(11-14-2015, 07:26 PM)Hofcollector Wrote: There's a heck of a lot more to that guy than you'd think. He's one of my all time favorites. Triple crown winner (first African American to do so), first African American manager (1975), was traded in 1966 to the Baltimore Orioles at the age of 30 despite putting up some of the most impressive stats for a 10 year span you'll ever see. When asked why he was traded even though he was only 30 and had been so productive, the owner of Cincinnati (his previous team) said he was an "old" 30. Robinson responded by winning the triple crown, the MVP and a World Series for Baltimore that year. He also became the only player to win an MVP award in both the National and American Leagues. He went on to win another World Series with Baltimore in '70. He ended up with 2943 career hits. He could have reached 3,000 if he had inserted himself into more games as player/manager but winning was more important to him. Add in a ROY with 38 home runs (record) and you have an extremely over looked, under appreciated HOF'er.
Thanks for the info. Just out of curiosity, I looked up recently completed/sold listings for this card on eBay. I was quite surprised to find it selling in the $20-25 range (raw/ungraded). One would think that with Robinsons impressive baseball resume (and being a HOF'er) that his autos would bring a higher price. Go figure.