The Orioles complete a five-game sweep of the Yankees when right-hander Robin Roberts, released by New York during the first week of the season, beats Whitey Ford at Memorial Stadium, 2-1. Homers by Brooks Robinson and Jim Gentile account for Baltimore’s only runs.
On March 21, 1962, the Philadelphia Phillies retire Robin Roberts’ uniform No. 36. The Phillies had sold Roberts to the Orioles after the 1961 season. Roberts spent 14 seasons in a Phillie uniform, winning 20 or more games from 1952 to 1955.
September 26, 1959- At Milwaukee County Stadium, in a game that was played in 1:59, Warren Spahn pitched a complete game five-hitter as the Braves beat Robin Roberts and the Phillies 3-2. Both Philadelphia runs were scored on homers by Gene Freese and Wally Post. Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron and Lee May paced the offense…
The Phillies’ Robin Roberts beats the Giants, 1 – 0, on a 3-hitter. Roberts also gains revenge on Willie McCovey by ending McCovey’s consecutive-game hitting streak at 22 games. Phils CF Richie Ashburn holds the rookie record of 23 games.
On July 30, 1959,At Seals Stadium Willie McCovey makes his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants. The young slugger faces another future Hall of Famer -Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies – and goes 4-for-4 with two triples. McCovey’s impressive debut helps the Giants to a 7-2 win over the Phillies. McCovey was…
Roberto Clemente’s defensive gem and Ted Kluszewski’s leadoff, walk-off, 12th-inning blast over Forbes Field’s right field screen give Pittsburgh’s Ron Kline a complete-game, 1 – 0 victory over Philly ace, and future Hall of Famer, Robin Roberts. Neither Kline’s nor Klu’s heroics, however, could have come to pass without Clemente’s 4th-inning-ending eye-popper which turns what appears to be a sacrifice fly off the bat of Chico Fernandez into a double play. Clemente catches the ball and fires a perfect on-the-fly strike to the plate to nail a sliding Granny Hamner.
Duke Snider, with his second round-tripper in the Dodgers’ 7-3 victory over Philadelphia, hits his 40th home run, tying Ralph Kiner’s National League record of five consecutive seasons with forty or more homers. The Duke of Flatbush’s seventh-inning homer off future Hall of Famer Robin Roberts will prove to be the last one ever hit at Ebbets Field.
Before the Phillies’ home opener, the team dedicates a statue of Connie Mack as part of the Opening Day ceremonies. The eight-foot statue of the ‘Tall Tactician,’ which depicts the A’s long-time owner and manager with one foot in the dugout and one foot on the top step of it, waving his trademark scorecard to position his players, was created by well-known sculptor Harry Rosin. The ‘Tall Tactician’
Robin Roberts gets his fourth victory in the past ten days when the Phillies beat New York at the Polo Grounds, 8-3. Philadelphia’s shortstop Ted Kazanski becomes just the fourth player in franchise history to hit an inside-the-park grand slam.
For the sixth consecutive season, Robin Roberts is a 20-game winner. The Phillies right-hander, who will finish the season with a 23-14 record, beats Don Newcombe and the first place Dodgers at Connie Mack Stadium, 3-2.
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