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BASEBALL PLAYER

Frank Robinson

1935 - 2019

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Frank Robinson (August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams over 21 seasons: the Cincinnati Reds (1956–1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966–1971), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972), California Angels (1973–1974), and Cleveland Indians (1974–1976). In 1975, Robinson became the first Black manager in big-league history, as the player-manager of the Indians. The only player to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), Robinson was named the NL MVP after leading the Cincinnati Reds to the pennant in 1961 and was named the AL MVP in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles after winning the Triple Crown; Robinson's 49 home runs (HR) that year tied for the most by any AL player between 1962 and 1989, and stood as a franchise record for 30 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Robinson has received more than 1,994,932 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Robinson is the 27th most popular baseball player (down from 25th in 2019), the 7,879th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,595th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Frank Robinson ranks 27 out of 74Before him are Roger Maris, Walter Johnson, Randy Johnson, Satchel Paige, Stan Musial, and Roger Clemens. After him are Rogers Hornsby, Mark McGwire, Carl Yastrzemski, Tom Seaver, Mariano Rivera, and Bob Gibson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Frank Robinson ranks 369Before him are A. J. Foyt, Waldemar Baszanowski, Győző Forintos, Vicente Lucas, Larry Williams, and Nancy Kovack. After him are Carol Kaye, Andrew Viterbi, Alberto Mariotti, Bahaa Taher, Billy Whelan, and Larry Kramer. Among people deceased in 2019, Frank Robinson ranks 369Before him are Raymond Bellot, Inger Berggren, Klara Guseva, Daniel Johnston, Dimitar Dobrev, and Billy McNeill. After him are Josef Feistmantl, Lol Mahamat Choua, Claes Andersson, Zvonimir Vujin, Walter Lübcke, and George Fernandes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Robinson ranks 7,879 out of 18,182Before him are Tim Powers (1952), Big Van Vader (1955), Robert A. Parker (1936), Elizabeth Dole (1936), Robert Weinberg (1942), and Robert L. Forward (1932). After him are James Crafts (1839), Ty Hardin (1930), Christina Milian (1981), Carol Kaye (1935), Rufus Thomas (1917), and David Ige (1957).

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Frank Robinson ranks 24Before him are Roger Maris (1934), Walter Johnson (1887), Randy Johnson (1963), Satchel Paige (1906), Stan Musial (1920), and Roger Clemens (1962). After him are Rogers Hornsby (1896), Mark McGwire (1963), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Tom Seaver (1944), Bob Gibson (1935), and Greg Maddux (1966).