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1974 newspaper FRANK ROBINSON is named 1st BLACK MANAGER of a ML BASEBALL TEAM
1974 newspaper FRANK ROBINSON is named 1st BLACK MANAGER of a ML BASEBALL TEAM
1974 newspaper FRANK ROBINSON is named 1st BLACK MANAGER of a ML BASEBALL TEAM

1974 newspaper FRANK ROBINSON is named 1st BLACK MANAGER of a ML BASEBALL TEAM

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    1974 newspaper FRANK ROBINSON is named 1st BLACK MANAGER of a ML BASEBALL TEAM
    - inv # 9L-208
    SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the
    NY Post
    dated Oct 4, 1974.
    This newspaper contains a back page headline, photo, and long detailed report on
    FRANK ROBINSON being named the manager of the CLEVELAND INDIANS. Robinson became the FIRST NEGR0 to manage a major League professional baseball team
    .
    Robinson managed in the winter leagues late in his playing career. By the early 1970s, he had his heart set on becoming the first black manager in the majors. In fact, the Angels traded him to the
    Cleveland Indians
    midway through the 1974 season due to his open campaigning for the manager's job.
    In 1974, the Indians named him
    player-manager
    , giving him distinction of being the first black manager in the Majors.
    In his first at bat as player/manager of the Indians (n 1975), he homered at
    Cleveland Stadium
    off Yankees pitcher
    Doc Medich
    .
    Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935) is an American former
    Major League Baseball
    outfielder
    and
    manager
    . He played from 1956 to 1976, most notably for the
    Cincinnati Reds
    and the
    Baltimore Orioles
    . He is the only player to win league
    MVP
    honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the
    Triple crown
    , was a member of two teams that won the
    World Series
    (the
    1966
    and
    1970
    Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is currently ninth). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in
    1982
    .
    Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as
    manager
    in Major League history. He managed the
    Cleveland Indians
    during the last two years of his playing career
    , compiling a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the
    San Francisco Giants
    , the
    Baltimore Orioles
    , and the
    Montreal Expos
    /
    Washington Nationals
    .
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