Monday
This marked the date in 1965 when the Cincinnati Reds decided Frank Robinson was washed up and traded him to the Baltimore Orioles. They got three players in return, pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun, and outfielder Dick Simpson. It was not a big enough return, at least not at the time.
For the next six seasons, Robinson proved he wasn’t wash…
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