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Wilbert Robinson
Wilbert Robinson (Uncle Robbie)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 29, 1863 in Bolton, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1886
Final Game: September 29, 1902
Died: August 8, 1934 in Atlanta, GA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Manager in 1945.
Relatives: Brother of Fred Robinson
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1886 23 PHA AA 87 366 342 57 69 11 3 1 30 33 21 .202 .254 .260 .514 61 89 3 23/O
1887 24 PHA AA 68 279 264 28 60 6 2 1 24 15 14 .227 .269 .277 .545 51 73 1 2/3O
1888 25 PHA AA 66 263 254 32 62 7 2 1 31 11 9 .244 .270 .299 .569 82 76 0 2/3
1889 26 PHA AA 69 271 264 31 61 13 2 0 28 9 6 34 .231 .251 .295 .546 56 78 1 2
1890 27 TOT AA 96 399 377 39 91 14 4 4 46 21 19 .241 .283 .332 .615 81 125 3 *2/3
1890 27 PHA AA 82 348 329 32 78 13 4 4 42 20 16 .237 .279 .337 .616 83 111 3 *2
1890 27 BAL AA 14 51 48 7 13 1 0 0 4 1 3 .271 .314 .292 .605 72 14 0 2/3
1891 28 BAL AA 93 350 334 25 72 8 5 2 46 18 16 37 .216 .251 .287 .539 53 96 0 *2/O
1892 29 BLN NL 90 347 330 36 88 14 4 2 57 5 15 35 .267 .303 .352 .654 95 116 2 2/3O
1893 30 BLN NL 95 387 359 49 120 21 3 3 57 17 26 22 .334 .382 .435 .817 115 156 2 *2/3
1894 31 BLN NL 109 463 414 69 146 21 4 1 98 12 46 18 .353 .421 .430 .851 102 178 3 *2
1895 32 BLN NL 77 301 282 38 74 19 1 0 48 11 12 19 .262 .295 .337 .632 61 95 1 6 2
1896 33 BLN NL 67 264 245 43 85 9 6 2 38 9 14 13 .347 .385 .457 .842 120 112 1 4 2
1897 34 BLN NL 48 191 181 25 57 9 0 0 23 0 8 .315 .347 .365 .712 88 66 1 1 2
1898 35 BLN NL 79 313 289 29 80 12 2 0 38 3 16 .277 .317 .332 .649 84 96 1 7 2
1899 36 BLN NL 108 395 356 40 101 15 2 0 47 5 31 .284 .344 .337 .682 83 120 2 6 *2
1900 37 STL NL 60 224 210 26 52 5 1 0 28 7 11 .248 .291 .281 .572 59 59 2 1 2
1901 38 BLA AL 68 254 239 32 72 12 3 0 26 9 10 .301 .335 .377 .711 94 90 2 3 2
1902 39 BLA AL 91 352 335 38 98 16 7 1 57 11 12 .293 .321 .391 .712 93 131 2 3 2
17 Seasons 1371 5419 5075 637 1388 212 51 18 722 196 286 178 .273 .316 .346 .662 83 1756 27 31
162 Game Avg. 162 640 600 75 164 25 6 2 85 23 34 .273 .316 .346 .662 83 207 3
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BLN (10 yrs) 780 3062 2838 361 836 129 27 10 456 81 187 144 .295 .341 .370 .711 89 1049 13 24
PHA (5 yrs) 372 1527 1453 180 330 50 13 7 155 88 66 34 .227 .265 .294 .558 67 427 8
BLA (2 yrs) 159 606 574 70 170 28 10 1 83 20 22 .296 .327 .385 .712 93 221 4 6
STL (1 yr) 60 224 210 26 52 5 1 0 28 7 11 .248 .291 .281 .572 59 59 2 1
NL (9 yrs) 733 2885 2666 355 803 125 23 8 434 69 179 107 .301 .349 .374 .723 92 998 15 25
AA (6 yrs) 479 1928 1835 212 415 59 18 9 205 107 85 71 .226 .263 .293 .556 64 537 8
AL (2 yrs) 159 606 574 70 170 28 10 1 83 20 22 .296 .327 .385 .712 93 221 4 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1886 PHA AA 23 C 61 419 265 109 45 12 .893 6.13 .912 7.00 87
1886 PHA AA 23 1B 22 192 171 9 12 14 .938 8.18 .969 10.11
1886 PHA AA 23 OF 5 7 6 0 1 0 .857 1.20 .886 1.76 0-4-1
