Uncle Robbie |
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| Author:
| Kavanagh, Jack
Macht, Norman L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-910137-76-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | Society for American Baseball Research
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.70 |
Book Description:
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Hall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson began his career as a catcher. As a Baltimore Oriole in the 1890s the hard-nosed but congenial receiver joined John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and other greats on the roughest team of the game’s toughest era. He went on to make a reputation with McGraw’s New York Giants as a great developernbsp;of pitchers. Subsequently he took over the Brooklyn Dodgers, quickly turning them into pennant winners and gradually becoming the...
More DescriptionHall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson began his career as a catcher. As a Baltimore Oriole in the 1890s the hard-nosed but congenial receiver joined John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and other greats on the roughest team of the game’s toughest era. He went on to make a reputation with McGraw’s New York Giants as a great developernbsp;of pitchers. Subsequently he took over the Brooklyn Dodgers, quickly turning them into pennant winners and gradually becoming the borough’s beloved Uncle Robbie.