Born June 29, 1864, in Bolton, Massachusetts, was Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher Wilbert Robinson. Robinson was a star player for the Philadelphia A's, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals but also acted as manager of the Baltimore Orioles, and Brooklyn Robins. "Uncle Robbie," as he was known, played 1,316 games behind the plate, which prepared him for his second baseball career as a manager. The star catcher of the Orioles dynasty which won three straight titles from 1894 to 1896, compiled a career batting average of .273, with a peak of .353 in the very productive season of 1894. He was a dependable iron man behind the plate, as he famously displayed when he caught a triple-header in 1896, followed by a double-header the following day.
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This Day in Baseball June 10
1880 - Boston’s Charley Jones‚ hits 2 homers in one inning‚ becoming the first big leaguer to accomplish this feat.
1892 - Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson went 7-for-7.
1921 — Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees became baseball's career home run leader by hitting his 120th off Cleveland's Jim Bagby in the third inning.
1931 - Rabbit Maranville scores 5 runs.
1997 — Kevin Brown threw a no-hitter
2006 - Reggie Sanders becomes the 5th player in MLB history with 300 HRs and SBs
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May 19 Numbers
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May 18 Numbers
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May 17 Numbers
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May 16 Numbers
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May 15 Numbers
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May 14 Numbers
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