1915
Born June 23, 1915
Lancaster, SC, USA
Aaron Robinson Notable
b. June 23, 1915 · New York Yankees 1943, 1945–1947, Chicago White Sox 1948, Detroit Tigers 1949–1951, Boston Red Sox 1951
Aaron Robinson played for four clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1943 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1951.
Across 610 games he batted .260, with 478 hits and 208 runs. He finished with 61 home runs and 74 doubles.
He played 577 games behind the plate, with 2,259 putouts and 25 errors. He turned 31 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1947.
He was born in Lancaster, SC, USA on June 23, 1915, and died on March 9, 1966. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1947 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1946 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1946 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | NYY | 50 | 160 | 19 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 0 | .281 |
| 1946 | NYY | 100 | 330 | 32 | 98 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 48 | 39 | 0 | .297 |
| 1947 | NYY | 82 | 252 | 23 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 40 | 26 | 0 | .270 |
| 1948 | CHW | 98 | 326 | 47 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 46 | 30 | 0 | .252 |
| 1949 | DET | 110 | 331 | 38 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 73 | 21 | 0 | .269 |
| 1950 | DET | 107 | 283 | 37 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 75 | 35 | 0 | .226 |
| 1951 | BOS/DET | 62 | 156 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 0 | .205 |
| Career | — | 610 | 1839 | 208 | 478 | 74 | 11 | 61 | 272 | 337 | 194 | 0 | .260 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died March 9, 1966
1943
Major-league debut: Aaron Robinson
Aaron Robinson made a major-league debut on May 6, 1943.
1951
Final major-league game: Aaron Robinson
Aaron Robinson played a final major-league game on September 28, 1951.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain