One of the most important and underrated players in MLB history. A great leader. The game will miss you, and speaking for Oriole fans you will be greatly missed in the Baltimore/Washington region as a beloved player for O's and manager for O's and Nats. R.I.P. Frank.
I will deeply miss Mr. Frank. He was a great man not just a great baseball player. May God bless his family as they struggle through this difficult time. My heart breaks as theirs does. He will be deeply missed by all Orioles fans and true baseball fans around the country. There will never be another Frank Robinson. We are all grieving at this time. God bless Mr. Frank.
Frank was one of my heroes as a little boy and I modeled his batting stance and leg kick when I would hit. I will always love him for the wonderful memories he gave me as a child.
Frank and Unitas put Baltimore on the map. Frank for Pappas was the best trade in Orioles history maybe MLB history. I love Frank Robinson if you don't get out of here. RIP
Quite possibly the greatest ever had he not played in Cincy ( Exposure !! ) he was fearless , think about a 17 year old black kid playing baseball in the south ( minor league ) and no one to lean on, no one really to talk to , but yet his determination would not let him fail , he was a fundamentally sound in every aspect of the game . Black kids today don't play baseball anymore ( big mistake in my humble opinion ) they wanna be the next Lebron , but baseball offers $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ just as much as the NBA !! Frank won the M V P in both leagues ( still the only player to do that !! ) He won the triple crown and World Series MVP . Frank Robinson singlehandidly put the Baltimore Orioles on the map. But for me it was later in his career that he endeared himself to me and the fans of Washington DC when he was named manager of the Washington Nationals in their initial return to D C in 2005. He was my hero growing up ........May the Lord and his angels bless Frank and his family . R I P #20
DM - Now that you brought it up, baseball NEVER embraced black players, black coaches,black managers so the absence of black athletes in MLB is very richly deserved.Black people have no interest in the game at all.
@@enniswhalen2428 Don't agree with that statement, on the CBS evening news last week there was a story on a former black major leaguer Jerry Manuel who is trying to develop young black kids baseball skills so they can advance to a higher level, 2 black kids have already received college offers to play baseball .
@@darnellmagruder283 - I was there in the 1980's BEGGING for more black guys to get hired, to sponsor black coaches for seminars and coaching clinics at Dodgertown (Vero Beach ) where the Korean team had been invited and the Taiwanese had come down. We tried all kinds of things. Jerry Manual is not alone in his efforts, and and MLB is putting up a fight. . . . .but that boat has left the harbor
@@darnellmagruder283 - In the 1980's we BEGGED MLB to get more black guys hired, to sponsor black coaches for clinics and seminars at Dodgertown ( Vero Beach) as the Taiwanese and Korean teams had been there. We tried all kinds of things. Jerry Manual is not alone in his efforts, and MLB has been putting up a fight. . . .but that boat left the harbor.
Growing up watching him hit balls over the screen in Crosley Field in Cincinnati. He was to me just as good as Mantle or Mays. He just didn't play in the big glamor spotlight.
I know you posted this three years ago, but that's a really ignorant statement on your part. Both were great players and great men, and Hank Aaron had more class in a minute than you have had in your lifetime.
Quite possibly, the most underrated player in the history of the game. He played his first 10 years in the Midwest during the era of Mays, Mantle and Aaron and probably never got his just due. This guy was an absolute stud . . tough minded and fearless . . and his statistics rank right up there with the best of the best. He was the childhood hero of tens of thousands of Red's fans . . including me.
Frank Robinson gave me an autograph at Dodger Stadium in 1972 when I was 13. He thanked me! I never forgot that! The definition of class. RIP F. ROBBY!😎
@@kelvinkloud Pete Rose will tell you that Frank Robinson was his mentor and taught him how to approach the game. In that sense, they were really cut of the same cloth.
Very true... of the true greats of his era coming out of the mid to late 50s, Robinson may have been the one who stay more entrenched impact wise in the game. His love for the purity and grit of the game never left him. No surprise a guy like rose soaked it up like a sponge. That cross over of the heritage of the game from era mentors is sadly being lost. Robinson was a model who should never be forgotten.
The graphics is wrong. Frank won Rookie of the Year in 1956. The story about of Frank hitting a 3 Run homer against Oakland in ‘66. The manager was Alvin Dark.
frank doesn't get the recognition he should, hit for power, hit for average, 10 years in cincy and averaged 32.4 home runs, 100 rbi, and .303 average in a pitchers era... 5 world series, he helped make the baltimore orioles a dynasty. and he even became active in the 1960's civil rights movement, triple crown, first black manager... the guy did it all.
One of the most important and underrated players in MLB history. A great leader. The game will miss you, and speaking for Oriole fans you will be greatly missed in the Baltimore/Washington region as a beloved player for O's and manager for O's and Nats. R.I.P. Frank.
I will deeply miss Mr. Frank. He was a great man not just a great baseball player. May God bless his family as they struggle through this difficult time. My heart breaks as theirs does. He will be deeply missed by all Orioles fans and true baseball fans around the country. There will never be another Frank Robinson. We are all grieving at this time. God bless Mr. Frank.
