Frank Robinson, who pushed the Orioles over the top and later became baseball’s first African-American manager, has reportedly died of bone cancer. He was 83. Sports Illustrated reported the news Thursday afternoon. Robinson played for the Orioles for six seasons, from 1966-1971, and he became the leader that Baltimore needed. The young Orioles team was beginning to come into its own, but needed a final piece of leadership, and Robinson gave them that. The Orioles acquired Robinson from the…
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