Frank Robinson, the major leagues' first African-American manager, laments the fact that many players today aren't aware of Jackie Robinson's importance. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

Jackie Robinson was revered for the abuse he took. Frank Robinson, if you read the memories that poured out Thursday upon the news of his death at 83, was respected for what he didn’t take.

Jackie Robinson wanted more from baseball: Black managers and executives. With Frank Robinson, his wish was finally fulfilled.

Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke ...

Jackie Robinson was revered for the abuse he took. Frank Robinson, if you read the memories that poured out Thursday upon the news of his death at 83, was respected for what he didn't take.

Frank died at 83, long out-living Jackie, who died in 1972 just after his final public appearance in Cincinnati at that year’s World Series. Frank was tough, all right. I learned that as a young ...

Frank Robinson, who died Thursday at the age of 83, took the torch from Jackie Robinson and carried baseball into a true era of equality when he became the first black manager in 1975.

Jackie Robinson plays ten years in the big leagues despite not getting his start until age 28. “On a double play, Pee Wee would feed him the ball and Jackie wouldn’t come to the bag nimbly ...

Frank Robinson had initially resisted the “player” part of player/manager when he was offered the job. Back in October of 1974, Robinson and his agent, Ed Keating, were called to Seghi’s office.

Sixty years ago, Jackie Robinson became the first black player in major league baseball. Frank Robinson, the major leagues' first African-American manager, laments the fact that many players today ...

A few seasons after Jackie Robinson retired, Frank Robinson did something Jackie only dreamed of, something he swore he would never do, something that ate at him for as long as he was on the ...

Frank Robinson, the major leagues' first African-American manager, laments the fact that many players today aren't aware of Jackie Robinson's importance. Support for LAist comes from Become a sponsor ...