- Aaron Robinson
Infobox MLB retired
name=Aaron Robinson
position=Catcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1915|6|23Lancaster, South Carolina
deathdate=death date and age|1966|3|9|1915|6|23Lancaster, South Carolina
debutdate=May 6
debutyear=by|1943
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1951
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.260
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=61
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=272
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|1943-by|1947)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1948)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1949-by|1951)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1951)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1947)
*World Series champion (1947)Aaron Andrew Robinson (
June 23 ,1915 inLancaster, South Carolina -March 9 ,1966 inLancaster, South Carolina ), was a professional baseball player who playedcatcher in the Major Leagues from 1943-1951. He played for theChicago White Sox ,Detroit Tigers ,New York Yankees , andBoston Red Sox .Aaron Robinson was a fine defensive catcher and won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1947.
In 1946, Robinson hit 16 home runs for the Yankees with a .297 batting average, .388 on base percentage, and .506 slugging percentage. He finished 16th in the AL MVP voting. In 1947, he was selected to the AL All Star team.
In 1953 only, the 'Aaron Robinson, MacGregor G176' catcher's mitt was produced.
Robinson lost his job with the Yankees to
Yogi Berra and was traded to the White Sox for left-handed pitcherEd Lopat .Robinson was the catcher for the Tigers when they were in the middle of the 1950 pennant race. On September 24, 1950, in a critical game against Cleveland, heavy smoke from a Canadian forest fire forced the Tigers to put on the lights in the Sunday afternoon game. With the score tied 1-1,
Bob Lemon opened the 10th with a triple, and two intentional walks followed. With the bases loaded and one out, Robinson thought he could complete a double play be stepping on the plate. Because of the haze, he did not see first basemanDon Kolloway remove the force after fielding the ball. Robinson's mental lapse cost Detroit the game.ee also
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1950 Detroit Tigers season
*Boston Red Sox all-time roster External links
*baseball-reference|id=r/robinaa01
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