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In this April 14, 2005, file
photo, Washington Nationals
manager Frank Robinson tips
his hat to the crowd as he is
introduced during their home
opener against the Arizona
Diamondbacks, at RFK
Stadium in Washington.
Associated Press

Frank

Robinson,

baseball’s

fearsome

trailblazer,

dies at 83

By DAVID GINSBURG and
BEN WALKER
AP Sports Writers
Crowding the plate, fear-
some and fearless, Frank
Robinson hammered his
way into the Hall of Fame. Durant lets loose after
His legacy, however, was
cemented that day in 1975 Warriors beat Spurs 141-102
when he simply stood in
the dugout at old Cleve-
land Stadium — the first
black manager in Major
League Baseball. Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant shoots
Robinson, the only player against the San Antonio Spurs during the
to earn the MVP award in
both leagues and a Triple second half of an NBA basketball game
Crown winner, died Thurs- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Oakland, Calif.
day at 83. He had been in
failing health and in hos- Associated Press
pice care at his home in Page 19
the Bel Air section of Los
Angeles. MLB said he was
with family and friends at
the time.

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