Frank was one of my heroes as a little boy and I modeled his batting stance and leg kick when I would hit. I will always love him for the wonderful memories he gave me as a child.
A great Oriole. Rest in Peace Frank!
Bruce Roberts and CINCINNATI RED
One of the all time greats he was a good manager too in 1989 the oriole's. almost made the playoffs after losing 107 games in 1988
Jim is a living Baseball Encyclopedia--- thinking Pitcher-- loved those teams
Frank and Unitas put Baltimore on the map. Frank for Pappas was the best trade in Orioles history maybe MLB history. I love Frank Robinson if you don't get out of here. RIP
Quite possibly the greatest ever had he not played in Cincy ( Exposure !! ) he was fearless , think about a 17 year old black kid playing baseball in the south ( minor league ) and no one to lean on, no one really to talk to , but yet his determination would not let him fail , he was a fundamentally sound in every aspect of the game . Black kids today don't play baseball anymore ( big mistake in my humble opinion ) they wanna be the next Lebron , but baseball offers $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ just as much as the NBA !! Frank won the M V P in both leagues ( still the only player to do that !! ) He won the triple crown and World Series MVP . Frank Robinson singlehandidly put the Baltimore Orioles on the map. But for me it was later in his career that he endeared himself to me and the fans of Washington DC when he was named manager of the Washington Nationals in their initial return to D C in 2005. He was my hero growing up ........May the Lord and his angels bless Frank and his family . R I P #20
DM - Now that you brought it up, baseball NEVER embraced black players, black coaches,black managers so the absence of black athletes in MLB is very richly deserved.Black people have no interest in the game at all.
@@enniswhalen2428 Don't agree with that statement, on the CBS evening news last week there was a story on a former black major leaguer Jerry Manuel who is trying to develop young black kids baseball skills so they can advance to a higher level, 2 black kids have already received college offers to play baseball .
@@darnellmagruder283 - I was there in the 1980's BEGGING for more black guys to get hired, to sponsor black coaches for seminars and coaching clinics at Dodgertown (Vero Beach ) where the Korean team had been invited and the Taiwanese had come down. We tried all kinds of things.
Jerry Manual is not alone in his efforts, and and MLB is putting up a fight. . . . .but that boat has left the harbor
@@darnellmagruder283 - In the 1980's we BEGGED MLB to get more black guys hired, to sponsor black coaches for clinics and seminars at Dodgertown ( Vero Beach) as the Taiwanese and Korean teams had been there. We tried all kinds of things.
Jerry Manual is not alone in his efforts, and MLB has been putting up a fight. . . .but that boat left the harbor.
Frank was an aggressive competitor; I still IMHO believe the National's best Manager to date!
I had a little league model Frank Robinson signature model bat... 30 inches. Always prayed the Yanks would get Frank.
Aaron Mays and Mantle were great outfielders. Frank Robinson was a great outfielder his own right.
Growing up watching him hit balls over the screen in Crosley Field in Cincinnati. He was to me just as good as Mantle or Mays. He just didn't play in the big glamor spotlight.
Frank Robinson Top ⚾ player of the past Rip 🌟
Frank Robinson was a Class Act - he never said racist things like Hank Aaron
I know you posted this three years ago, but that's a really ignorant statement on your part. Both were great players and great men, and Hank Aaron had more class in a minute than you have had in your lifetime.
Quite possibly, the most underrated player in the history of the game. He played his first 10 years in the Midwest during the era of Mays, Mantle and Aaron and probably never got his just due. This guy was an absolute stud . . tough minded and fearless . . and his statistics rank right up there with the best of the best. He was the childhood hero of tens of thousands of Red's fans . . including me.
Frank Robinson gave me an autograph at Dodger Stadium in 1972 when I was 13. He thanked me! I never forgot that! The definition of class. RIP F. ROBBY!😎
Well said..... total winner. He had a ty Cobb/Pete Rose like intensity about him in re to winning and playing, yet held himself with grace and class.
@@kelvinkloud Pete Rose will tell you that Frank Robinson was his mentor and taught him how to approach the game. In that sense, they were really cut of the same cloth.
Very true... of the true greats of his era coming out of the mid to late 50s, Robinson may have been the one who stay more entrenched impact wise in the game. His love for the purity and grit of the game never left him. No surprise a guy like rose soaked it up like a sponge. That cross over of the heritage of the game from era mentors is sadly being lost. Robinson was a model who should never be forgotten.
RIP
1956 Rookie of the Year. Not 1965.
The graphics is wrong. Frank won Rookie of the Year in 1956. The story about of Frank hitting a 3 Run homer against Oakland in ‘66. The manager was Alvin Dark.
frank doesn't get the recognition he should, hit for power, hit for average, 10 years in cincy and averaged 32.4 home runs, 100 rbi, and .303 average in a pitchers era... 5 world series, he helped make the baltimore orioles a dynasty. and he even became active in the 1960's civil rights movement, triple crown, first black manager... the guy did it all.
1965 N.L. Rookie of the Year. Really?