Angry Frank (BaseballHistoryShorts.com)

[@oldschoolsinger]

My best Oriole memory: In 1967 my brother and I were 14 and 12 and we were at Tiger Stadium watching them play the Tigers. The top of the 9th came and I think the Tigers were leading 3-1. Brooks and Frank Robinson and Boog Powell batted in the 3-5 spots. They came up and hit back-to-back-to-back solo home runs and beat the Tigers 4-3. We were disappointed but it was still exciting and a very memorable game.

[@peachablemacaw]

My favorite Oriole as a kid and teenager! Miss you, Frank! H. O. F.!!!!

[@jimallen8]

Robinson had class. Strikes out and calmly walks back to the dugout when he should have been on first, yet kept his anger and frustration under control.

[@cidguridy8389]

While today's mlv player would throw a mini trantrum after the call, throw his bat and helme t and curse the ump as he walks to sit down.

[@richieboy6825]

Cid Guridy and smashed a water cooler....

[@jpsned]

Right on.

[@globalnettuber]

He already vented his frustration with the umpire before returning to bat.

[@transitfan954]

I don't remember that delay. Then again, that was the third ever baseball game I watched on TV. I had zero interest in baseball until the Mets made it to the World Series. Those were all day games back then, so I conveniently developed a sore throat on Monday night before Game 3, and got to stay home for all 3 games 😁 (I actually felt better enough to have gone to school on Thursday (Game 5), but no way was I going to miss them clinching, so I told my mother "better give it one more day" (what helped is that my grandmother was able to come over and stay with me during the day. She liked baseball as well, as she went to several Brooklyn Dodger games back in the day) Did the P. A. announcer announce Boog Powell as "John" Powell? I know that was his given name, but I thought they would use Boog. Interesting.

[@tapay220]

Rest in peace, Mr. Robinson. You never backed down.

[@spooky6936]

Neither did Earl Weaver

[@bradybaylis5735]

LOVED Frank Robinson, a criminally underrated all-time great who took no crap from anyone. Of 20,000+ MLBers,Robinson is among the 21 in the exclusive 100+ WAR club,as well as the first MVP of both leagues, first black manager in MLB (Guardians,1975-1977) and first black N.L. skipper (Giants,1981-1984.) Throw at F. Robby (he was hit 198 times) and he'd arise and blast the ball. RIP,Frank!!!!!!!

[@salmaccarrone2401]

You absolutely got that right. The most underrated player in the history of MLB. Didn't even get voted in the top 50 all-time greats smfh. Players were outraged bc they knew how great he was

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

​@@salmaccarrone2401586 Home Runs... mostly during the "Pitchers Era" (1962 on). And also when some managers told their pitchers: "Frank Robinson....hit 'em, so he won't hit it out!" 586 Home Runs!!!

[@OBESPRING1982]

Indians 1975-1977. Fixed it for you.

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

@@OBESPRING1982 You speak truth and wisdom, kind Sir.

[@alexh771]

I was at the game when Frank Robinson debuted as first black Manager and hit a HR his first at bat! Cleveland INDIANS!

[@BillMorganChannel]

The great Lindsay Nelson....one of the best announcers ever. Quiz time! 1. Which Met had the highest BA as a Met (minimum 300 games as a Met)? 2. Who played the most games for the Mets? 3. Who had the most hits as a Met? 4. Who hit the most HRs as a Met? 5. Who (by far) was the hardest Met to strike out? 6. Which Met pitcher had the highest strikeout to AB ratio? 7. Which Met pitcher gave up the most earned runs? 8. Which Met manager won the most games? 9. Which Met manager lost the most games?

[@MelonheadSTL]

Amazing how much big league baseball has changed.

[@LazlosPlane]

Frank Robinson -- one of the greatest.

[@chrispierce1739]

Frank was also one of the most intense players in the history of the game. He was the missing piece of the puzzle in Baltimore. He taught the Orioles to be winners.

[@beatlepaul77]

Robinson probably would have killed Koosman.

[@darrellknick3699]

Q

[@jimallen8]

He was. Saw him and the other great Orioles many games. I saw Robinson hit the only ball ever hit out of Memorial Stadium. They put up a flag where it went out that just said, "Here."

