Frank Robinson had ... outfielder Dick Simpson - the Reds received in return. Described by The Sporting News as "a Grade-A Negro" upon coming to Baltimore, Robinson was not yet a civil rights ...

I received a letter from a friend and reader in California: Frank Robinson was my greatest sports hero. There are two simple reasons. One is that the Cincinnati Reds have been and always will be ...

To have any shot at turning around the Orioles, Weaver needed to win over Frank Robinson ... The Cincinnati Reds signed Robinson when he was 19, and almost immediately he became one of the ...

With just over a day until the trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds made a move with a familiar club for a low-risk infielder. France was designated for assignment by the Mariners last Sunday.

Frank Robinson earned his first of two MVP awards in 1961 while playing for the Reds. I have never understood why Robinson, now manager of the Montreal Expos, has always been the forgotten man.