2007.1.53

1980
11 in HIGH x 8.25 in WIDE
(27.94 cm HIGH x 20.95 cm WIDE)
Oakland Tribune Collection, Oakland Museum of California, gift of ANG Newspapers
2007.1.53


Proof print that includes a photograph on top with text below. Photo is of Baltimore Orioles Head Coach Frank Robinson joking with bat boy Craig Greenburg. Both are in Orioles baseball uniforms with white jerseys and pants and baseball caps that are white in front, black in back and a third color on the bill and have the oriole log on them. Greenberg is tying his right shoe and smiling at Robinson who is nudging Greenburg with his right arm while pointing to the baseball field with his left thumb. They are sitting in the dugout at Miami Stadium during a Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays exhibition game. Text beneath photo reads, "FOR USE WITH WIRE STORY FOR MON.PM'S MAR.24--Frank Robinson by Gordon Bea[?] (MH2-March 24) Miami, Fla.--HEY KID, YOU'RE UP!--Baltimore Orioles Head Coach Frank Robinson jokes with bat boy Craig Greenburg during an exhibition game between Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays at Miami Stadium. The Orioles lost to the Blue jays 4 to 7. (AP LASERPHOTO)(sb2500str/s. badz) 1980."

Frank RobinsonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Robinson (5/30/2007) Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a Hall of Fame 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 became the first player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues, 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 sixth).During the last two years of his playing career, he served as the first permanent African-American 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.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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