Frank Robinson had a way of repeating his feats: he is the only player to win a Most Valuable Player award in both the National and American Leagues and the only African-American to manage in each ...
To have any shot at turning around the Orioles, Weaver needed to win over Frank Robinson. Nicknamed the Black Ty Cobb for his fierceness, the slugger grew up in Oakland, California, and was ...
KMBC NINE CARISSA WHITE TAKES US TO TODAY’S EVENT. IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE FRANK ROBINSON BECAME THE FIRST FULL TIME BLACK MANAGER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, AND NOW THERE’S A YEAR LONG ...