Craig Robinson (baseball)

For other persons named Craig Robinson, see Craig Robinson (disambiguation).

Craig Robinson
Shortstop
Born: August 21, 1948 (1948-08-21) (age 63) Abington, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1972 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1977 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.219
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	42
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1973) Atlanta Braves (1974–1975) San Francisco Giants (1975–1976) Atlanta Braves (1976-1977)

Craig George Robinson (born August 21, 1948 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1973), Atlanta Braves (1974-1975, 1976-1977), and San Francisco Giants (1975-1976). He batted and threw right-handed.^[1]

Robinson was drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round of the 1970 amateur draft. He played 3 seasons in the Minor Leagues before making his Major League debut as a pinch runner at Veterans Stadium on September 9, 1972.^[2] A career .219 hitter, Robinson started regularly only once, playing 145 games for the 1974 Atlanta Braves.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Craig Robinson Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robincr01.shtml. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
2. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B09090PHI1972.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Craig
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	August 21, 1948
Place of birth	Abington, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death