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Frank Robinson, is a former outfielder, most notably with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles.
During a 21-season career, he is the only player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues,
won the Triple crown, and was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles).
During the last two years of his playing career, he served as the first black manager in Major League history,
managing the Cleveland Indians to a 186-189 record.
He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, the Montreal Expos and the Washington Nationals.
His career totals include a .294 batting average, 586 home runs, 1812 runs batted in, and 2,943 hits in 2808 games played.
At his retirement, his 586 career home runs were the fourth-best in history (behind only Henry Aaron, Babe Ruth,
and Willie Mays). He is second on Cincinnati's all-time home run leaders list (324) behind Johnny Bench and
is the Red's all-time leader in slugging percentage (.554).
