» December 14, 1948: The Indians send Eddie Klieman, Eddie Robinson, and P Joe Haynes, acquired from the White Sox three weeks earlier for C Joe Tipton, to Washington for Early Wynn and Mickey Vernon. Vernon will go back to the Nats in 1950 but Wynn will stay in Cleveland for nine seasons and 163 wins. » May 3, 1949: Taking advantage of the shortened fence installed by White Sox GM Frank Lane, the Senators belt seven homers—and need them all—in beating Chicago, 14–12 in 10 innings. This is only time a team has collected seven homers in an extra inning contest. Clyde Vollmer leads the hit parade with 2, followed by Mark Christman, Gil Coan, Al Evans, Eddie Robinson, and Bud Stewart. The Sox get homers from Joe Tipton and Gus Zernial.
» May 31, 1950: Washington sends 1B Eddie Robinson, P Ray Scarborough and Al Kozar to the White Sox for P Bob Kuzava, 2B Cass Michaels and OF John Ostrowski. Robinson will set a club record in 1951, since-broken, with 29 home runs.
» April 25, 1951:
In the opening game, a 8–6 win over the Browns, Eddie Robinson becomes the 8th player, but the first White Sox, to hit a ball over the RF grandstand, added 26 years ago, at Comiskey. His blast comes off Al Widmar. Also leaving the park are Delsing and Wood for St. Louis, and Zarilla for the Sox. Browns ace Ned Garver beats Marv Rotblatt, 7–4, in the nitecap
» August 11, 1951:
Behind the four-hit pitching of Early Wynn, the Indians defeat the White Sox 2–1 in front of a Ladies Night crowd of 70,119. Wynn's homer in the 7th gives the Tribe (68-39) and negates 2nd-inning homers by Eddie Robinson and Al Rosen. It's the Tribes 9th straight win to stay deadlocked with the Yankees for first place. Loser Joe Dobson, who has beaten Wynn twice this year, gives up just six hits.
» January 27, 1953: In another deal that GM Lane pulls over the protests of Paul Richards, the White Sox send slugging 1B Eddie Robinson along with OF Ed McGhee and SS Joe DeMaestri to the A's for two-time batting champ Ferris Fain and infielder Robert Wilson.
» December 16, 1953: In a ten-player trade, the Yankees send 1B Vic Power, infielders Jimmy Finigan and Don Bollweg, OF Bill Renna, C Jim Robertson, and P John Gray to the A's. Philadelphia packs veteran 1B Eddie Robinson, Loren Babe, P Harry Byrd, and outfielders Tom Hamilton and Carmen Mauro to New York. Byrd, who won 26 games in two years for the A's, will never match his wins in New York. The stylish Power, the American Association batting leader in 1953, will win seven Gold Gloves and make the All-Star team four times.
» December 3, 1956: The Tigers send pitchers Ned Garver, Gene Host, and Virgil Trucks, 1B Wayne Belardi and $20,000 to the Athletics for pitchers Bill Harrington, Jack Crimian, 1B Eddie Robinson, and 3B Jim Finigan.
» May 15, 1957:
With the May 15 deadline to cut rosters to 25 players, a number of veterans are handed their walking papers. Among them are: pitchers Ellis Kinder and Jim McDonald, OF Bob Kennedy (White Sox), 1B Preston Ward (Indians), 1B Eddie Robinson (Tigers).
» August 27, 1961:
The Orioles Milt Pappas is the whole show as he blanks the Twins, 3–0. He allows just two hits while belting two homers. Eddie Robinson adds a homer.
» September 20, 1970:
Bill Melton sets a White Sox club record with his 30th home run (Eddie Robinson had the mark with 29) leading Chicago to an 8–4 win over the Royals in game 1. Kansas City's Jim York makes his ML debut in the nitecap, pitching four 2/3 innings of relief in winning his first game, 8–2. Paid attendance at Comiskey is 672.
» September 19, 1998:
Texas strikes two home run marks today. Mike Simms of the Rangers hits his 16th home run of the year to tie the major league mark for most home runs with less than 200 at bats in a season. Eddie Robinson of the Yankees and Bob Thurman of the Reds accomplished the feat in 1955 and 1957, respectively. Juan Gonzalez belts his 300th career homer, off Jimmy Haynes, but the Rangers lose to Oakland, however, 8–4.
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