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Frank Robinson Memorial Park HR....
Frank Robinson Memorial Park HR....
Item # 567299
May 09, 1966
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 9, 1966
* Frank Robinson's famous home run
* Baltimore Orioles - Memorial Stadium
* MLB baseball
This 28 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 17: "Orioles' Long-Range Bats Sweep Indians, 8-2, 8-3".
Tells of the game in which Frank Robinson became the only player to hit a ball completely out of Memorial Stadium in Baltimore MD.
Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a former Major League Baseball player. He was an outfielder, most notably with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. During a 21-season career, he is the only player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues[1] , 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 seventh). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
During the last two years of his playing career, he served as the first black manager in Major League history, managing the Cleveland Indians to a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, the Montreal Expos and the Washington Nationals.
On May 8, 1966, Robinson became the only player ever to hit a home run completely out of Memorial Stadium. Afterwards, until the Orioles' move to Camden Yards in 1991, a flag labeled "HERE" was flown at the spot where the ball left the stadium.
Category: The 20th Century
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