Wilbert Robinson

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Wilbert Robinson was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager and Hall of Fame catcher best known for managing the Brooklyn Robins (later Dodgers).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball manager
Major League Baseball player
baseball catcher
baseball manager
human
associatedWith Brooklyn baseball history
National League
basedIn Brooklyn
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
era early 20th century
familyName Robinson
givenName Wilbert
hallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: National Baseball Hall of Fame
hallOfFameRole player
hasRole player-manager
team strategist
influenced Brooklyn Dodgers franchise history
league Major League Baseball
legacy regarded as a Hall of Fame catcher
remembered as one of the prominent early MLB managers
managedFrom Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Robins
managerOfSportsTeam St. Louis Browns
surface form: Baltimore Orioles (AL)

Los Angeles Dodgers
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Robins
memberOfSportsTeam Baltimore Orioles
surface form: Baltimore Orioles (AL)

Baltimore Orioles
surface form: Baltimore Orioles (NL)

New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
nickname Uncle Robbie
notableAchievement won two National League pennants as manager
notableFor colorful personality as a manager
developing pitchers and catchers
notableWork managing the Brooklyn Robins
occupation baseball manager
baseball player
partOf Dead-ball era
surface form: Dead-ball era of baseball
positionPlayed catcher
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
sportingDiscipline professional baseball
teamAlsoKnownAs Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers

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1916 World Series losingManager Wilbert Robinson