Robin Roberts (baseball)

Robin Roberts
Roberts with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1953
Pitcher
Born: (1926-09-30)September 30, 1926 Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Died: May 6, 2010(2010-05-06) (aged 83) Temple Terrace, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 1948, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
August 26, 1966, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	286–245
Earned run average	3.41
Strikeouts	2,357
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1961) Baltimore Orioles (1962–1965) Houston Astros (1965–1966) Chicago Cubs (1966)
Career highlights and awards
7× All Star (1950–1956) 4× MLB wins leader (1952–1955) 2× MLB strikeout leader (1953, 1954) Philadelphia Phillies No. 36 retired Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1976
Vote	86.9% (fourth ballot)

Robin Evan Roberts (September 30, 1926 – May 6, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1961). He spent the latter part of his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1962–1965), Houston Astros (1965–66), and Chicago Cubs (1966). Roberts was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.^[1]

After retiring from Major League Baseball, he coached the University of South Florida college baseball team for nine seasons, leading them to six conference titles.