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Robinson in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
Date of Birth: August 31, 1935
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas
Date of Death: February 7, 2019
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Frank Robinson was an American professional baseball player, and manager. An outfielder, he played for the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds, the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the California Angels, and the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also managed the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, and coached the California Angels, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Milwaukee Brewers. He was in the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cincinnati Red. He was nicknamed “the Judge.”
Frank was the son of Ruth (Shaw) and Frank Robinson. He was married to Barbara Ann Cole, with whom he had two children.
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