My Life in Baseball
- ISBN-10
- 1617494267
- ISBN-13
- 9781617494260
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-04-01
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Authors
- Robin Roberts, Paul C. Rogers
Description
Hall of Famer Robin Roberts was baseball's most dominant pitcher from 1950 to 1955. He was the ace of the Whiz Kids rotation that led the Phillies to the NL pennant in 1950. In 1966 Roberts introduced Marvin Miller to the players' union, a major chapter in baseball history.
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