[@groovekingmuzz2699]

Would love to see day games come back to the fall classic...

[@frankherman5195]

All about money. Most people cant take the day off to see the game but now call in sick the next day after that long night game. World Series afternoon games were the best

[@haroldsteinblatt2567]

Fantastic quality.

[@TheGoatShowMan]

I kept waiting for them to show the instant replay. Yikes. Pre-IR!

[@DrSkull1939]

I got so much outta this Video. 1st RIH Frank, Earl & Kirk Gowdy. I miss his voice especially doing games on NBC. You gotta love a manager like Earl Weaver sticking up for you. He came right out when Frank started arguing trying to keep him in the game. Loved the stirrups players used to wear. That made baseball look like baseball when I was a kid. Fond memories as I remember the game being on but had no idea what was going on. I loved the Orioles logo. As a kid I bought that hat( Ok, it was bought for me). We used to play baseball with gloves and all kinds of childhood games back then. A Fond Fun memory

[@johnwalker4329]

To this day I am proud to have attended the same high school as frank robinson. Mclymonds high school in west oakland California. Obviously frank graduated in the 50's and I graduated in the late 70's but it always inspired me walking down the corridor towards the gym and seeing the photos outside the gymnasium wall of a 17 year old frank Robinson, and vada Pinson and Bill Russell. All alumni of mclymonds

[@liraloo]

Wow! I think I would have felt the same way.

[@johnwalker4329]

@liraloo Oakland has produced a lot of hall of famers. Frank Robinson. Bill Russell. Rickey Henderson. Joe Morgan. And great players. Dave Stewart. Marshawn lynch. Bip Robert's. Hall of famer Gary Payton. Jason kidd. Isaiah rider. Paul pierce.

[@Byzantine41]

Old school. Umpires back then weren't so sensitive and egotistical like they are now. They use to let the players/managers have their say and give them some rope. Not like today.

[@lonniereynolds7895]

Umpire today ain't nothing but a bunch off "PUSSY ASS MOTHERFUCKING SON OF A BITCHES"!! "PUNK ASS MOTHERFUCKERS"!!

[@lonniereynolds7895]

You can't even look @ an umpire funny these days before they eject you.

[@MrJking065]

@@lonniereynolds7895 Don't hold back tell us how you really feel. lol. And you are right. They all need diapers. Just big babies.

[@jamesgentry13]

Umpires back then blowing an obvious call. Frank was hit by the pitch clear as day

[@tallguy3708]

The umpires in this series were the worst in baseball history. MLB wanted the Mets to win. Oh what a story it would be!

[@badmaxx]

That is, before Ken Burkhart came along the following year forever tying his name and pathetic call to Bernie Carbo and Elrod Hendricks.

[@h2ofield]

@@badmaxx That did make up for it, didn't it? lol.

[@royscott3432]

Angel Hernandez…”Hold my beer”.

[@stephennixon9609]

I'm a Yankees fan and that was awful umpiring by DeMurro. He missed the hit by pitch then his ego was too big to ask for help. Frank took his time and I don't blame him.

[@markducharme9518]

It's amazing how similar these grown men were and, apparently, still are to our sandlot games in how we would argue with each other but, in the end, we would work it out, grumpy feelings and all.

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

Robinson gets hit for all the world to see and the umpire misses it, yet when Cleon Jones wasn't hit, Gil Hodges comes out and points to a speck of dirt and the ump gives Jones first base. Total crap.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

fuk da mets

[@globalnettuber]

They claimed it was shoe polish on the ball.

[@natch27]

Oriole fans can complain all they want but the real reason they lost this game was allowing 2B Al Weis (who had 7 career HR’s) to tie the game in the 7th inning with a homer.

[@daviddavidson8050]

Earl Weaver and Frank Robinson were great man!

[@daviddavidson8050]

@jesusisnotallright s what's that supposed to mean?

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

Were that an umpire of today, Robinson would have been thrown out long before he would ask for help.

