Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern ...
On the day that the late Frank Robinson became the first African-American to manage a major league game -- April 8, 1975, Opening Day of the first of the two seasons Robinson served as player-manager ...
We’re sitting in the shade of a Gazebo among the quietness of Perry County. To our left is a black pyramid-style memorial representing a different military branch on each side. A U.S. flag emerges ...