Wilbert Robinson
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Wilbert Robinson, nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He played in MLB for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardi
Robinson in 1916
1895 Baseball Card
Plaque of Wilbert Robinson at the Baseball Hall of Fame
John McGraw
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John Joseph McGraw was an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 1890s B
Wilbert Robinson
…for the pennant at the time, lamented, "Why did he have to save all those hits for us? Couldn't he have made some of them against [Giants manager] McGraw?") Robinson and McGraw joined as business partners in the Baltimore Orioles, a team that would debut in the new American League (AL) in 1901. McGraw…
McGraw in 1910
McGraw while playing for Olean, 1890
Baltimore's "Big Four": McGraw (standing, to the right), with outfielder Joe Kelley (seated left), shortstop Hughie Jennings (seated right), and Wee Willie Keeler (standing left)
McGraw (2nd from left, front row) with the 1896 Baltimore Orioles