[@BOBBYP1857]

And the Mets pulled a baseball ⚾️ with shoe polish on it and extended the inning 😂😅

[@robertbranco1126]

Why no replay during the delay ? .. did Frank go in the club house to get the umpire some glasses ? Very underrated great player from the Bay Area Ca .. you wonder why the Reds traded him .. my very first pro mitt I got was the Frank Robinson model 😊

[@DemonBrandon]

Class act, Mr. Robinson. Sorely lacking in sports today. Also, he was a superstar who was probably paid less than today's MLB minimum, even adjusted for inflation. He was a big Lakers fan during the Kobe/Shaq era, I sat near him several times. Still, as of 2023, in the top 10 of MLB all time HR's, even after the steroid and juiced ball era's. Only Aaron, Ruth, and Mays had more than him when he retired.

[@fireonshakedwnstreet]

Robinson already arguing like a manager.

[@pcsbeat]

Saw that all in person. What a day! Man, I miss those stirrups.

[@BillMorganChannel]

1. Which Met had the highest BA as a Met (minimum 300 games as a Met)? 2. Who played the most games for the Mets? 3. Who had the most hits as a Met? 4. Who hit the most HRs as a Met? 5. Who (by far) was the hardest Met to strike out? 6. Which Met pitcher had the highest strikeout to AB ratio? 7. Which Met pitcher gave up the most earned runs? 8. Which Met manager won the most games? 9. Which Met manager lost the most games?

[@kazitude1]

Interesting to see that the media back then didn't have an agenda by showing 10000 replays The umpire was the authority, whatever he said was the final word

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

10000 replays are too much, but I would've loved to have seen ONE REPLAY!!!!

[@daniellinehan63]

MANY times Frank would line a beanball right up the middle !!!

[@willdrucker4291]

Hahaaaa...poor Frank...first he gets hit on the leg by Koosman...then the umpire calls it FOUL...then he gets rung up by the same umpire....finally, the Mets come back with five runs of their own to knock the Orioles out of the series....AMAAAAAZING

[@Bob31415]

The umpires were horribly biased against Baltimore in this series.

[@Nestor123057]

there was no way the Met's should have won this World Series. It just seemed everything seemed to break their way. The baseball God's had determined the Mets would be World Champions and nothing was going to change that. I was a ten-year-old boy living in New York City watching this unfold and I couldn't believe it. The whole season was as improbable as you could imagine.

[@mattdon2164]

Absolutely. The Baseball Gods can be very benevolent like they were to the Mets here or to Don Larsen in 1956. They can also be cruel like Bill Buckner in 1986. I guess the Baseball Gods determined for 1969 it was the underdog Mets time.

[@nelsonperez5289]

There is only 1 GOD...Shame on you.

[@Nestor123057]

@@nelsonperez5289 Oh grow up. It's an expression. Stop trying to shame people. The Catholic church does a good enough job without you. They don't need your help. Thank you.

[@nelsonperez5289]

@@Nestor123057 SinNestor, I am not catholic, and My God is not to be put to shame. God Bless

[@Nestor123057]

Duh, of course you're not a Catholic. There is only one God and He is not your God He's mine. Next time grown men are talking in a room, go to yours and play with your Legos.

[@jurgostuff]

Anyone else count how many jets flew overhead?

[@bobriedel3277]

With a name like Boog Powell you know he was a monster!

[@gregbiancone7422]

Listen very closely at the end this video. Th PA announcer calls him John Powell. His real name but no one ever used it

[@liraloo]

​@@gregbiancone7422Yes, but he'll always be Boog to those of us who saw him play.

[@TheBatugan77]

When the Orioles came to Yankees Stadium, I sat along the RF line and wished the Yankees would trade for Robbie. And I had a little league Louisville Slugger Frank Robinson signature model. 30 oz!

[@wilrobles9824]

The Orioles of the late 60s and early 70s were truly a great team. The 1983 team wasn't bad either.

[@tragiksituation]

The 1982 team was good too....

[@BillMorganChannel]

Please go to baseball-reference dot com and read the biography on Paul Richards...he was a big reason why they were so good ("the Oriole Way").

[@corbinmcnabb]

I will get in trouble with some, but the Orioles were the better team. Except for five games in October. Unfortunately for the Os, those five games were...

