2007.1.94

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1982
8.375 in HIGH x 11 in WIDE
(21.27 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
Oakland Tribune Collection, Oakland Museum of California, gift of ANG Newspapers
2007.1.94

"NOV 20 1982" (stamped in blue ink onto caption affixed to back); "ROBBY HONORED IN L.A.--San Francisco Giants Manager Frank Robinson (left) receives a resolution from Los Angeles City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky in recognition of Robinson's selection as National League Manager of the Year for 1982. Robinson, in his second season as manager of the Giants, led the club to a third-place finish in the National League West, two games behind the division-winning Braves and one game behind the Dodgers." (caption affixed to back); "Robby / 7 3/4"x6 1/2" / D-3-1x / 23 picas--story / caption / about 2"" (handwritten in black ink on back)





Black and white photo copy proof print with black and white image of Frank Robinson (left) with Los Angeles City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky (right). Yaroslavsky is presenting Robinson with a resolution (award) for being National League Manager of the Year. Both men are wearing suits and holding the award between them. The cityscape can be seen in the background. Text to right of image reads: "HCP111904-11/19/82--LOS ANGELES: San Francisco Giant's manager Frank Robinson, (L), receives a resolution form City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky in recognition of Robinson's having been voted National League Manager of the Year for 1982, during a visit to Los Angeles here 11/19. (UPI) gb/Alan Zanger." there are cropping registration marks in pencil in top and right margins.

Zev YaroslavskyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6/11/2007) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zev_YaroslavskyZev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman.He graduated from UCLA in 1971 with a double major in History and Economics, and a Master's Degree in History in 1972.He was up for reelection in 2006, running against David Hernandez, an insurance adjuster who fought the change of the Los Angeles County Seal. Nevertheless, Yaroslavsky won handily, receiving 71% of the vote. 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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