Frank Robinson

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Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was honored by President George W. Bush with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award at the White House in 2005. Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball, died on Thursday. He was 83. He had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air, Maryland.

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FILE - In this 1967 file photo, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson smiles. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.(AP Photo/File) **FILE**

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10. Frank Robinson - 586 home runs, 10006 AB, .294 batting average. Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 499th career home run in the first game on of a doubleheaders Monday night, Sept. 13, 1971 against the Detroit Tigers. In the second contest he become the 11th player in Major league history to hit 500 homers. He is shown here hitting No. 499. (AP Photo)

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Frank Robinson speaks after his statue was unveiled before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Cleveland. Robinson was MLB's first African-American manager. He became a player-manager for the Indians in 1975. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Frank Robinson speaks after his statue was unveiled before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Cleveland. Robinson was MLB's first African-American manager. He became a player-manager for the Indians in 1975. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Frank Robinson, left, greets Hank Aaron before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Cleveland. Robinson was MLB's first African-American manager. He became a player-manager for the Indians in 1975. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Frank Robinson speaks after his statue was unveiled before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Cleveland. Robinson was MLB's first African-American manager. He became a player-manager for the Indians in 1975. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) **FILE**

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Frank Robinson poses with his statue before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Cleveland. Robinson was MLB's first African-American manager. He became a player-manager for the Indians in 1975. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Newly acquired Washington Nationals player Alfonso Soriano, center, stands with team manager Frank Robinson, left, and Jim Bowden, vice president and general manager of the Nationals, following a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, at the team's Major League Baseball spring training facility in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Washington Nationals baseball manager Frank Robinson, right, signs an autograph for Alex Fuoco, 12, from Palm Bay, Fla. during spring training, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, in Viera, Fla.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

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Former Nationals manager and Hall of Fame outfielder Frank Robinson throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Washington Nationals hosting the St. Louis Cardinals for Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Former Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson acknowledges fans before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the National League division baseball series between the Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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associated press Davey Johnson joined Frank Robinson (2005), Manny Acta (2007) and Jim Riggleman(2009) as Nationals managers to lose their debut game.