Uncle Robbie Author:Jack Kavanagh, Norman L. Macht Hall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson began his career as a catcher. As a Baltimore Oriole in the 1890s the hard-nosed but congenial receiver joined John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and other greats on the roughest team of the game?s toughest era. He went on to make a reputation with McGraw?s New York Giants as a great developer of pitchers. Subse... more »quently he took over the Brooklyn Dodgers, quickly turning them into pennant winners and gradually becoming the borough?s beloved Uncle Robbie.« less