The Cincinnati Reds, and Major League Baseball community have lost an all-time great today as Frank Robinson passed away at age 83.
Frank Robinson originally signed with the Cincinnati Reds for $3500 in 1953 after high school. He spent a few years in the minor leagues before making his Major League debut in 1956. That season he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, tying a record at the time for home runs by a rookie with 38. He led the league in runs scored with 122, playing in 152 games for the Reds that season while also making his first All-Star team.