Legendary Phillies Righhander Robin Roberts Dies At 83
The Hall of Fame right-hander Robin Roberts died yesterday at his home in Temple Terrace, Fla., near Tampa. He was 83.
Roberts had won 286 games and led Philadelphia Phillies 1950 Whiz Kids team to the National League pennant. The news about Roberts death was broken by Phillies. Roberts died of natural causes, said Phillies.
The legendary Phillies star had won at least 20 games every season from 1950 to 1955. He was a seven-time All-Star and in 1976 he was elected to the Hall of Fame. “He had the best fastball I ever faced,” Ralph Kiner said.
Monte Irvin had once remarked about Roberts, “It’s unbelievable how fast the ball comes at you for so slow a motion.”
Roberts was well-known for his concentration on the field and he took pride in that ability of his.
Roberts was born on Sept. 30, 1926, on a farm outside Springfield, Ill. He started practicing with a cricket stick, which was brought to America by his father, who used to work in Britain.
