Floyd Robinson Notable

b. May 9, 1936 · Chicago White Sox 1960–1966, Cincinnati Reds 1967, Oakland Athletics 1968, Boston Red Sox 1968

Floyd Robinson played for four clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1960 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1968.

Across 1,011 games he batted .283, with 929 hits and 458 runs. He finished with 67 home runs, 140 doubles and 42 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1962, with 45. He played 886 games in the outfield, with 1,470 putouts and 30 errors.

He was born in Prescott, AR, USA on May 9, 1936. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1960	CHW	22	46	7	13	0	0	0	1	11	8	2	.283
1961	CHW	132	432	69	134	20	7	11	59	52	32	7	.310
1962	CHW	156	600	89	187	45	10	11	109	72	47	4	.312
1963	CHW	146	527	71	149	21	6	13	71	62	43	4	.283
1964	CHW	141	525	83	158	17	3	11	59	70	41	9	.301
1965	CHW	156	577	70	153	15	6	14	66	76	51	4	.265
1966	CHW	127	342	44	81	11	2	5	35	44	32	8	.237
1967	CIN	55	130	19	31	6	2	1	10	14	14	3	.238
1968	BOS/OAK	76	105	6	23	5	0	1	16	7	14	1	.219
Career	—	1011	3284	458	929	140	36	67	426	408	282	42	.283

On this day & linked events

1936

Born May 9, 1936

Prescott, AR, USA

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