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Is Robin Roberts in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
1976
Robin Roberts/Hall of fame inductions
Who is Robin of baseball?
He won two American League Most Valuable Player awards. In 1982, he led the Brewers to a World Series appearance. Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility….
| Robin Yount | |
|---|---|
| October 3, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .285 |
| Hits | 3,142 |
Who did Robin Roberts play baseball for?
Philadelphia Phillies
Robin Roberts (baseball)
| Robin Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Earned run average | 3.41 |
| Strikeouts | 2,357 |
| Teams | |
| Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1961) Baltimore Orioles (1962–1965) Houston Astros (1965–1966) Chicago Cubs (1966) |
How many pitches did Robins throw?
361 pitches
@mikerfofc said in Robin Roberts – 361 pitches: Here’s a link to the games box score for anyone interested in that sort of thing. Fun fact: this was the first game of a doubleheader and Phillies C Smokey Burgess caught all 26 innings.
Who was Robin Roberts and what team did he play for?
Robin Evan Roberts (September 30, 1926 – May 6, 2010) was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948–61). He spent the latter part of his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1962–65), Houston Astros (1965–66), and Chicago Cubs (1966). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
How old was Robin Roberts when he was born?
Robin Evan Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, on September 30, 1926, to Tom Roberts, a Welsh coal miner, and Sarah Roberts of England. His parents had two children when they immigrated to the United States in 1921.
When was Robin Roberts inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976. Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, the son of an immigrant Welsh coal miner. He arrived in East Lansing, Michigan as part of an Army Air Corps training program.
Who are the Phillies pitchers that caught Robin Roberts?
The standing joke was that Andy Seminick and Stan Lopata, who caught Roberts with the Phillies, always took their rocking chairs with them when Roberts was pitching, in testament to his outstanding control. Robin Roberts was one of the last of a breed of pitchers who completed ballgames.