BEL AIR\u2014Frank Robinson, 83, the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball passed away on Thursday, February 7 of bone cancer at his Bel Air residence. Robinson was the only player to ever win MVP in both baseball leagues.<\/p>\n
Robinson was an outfielder, a first baseman, and hitter who ranks 10th in career home runs, with a total of 586. In 1966, he won the Triple Crown with the Baltimore Orioles. In 1975, he became the first African-American manager in MLB history with the Cleveland Indians. He received his first MVP title in 1961, as a member of the Cincinnati Reds organization.<\/p>\n
He played for the Reds from 1956-1965, the Baltimore Orioles from 1966-1971, the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972, the California Angels from 1973-1974, and the Cleveland Indians from 1974-1976. As manager, Robinson was with the Indians from 1975-1977, the San Francisco Giants from 1981-1984, the Baltimore Orioles from 1988-1991, and the Washington Nationals from 2002-2006. Robinson coached the California Angels in 1977, the Baltimore Orioles from 1978-1980, the Milwaukee Brewers in 1984 and the Baltimore Orioles once more from 1985-1987.<\/p>\n
Robinson was a 14-time All-Star for the league and served in a number of executive positions for MLB, ending as Honorary President of the American League.<\/p>\n
In 1961, Robinson married Barbara Ann Cole. They have two children together. Robinson is survived by his wife and children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEL AIR\u2014Frank Robinson, 83, the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball passed away on Thursday, February 7 of bone cancer at his Bel Air residence. Robinson was the only player to ever win MVP in both baseball leagues. Robinson was an outfielder, a first baseman, and hitter who ranks 10th in career home runs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":495,"featured_media":87833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,7,24],"tags":[1403,22834,899],"class_list":["post-87830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","category-bel-air","category-celebrity","tag-bel-air","tag-frank-robinson","tag-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n