1887 PHA AA 24 C 67 464 281 137 46 9 .901 6.24 .892 6.09 82
1887 PHA AA 24 1B 3 15 10 1 4 0 .733 3.67 .980 9.60
1887 PHA AA 24 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0-1-0
1888 PHA AA 25 C 65 609 428 143 38 5 .938 8.78 .912 6.94 53
1888 PHA AA 25 1B 1 10 9 0 1 2 .900 9.00 .980 10.50
1889 PHA AA 26 C 69 420 290 106 24 8 .943 5.74 .915 6.00 33
1890 TOT AA 27 C 93 649 495 114 40 13 .938 6.55 .924 6.12 26
1890 PHA AA 27 C 82 554 412 103 39 10 .930 6.28 .925 6.12 22
1890 BAL AA 27 C 11 95 83 11 1 3 .989 8.55 .920 6.12 4
1890 BAL AA 27 1B 3 22 20 1 1 1 .955 7.00 .973 10.23
1891 BAL AA 28 C 92 519 415 80 24 11 .954 5.38 .928 5.57 35
1891 BAL AA 28 OF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.80 0-0-1
1892 BLN NL 29 C 87 454 332 86 36 8 .921 4.80 .936 5.58 27
1892 BLN NL 29 1B 2 19 17 0 2 3 .895 8.50 .979 10.45
1892 BLN NL 29 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-0-1
1893 BLN NL 30 C 93 445 349 70 26 8 .942 4.51 .936 4.51 26
1893 BLN NL 30 1B 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 10.50
1894 BLN NL 31 C 109 481 370 84 27 8 .944 4.17 .923 4.32 24
1895 BLN NL 32 C 75 328 243 78 7 6 .979 4.28 .934 4.30 11
1896 BLN NL 33 C 67 325 260 48 17 5 .948 4.60 .943 4.33 13
1897 BLN NL 34 C 48 230 186 36 8 2 .965 4.63 .947 4.54 10
1898 BLN NL 35 C 77 373 288 72 13 4 .965 4.68 .952 4.60 11
1899 BLN NL 36 C 105 389 286 83 20 2 .949 3.51 .952 4.38 13
1900 STL NL 37 C 54 268 189 72 7 3 .974 4.83 .948 4.73 18
1901 BLA AL 38 C 67 312 235 61 16 4 .949 4.42 .950 4.79 5
1902 BLA AL 39 C 87 355 262 75 18 4 .949 3.87 .957 4.70 17
17 Seasons C 1316 7040 5174 1454 412 112 .941 5.04 .930 5.16 491
6 Seasons 1B 32 261 228 13 20 20 .923 7.53 .971 10.12
4 Seasons OF 8 8 6 0 2 0 .750 0.75 .900 1.81 0-5-3
17 Seasons TOT 1356 7309 5408 1467 434 132 .941 5.07 .872 5.25 0-5-3 491
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 7.7%)
1937 BBWAA ( 2.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 6.5%)
1939 BBWAA (16.8%)
1942 BBWAA (38.2%)
1945 BBWAA (32.8%)
1945 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1945 by Old Timers Committee

Home Runs s c a p y
1890 AA  4 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1890 AA  94.3 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1899 NL  born 1863-06-29 (8th)
1900 NL  born 1863-06-29 (4th)
1901 AL  born 1863-06-29 (4th)
1902 AL  born 1863-06-29 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (774), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (560), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1886 Season: Sent from Haverhill (New England) to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.

September 16, 1890: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

September 18, 1890: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 9, 1900: Assigned to the Brooklyn Superbas by the Baltimore Orioles.

March 10, 1900: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Brooklyn Superbas.

Before 1901 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

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