[@TimCarter]

Seeing the umpiring here makes it all a little easier to understand.@@corbinmcnabb

[@traderduke2]

The late 70s when they had Eddie Murray and Ken Singleton batting 3/4, both switch hitters; I can't think of another team that had that kind of a killer combination.

[@normmacdonald7041]

I like the umpire's tie

[@lorenzobeckmann3736]

in top 5 greatest 1 - 2 batters: Veda Pinson - Frank Robinson

[@John-dv7de]

Apparently didn't have instant replay those days or else would have been shown 30 times. Can't believe Earl didn't get tossed over that one.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

That pictch hit him on the upper part of the leg. You can hear it hit Frank. Oct 16, 1969

[@globalnettuber]

Weaver was good at arguing in an effort to keep his players from being tossed out. The ball did take a funny dip before hitting Robinson on the leg. Today we have enough cameras to determine if the ball actually hit the bat handle or knob which could have caused the odd movement of the ball that caused it to hit him. That happens a lot in baseball. And that is what the umpire thought at the time.

[@Scott-ly2nk]

Back when the world series was in the day time they didnt worry about the prime time shit if you were lucky you had a cool teacher who would bring a tv into your room at school

[@bak-mariterry5180]

Or let you listen on a transistor radio. With a earplug.

[@davidwhite3181]

Top 20 all time great!!!! Maybe the most underrated player in MLB history!

[@altonpitts5303]

I wonder why the NBC control director didn't replay the pitch. The technology existed at that time.

[@jpsned]

Good point!

[@BillMorganChannel]

Back then they did not want to show up the umpires...honest I am very very old and remember!

[@SirBelvedere333]

Curt Gowdy the voice of bb when I was a kid. I remember this game. My daddy loved Powell.

[@johnwalker4329]

The only player to win mvp awards in both the American and national league.

[@1964rocks]

I think it hit the bat first than the leg. You can here the double hit. The leg hit was a thug sound.

[@brucehauge1391]

I thought the same thing. If you watch the video closely it does look like it hit the bat first.

[@JiveDadson]

That's why the plate ump refused to defer to the 1st base ump. He heard and saw the ball strike the bat before it hit the batter.

[@Nlaverdiere]

I've always suspected that the National Leagues umpires had heard about Earl Weaver's combativeness and the Orioles' general scrappiness, and were determined to show Weaver, Frank Robinson, and the rest of the O's who was boss.

[@globalnettuber]

The umpire would only ask for help on a half swing or check swing situation and then only if the defensive team asked him to appeal. That's still the case today. The difference today is that there are numerous camera angles and the teams are now allowed to challenge a call like this one to have it reviewed by video.

[@bobriedel3277]

'69 World Series. The Amazin's !

[@davestrang8585]

Earl needed a cig

[@alcopersino7855]

What a terrible call. All things considered, Robinson stayed remarkably calm.

[@kevinw9073]

I love it! No replays, good ARGUMENT. That is how baseball is played. No "Big Brother" watching in New York. Life was good.

[@davanmani556]

Kevin W this why they show replays about 7 times.

[@mmsmith61894]

Yeah great. He kicks a call that was obvious in real time-that ball clearly hit Robinson-and you applaud it. Replay is a pain in the ass for sure but that was an egregious bad call.

[@DanStrayer]

And the call stays wrong. Good Ol’ days ain’t exactly good for everyone or everything.

[@revueguy]

FR truly had a freaking meltdown!

[@jacksmith5692]

I guess Earl didn't say you are here just to fuck us like he did with Bill Haller when he was tossed on the 2nd pitch of the game. What a clip!

[@bigshash9946]

Can't believe I watched that whole thing.

[@brianarbenz1329]

This wasn’t about “Angry Frank.” It was more Angry Earl. Frank was justifiably upset and handled this with class.

[@globalnettuber]

Earl was especially good at taking the heat and keeping his players in the game.

[@guyfletcher45]

If Frank argued it, I can guarantee you it was not a foul ball.

[@victorestrada7559]

That last strike call was high and outside umpire got his revenge for being showed up the pitch hit Robinson

[@horaceball5418]

Would it not have been classic if Koosman drilled him again when he came back?

