Frank Robinson
MLB debut April 17, 1956 for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance September 18, 1976 for the Cleveland Indians Career statistics Batting average .294 Hits 2,943 Home runs 586 Runs batted in 1,812 Teams As player Cincinnati Reds (1956–1965) Baltimore Orioles (1966–1971) Los Angeles Dodgers (1972) California Angels (1973–1974) Cleveland Indians (1974–1976) As manager Cleveland Indians (1975–1977) San Francisco Giants (1981–1984) Baltimore Orioles (1988–1991) Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals (2002–2006) As coach California Angels (1977) Milwaukee Brewers (1984) Baltimore Orioles (1978–1980, 1985–1987) Career highlights and awards 14× All-Star (1956, 1957, 1959, 1959², 1961, 1961², 1962², 1965–1967, 1969–1971, 1974) 2× World Series champion (1966, 1970) NL MVP (1961) AL MVP (1966) World Series MVP (1966) Triple Crown (1966) NL Rookie of the Year (1956) Gold Glove Award (1958) MLB All-Star Game MVP (1971) AL Manager of the Year (1989) Cincinnati Reds #20 retired Baltimore Orioles #20 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1982 Vote 89.16% Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is currently ninth). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in Major League history. He managed the Cleveland Indians during the last two years of his playing career, compiling a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.