ROBINSON, FRANK (31 August 1935-7 February 2019) was a Hall of Fame baseball player and the first African-American manager in the major leagues, for the CLEVELAND INDIANS. Robinson was born in ...

Frank Robinson, who became the first black manager in Major League Baseball in 1975 for the Cleveland Indians, passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. Frank Robinson, who became the first black ...

Robinson kissed his wife, Barbara, on the forehead and left his family at the hotel where they were staying before heading to Municipal Stadium. When he arrived, the 39-year-old two-time MVP went ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Look no further than the statue of Frank Robinson situated in the center of Heritage Park at Progressive Field to understand how much of an impact the Hall of Famer had during his ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The City of Baltimore will pay tribute to the late Frank Robinson on Tuesday. A portion of 33rd Street, where the Orioles used to play at Memorial Stadium, will be named after the ...

Brooks Robinson is from Little Rock, Arkansas — a battleground in the civil rights struggle. It was the place where nine African-American students enrolled in the segregated Little Rock Central High ...

Not that you needed it, but here is yet another reason to like Dennis Eckersley, the Fremont product who did his best work in the employ of the Oakland A’s. But first, some background. Eckersley came ...