[@richieboy6825]

Horace Ball yep lol

[@daniellinehan63]

Gutless NBC would not show a replay- they knew

[@johnleidle9910]

If he had Jerry may have gotten a fat lip.

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

Curt Gowdy, what a voice!

[@badmaxx]

until Yaz flew out to Geronimo, inning 9, game 7, 1975. a call on par with Hawk Harrelsonesque homerism.

[@HRGreenShark]

You gotta love these past clips. That's when baseball mattered. Now a day the game sucks....ruined by lazy ass multimillionaires !!!!

[@walkergillette3918]

in todays baseball we would have seen 5 replays some in slo-motion, probably 3 different angles, man what the heck were they doing in 1969?

[@americangiant1003]

Walker replays was still relatively brand new as it only got created around 1959/60? Someone can confirm. Plus this is one of the oldest surviving World Series video shown in full color.

[@ronlangill8689]

I guess they didn't show replays back then, or have any different angles of the play?

[@juanmalaka2001]

The human drama of athletic competition

[@afvet5075]

Boog Powell on Deck. Great pair and a great team.

[@thebigguy8336]

Both would have been tossed in 10 seconds with today's prima donna umpires.

[@kingtyomama6564]

When Frank Robinson took his time coming out Boog Powell said "Frank you dumbass jig, you are holding up the game.""

[@dougbrowne9890]

That was a criminal call.

[@robchell9196]

No video replay from ten different angles?

[@cidguridy8389]

And that is what is great about real baseball.

[@robchell9196]

I remember this like it was yesterday....

[@daniellinehan63]

Bowie wanted Mutz to win.Hundley tags Agee out by 10 feet and Tommies called safe.Thank you Jimmy Qualls.

[@BillMorganChannel]

Back then they did not want to show up the umpires...honest I am very very old and remember!

[@atlasrunner8206]

Wow.... Back when EVERYONE "DRESSED" to Go to The BALLPARK.....AWESOME...👨‍💼

[@LBlucher13]

Lou DiMuro, one of the great hometown New York Mets.

[@michaelsmith8453]

Clear to me that the only reason no one got tossed is cuz the ump knew he was wrong.

[@kevinevans5921]

Oldest World Series we have videotape of

[@dibber43]

Obviously, Frank Robinson was hit by the pitch!!!😒

[@3dougj]

Frank Robinson was not a hot head as you call him. I wonder if you ever watched him play. I bet it was before your time!

[@lonniereynolds7895]

Frank Robinson didn't take anyone else's shit!! Why oh why did "THE CINCINNATI REDS" trade him? It was (& still is) one of the worst trades "EVER" in baseball.

[@corbinmcnabb]

I think if I had been hit and the ump called a foul ball, I would have gotten a little bit loud, too. Don't think that makes him a hot head. If that doesn't get you a bit steamed, you are probably dead.

[@corbinmcnabb]

@@lonniereynolds7895 The Reds were constantly looking for someone who could pitch well in Crosley Field. An understandable desire, but this time it went into obsession mode, and they clearly blew it

[@newsreach]

NBC couldn't show a replay?

[@subg8858]

Sounds like Trailer Park Boys. "What the hell was that Frank!" 5:01

[@daviddavidson8050]

I would like to further engage as to my mistake at home plate. Because I made an entirely incorrect call and misrepresented the facts as to Frank being full of bean dip that he was actually hit and did not in fact foul tip the ball off his leg. I vociferously request that Mr. Robinson return to home plate for an immediate redo. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@robocat10]

Could you imagine if this happened in today's baseball. Social media would go crazy. 🤪

[@Ed3737]

No replay? The idea was to protect the umpires from looking bad back then. Much different time.

[@lawrenceehrbar8667]

Most don't know, nor is it ever talked about, why the Reds traded him to Baltimore. Seems he was involved, directly or indirectly, in an incident that ended up with a man being killed.

