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Robinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He grew up to play third base for the Orioles, and gained great renown for his fielding ability. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he received 16 Gold Gloves during his career, tied for the most for any player.
In 1964 Robinson earned MVP honors. A consecutive 15-time All-Star (1960-74), he was selected ASG MVP in the same season. Beside this, he played in four World Series, receiving the 1970 WS MVP and the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year as well.
In his career, Robinson compiled a .267 batting averageBatting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major with 268 home runIn baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects ofs and 1357 RBIIn baseball statistics, a run batted in RBI is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batter's plate appearance. There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a double play, if an error is charged on the. He was selected to the Baseball Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum based in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related a in 1983See also 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 CART Racing Al Unser won the season championship Indianapo.