Jack Robinson | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1921 |
Birth Place: | Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Ormond Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 4 |
Debutyear: | 1949 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 11 |
Finalyear: | 1949 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 0–0 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 2.25 |
Stat3label: | Innings pitched |
Stat3value: | 4 |
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John Edward Robinson (February 20, 1921 – March 2, 2000) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher whose career lasted eleven seasons (1941–1942; 1946–1954), including three games played in the Major Leagues for the Boston Red Sox in 1949. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]
A native of Orange, New Jersey, he was raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey and graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1939 before attending Bordentown Military Institute.[2] He stood tall and weighed . He appeared in three games pitched, all in relief, during May for the Boston Red Sox. In those appearances, Robinson posted a 2.25 ERA in four full innings of work, giving up one run on four hits and one walk while striking out one. He did not have a decision or save.
Robinson died in Ormond Beach, Florida, at the age of 79.