[@loyaldude10]

never heard that story. I know Reds owner DeWitt was very cheap and Robinson had a sort of bad boy rep, so he traded him and saved on salary, calling him an old 30. Big mistake

[@buckfan1969]

Robby was traded because he'd become too vocal to suit DeWitt. He was the team leader and he felt it was his job to bring player concerns to mgmt. Plus, the Reds really did need pitching. In 1965 they led the majors in runs scored and finished 4th. Deron Johnson had emerged as a solid bat, Tommy Harper was there and great things were expected from him, so DeWitt thought trading Robinson for a front-line pitcher would help the team. Or so he said. The problem was after Robby was traded, both Vada Pinson and Deron Johnson had horrible years, Harper didn't come up to expectations, and the Reds finished 7th. Pinson was never the same player after Robinson was traded. I think he benefitted by hitting in front of Robinson all those years by getting better pitches to hit. As a Reds fan, it broke my heart when they traded him; I followed Baltimore for the next 6 years. But it was probably the best thing that ever happened to Robinson.

[@davanmani556]

George Bamburger was really skinny back then.

[@loyaldude10]

what a bullshit call. as bad as the bullshit shoe polish call where Cleon Jones was awarded first base. Mets were just destined in this Series.

[@scottlowman.1044]

Where's the replay?

[@georgehakimian5949]

Robinson did get hit by the ball. The ball bounced off him & hit the bat.

[@markmcintyre1360]

That hit him.

[@guapoviejo9135]

So why did DiMuro not run at least Weaver and probably both? And why did no other umpire even make an effort to "protect" DiMuro from two angry men? Simple: DiMuro was wrong and he knew it. And I intensely dislike most things "Baltimore".

[@h2ofield]

The fix was in..the Mets won. 3:36

[@ronsharer2986]

One of those times when we're victimized by a blind umpire. Mets fans were the worst in baseball at that time.

[@ICU2B4UDO]

Umpires-Always the worst...

[@markjorgenson7037]

Drama....if that had happened today there would have been 35 replays....

[@carymiller2403]

Only player to win MVP in NL and AL plus a triple crown

[@richardgallerani8817]

Ump should have gone to first for help. It just looks arrogant when they get stubborn like that. Even if the first base ump concurred, it mskes him look better.

[@paulsiegel2915]

great baseball man but that was a bush league move

[@xciceroguy]

Based on the reactions of his teammates I’m thinking Frank was not well liked in the clubhouse.

[@foolsplay5880]

I know he was a great player, a hall of fame inductee, and I realize he recently passed away, but I understand that Robinson was a p_ick. Sometimes people aren't very nice and we need not venerate them.

[@mauricescribner7025]

@@foolsplay5880 both you and Michael Lechner are dead wrong about Frank Robinson not being well liked Frank Robinson actually embodied the standard of the Oriole way, play hard, run out ground balls, never slack on fundamentals. He ran the kangaroo court for the team . They weren't winners until he joined the team. As far as being a prick that's a subjective reference that you can make on any player having a bad day. Reggie Jackson once refused to sign an autograph for my cousin and I when were kids, but I am not going to refuse his greatness just because. I didn't know Jackson personally and i doubt you knew Frank Robinson.

[@ronaldcammarata3422]

He was VERY popular in the Orioles clubhouse. (I've always wondered how and why people make up completely false conclusions based on absolutely no information. It happens all the time - unfortunately.)

[@mauricescribner7025]

@@ronaldcammarata3422 for some people it makes them feel better to believe the rumored lie than the boring truth

[@desertmulehunter]

Are the ump's made to wear those caps so they look stupid?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Baseball History Shorts, "......the second ridiculous call against his team in one World Series inning." This was a bad call; Frank Robinson was hit by the pitch, but so was Cleon Jones. In both cases the ball caromed sharply to the left; what did they hit?

[@antonioacevedo5200]

The umpire should have made Earl Weaver use a pinch hitter. There is no excuse for Robinson to delay the game nearly 5 minutes without permission.

[@antonioacevedo5200]

Was it ever explained why Robinson went into the club house?@Staying Sober

[@donluego9448]

Frank Robinson used to embarrass some of his players, like when he was manager of the Giants he pulled his picher and then grabbed him like a kid because he didn't like the way he handed him the ball. ..He also embarrassed one of his players on the Nationals, but I couldn't remember who it was.

[@andrewyoung2796]

I've never seen THIS🌝

[@harriskimball8412]

Just go to the replay monitor and get on with game..I've got money on the Orioles.