	2808	11742	1829	2943	528	72	1812	1420	218	1532	198	17	102	270	204	77	.294	.389	.537	.926	97D3H8/5	CIN-BAL-LAD-CAL-CLE
5	Harmon Killebrew	573	8147	143	1954	1975	18-39	2435	9833	1283	2086	290	24	1584	1559	160	1699	48	0	77	243	19	18	.256	.376	.509	.884	357DH/49	WSH-MIN-KCR
6	Mickey Mantle	536	8102	172	1951	1968	19-36	2401	9907	1676	2415	344	72	1509	1733	148	1710	13	14	47	113	153	38	.298	.421	.557	.977	*8397H/645	NYY
7	Jimmie Foxx	534	8134	163	1925	1945	17-37	2317	9676	1751	2646	458	125	1922	1452	16	1311	13	71		69	87	76	.325	.428	.609	1.038	*3H52/7916	PHA-BOS-CHC-PHI
8	Ted Williams	521	7706	190	1939	1960	20-41	2292	9788	1798	2654	525	71	1839	2021	243	709	39	5	20	197	24	17	.344	.482	.634	1.116	*79H/1	BOS
9	Ernie Banks	512	9421	122	1953	1971	22-40	2528	10395	1305	2583	407	90	1636	763	202	1236	70	45	96	229	50	53	.274	.330	.500	.830	36/H57	CHC
10	Eddie Mathews	512	8537	143	1952	1968	20-36	2391	10100	1509	2315	354	72	1453	1444	142	1487	26	36	58	123	68	39	.271	.376	.509	.885	*53/H7	BSN-MLN-ATL-HOU-DET
11	Mel Ott	511	9456	155	1926	1947	17-38	2730	11348	1859	2876	488	72	1860	1708	39	896	64	109		82	89	16	.304	.414	.533	.947	*95H8/74	NYG