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- Frank Robinson was the
- first player to win the Most
- Valuable Player award in
- both leagues and the first
- African-American to
- manage a major league team. For 21
- seasons, he was one of the toughest com-
- petitors in all of baseball.
-
- Frank made the National League All-Star
- team as a Cincinnati Red outfielder, in 1956,
- his first season in the majors. He was also
- named Rookie of the Year. In 1961, the Reds
- won the National League pennant and Frank
- was the leagueΓÇÖs MVP.
-
- After 10 years with the Reds, Frank was
- traded to the Baltimore Orioles. He
- helped lead the OΓÇÖs to four pennants
-