Robin Roberts Dies at 83; Led Phillies’ Whiz Kids to Pennant

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/sports/baseball/07roberts.html?hp

Robin Roberts, the Hall of Fame right-hander who won 286 games and pitched the Philadelphia Phillies’ 1950 Whiz Kids team to the National League pennant, died Thursday at his home in Temple Terrace, Fla., near Tampa. He was 83.
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Robin Roberts after winning his 200th game on August 1, 1958.

The Phillies announced his death, saying it was of natural causes.

Throwing from a smooth, seemingly effortless motion through 19 major league seasons, Roberts displayed an outstanding fastball and extraordinary control and stamina.

He won at least 20 games every season from 1950 to 1955 and led National League pitchers five times in complete games, five times in innings pitched, four times in victories and twice in strikeouts. He was the winningest righty in Phillies history with 234 victories over 14 seasons, usually pitching for mediocre teams. He was a seven-time All-Star and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1976.

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Robin Roberts after winning his 200th game:

I used to use him back when I still had my PS2 playing MVP 2005...