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MLB community mourning former Indians manager Frank Robinson
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Baseball hall-of-famer, 1st black manager Frank Robinson dead at 83 - WTOP News
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Frank Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 83 – Orange County Register
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Frank Robinson: He Blazed a Trail Baseball Still Refuses to Follow - The American Prospect
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Baseball hall-of-famer, 1st black manager Frank Robinson dead at 83 - WTOP News
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Guideposts Classics: Frank Robinson on Caring, Sharing and Communicating - Guideposts
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Frank Robinson made history in AL and NL
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Cleveland Indians unveil statue of Frank Robinson
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Remembering Frank Robinson - Athletes in Action
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture - Frank Robinson was the first African American manager of a major league team, the Cleveland Indians, in 1975. Born #OnThisDay in 1935