Before free agency and big contracts, major league teams used to make trades, big trades. One of the biggest happened today in 1965 or when Robinson was traded to the Orioles for Milt Pappas and other players.
Frank joined Brooks Robinson and the Orioles became the best team in the AL. They played in 4 World Series, winning in 1966 and 1970. They lost to the Mets in '69 and Pirates in '71.
The Reds thought that Frank Robinson was "old" but he proved them wrong in Baltimore. He won the Triple Crown in 1966 and MVP that year.
We remember Issur Danielovitch who was born in New York City on this day in 1916. We know him as Kirk Douglas or one of the most popular actors ever. He died in 2020.
Some of his acting roles were in “Ace in the Hole” (1951), “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), “Act of Love” (1953), “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1954), "Lust for life" (1956) and “Spartacus” (1960).
Let's put his life in some perspective. He was born during World War I and made his first movie when President Truman was in The White House.
He was a great actor.
