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CAREER OVERVIEW Robinson was managed by Hall Of Famer Al Lopez , a man he respected a great deal, for his entire White Sox career. Despite never making an All-Star Team , Robinson was clearly a candidate a number of times. In 1962 , he finished 10th in MVP Voting ( Mickey Mantle won) and had 187 Hits in 600 At Bat s, which came out to a .312 Batting Average , good for 3rd in the league. Robinson led the league in doubles that year as well with 45. In 1964 , Robinson came closer to reaching the World Series than he had or ever would again, when the White Sox went 98-64, finishing one game behind the 99-63 New York Yankees . It was the second of three straight years that the White Sox and Robinson would finish 2nd in the American League . In '63 and '64, the Yankees came in 1st. In '65, it was the Minnesota Twins that prevented a World Series trip for Robinson. Al Lopez and the White Sox had reached and won the World Series In 1959 , one year before Robinson reached the majors. Despite never reaching the postseason, Robinson never played on a team with a losing record. Robinson's career high in home runs came in 1965 when he hit 14 with 66 RBIs. However, his stolen base numbers were down from the year before, going from 9 to 4. That was his last major Offensive year, and the 2nd-to-last year that he would be an every day player and with the White Sox. Robinson played his last game on September 29 , 1968 with the Red Sox. CAREER STATISTICS In 9 major league seasons, Robinson hit .283 with 67 Home Run s and 426 RBI s. In total, he accumulated 140 Double s, 36 Triple s, and 42 Stolen Base s. He finished with 458 Runs Scored , averaging 73 a year. Fielding In 886 games, Robinson only had 30 Errors , which came out to a .981 Fielding Percentage . He started 6 Double Play s in his career, 4 in 1963 . HIGHLIGHTS
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