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Frank Robinson

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All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.


— Frank Robinson


#call #i #outing #short

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.


— Frank Robinson


#heck #i #know #least #saying

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.


— Frank Robinson


#barry bonds #bonds #first #going #i

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.


— Frank Robinson


#close #count #counts #grenades #only

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.


— Frank Robinson


#best #i #i always #i tried #knew

I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.


— Frank Robinson


#i #just #nothing #said #say

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.


— Frank Robinson


#field #glad #gone #i #know

If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.


— Frank Robinson


#care #class #hit #i #league

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.


— Frank Robinson


#first #good #guys #out #place

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.


— Frank Robinson


#cleveland #come #first #indians #instead






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Managing career
Robinson managed in the winter leagues late in his playing career. He is second on Cincinnati's all-time home run leaders list (324) behind Johnny Bench and is the Reds' all-time leader in slugging percentage (. In addition to being the first black manager in the major leagues with the American League's Indians upon joining the Giants he also became the first black manager in the National League.

Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in Major League history. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants the Baltimore Orioles and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals. He is the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues.

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