1956-63 Artvue Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards WILBERT ROBINSON Orioles HOF

SUBJECT: Wilbert Robinson

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/4"

ISSUER: Artvue

ORIGINAL or REPRODUCTION: Original vintage item produced in the time period shown

COMMENTS / CONDITION: 1956-63 - Wilbert Robinson baseball card VG or better condition as shown. See scans of actual card offered for condition and further details.

BIO: Wilbert Robinson (Uncle Robbie) was born in 1863 in Bolton, MA and died in 1934 in Atlanta, GA. He played major league baseball from 1886 to 1902 as catcher and 1st baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and the St. Louis Cardinals, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. He was the brother of Fred Robinson. He first managed in 1902, in his last season as a major league player, and then didn't manage in the majors again until 1914 - he was John McGraw's pitching coach from 1903-13, until a bitter parting of the ways when McGraw criticized Robinson for the team's pitching in the 1913 World Series. Robinson had never played for the Brooklyn team, but managed the Robins beginning in 1914 for 18 years.

SKU: CL02406

Item: CL02406