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 ...

Robinson’s family performed their duties just as Frank had done before hitting a first-inning home run against the Yankees as a player/manager for the Indians a half-century ago.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Few moments in baseball history have been wrapped in the kind of cultural significance that Frank Robinson’s opening day home run carried with it over the wall against the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Frank Robinson becoming the first Black manager in baseball today when they open the home season against the White Sox at ...

In his 21-year career, Robinson was voted an All-Star 14 times and won two MVP awards with four other Top 5 finishes in MVP voting. He won the American League's Triple Crown in 1966 when he hit ...

Regarding the Feb. 8 front-page obituary for Frank Robinson, “Barrier-breaking baseball player and manager”: When Frank Robinson went to Baltimore in 1966, real estate agents would show him ...