2007-01-15 06:26:44 · 10 answers · asked by smitty 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
HAPPY KING DAY!!!!
2007-01-15 06:38:37 · update #1
It was Frank Robinson.
2007-01-15 06:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan F 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Happy King Day Smitty! Frank Robinson was the first black manager in big league history for the Cleveland Indians and was also a player manager. He is also probably the most underrated Hall of Famer in Major League history which has always been a source of amazement to me particularly when you look at the numbers he posted during his great career.
2007-01-15 15:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frank Robinson was the first black to manage an MLB team, when he was player/manager for the Cleveland Indians in 1975.
2007-01-15 22:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frank Robinson, the Hall of Famer who spent most of his career with Baltimore and Cincinatti. He started his managerial career with the Indians in 1975 going 79-80, he has managed in order, Cleveland, San Francisco, Baltimore, and Montreal/Washington. He retired after the 2006 season with a 1065-1176 win loss record for a .475 percentage.
2007-01-16 06:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by kblavie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smitty Happy Martin Luther King Day---Frank Robinson--Hopefully some smart team will pick him up in some way. It looks like the Nationals have completely cut him loose.
2007-01-15 15:50:34 · answer #5 · answered by gman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frank Robinson was player manager of the Cleveland Indians. Larry Doby was the 2nd as Manager of the White Sox in the 70's.
2007-01-15 14:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by berta44 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Frank Robinson.
2007-01-15 16:34:57 · answer #7 · answered by CSUFGrad2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Frank Robinson was the first manager in the majors (in fact, he was the first black manager in both the National and American leagues, first with Cleveland as a player/manager in 1975 and then with San Francisco in 1981, I think). The first black man to ever hold a major league coaching job was Buck O'Neill.
2007-01-15 14:48:09 · answer #8 · answered by maryvillescots 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ryan is correct, Frank Robinson
2007-01-15 14:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by invisibleone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmmmmmm...Felipe Alou?
2007-01-15 14:29:47 · answer #10 · answered by ryboyin 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