a workhorse, strong thrower, & the hard rival, Roberts is considered by several when the better correct-handed pitcher within Phillies history. Inside 1950 he led his Phillies Whiz Kids team, the immature major league baseball squad ever fielded, to the number one National League pennant in 35 years. Surprisingly, Roberts began iii games in a previous 5 years of the year, winning the heavy favorite Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in the pennant-deciding, 10-inning game. It was his Twentieth triumph, becoming a Phillies' number one 20-game-winner since Grover Cleveland Alexander did it in 1917. Since so, a 1950 Phillies get in a baseball history known forever when the Whiz Children.

Between 1950 & 1955 Roberts won 20 games, with NL highs from either 1952-55. Six days he led a league within games started, five days inside complete games and innings pitched, and it used to be that pitched Xxviii complete games within the row. The fabulous control pitcher, Roberts never walked more than 77 batters in any regular season. Beside this, he helped himself when a fielder besides as his bat, hitting 55 doubles, 10 triples, and 5 home runs with 103 RBI. His merely weakness as a pitcher was surrendering a longball.

Despite his Xxviii triumph inside 1952, Roberts enjoyed his best year around 1953 posting a 23-16 record & likewise leading a NL pitchers inside strikeouts with 198. Within the career-high 346.Ii innings pitched he walked just 66 batters, & his Two.75 ERA was second in the league behind Warren Spahn 2.10, narrowly missing a Triple Crown.

Around his 19-seasons career, Roberts compiled the 286-245 record by owning 2,357 strikeouts, the Tierce.41 ERA, 305 complete games, 45 shutouts, and 4,688.Two frame dig in 676 games. He holds a major league record for virtually all sequentially Opening Day starts for the equivalent team by owning Dozen, between 1950 & 1961.

Robin Roberts was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976

Highlights
Heptad-period All-Star (1950-56) Phoebe-instance Top Decade MVP (1950, 1952-55) Sixer-instance won 20 or even additional games (1950-55) Four-instance led league inside won games (1952-55) Twice led a league inside strikeouts (1953-54) Led league inside skunk (1950) Sextet-period led a league inside games began (1950-55) Little phoebe-period led league inside complete games (1952-56) Cinque-period led league within frame pitched (1951-55) Sestet-period pitched all over 300 frame (1950-55) Ranks #26 on the all-time wins leaderboard

Facts
In Can 13, 1954, Cincinnati Reds Bobby Adams hit a lead-off front yard rerun off Roberts. So, Roberts retired the next Twenty-seven batters inside the row to win 8-of these, in a one-1-hitter game.

His Xxviii wins around 1952 come a virtually all in the National League since 1935, when Dizzy Dean also won 28 games.

Whiz Kids team
Richie Ashburn (CF) Bubba Church (SP) Del Ennis (LF) Mike Goliat (2B) Granny Hamner (SS) Willie Jones (3B) Jim Konstanty (RP) Russ Meyer (SP) Bob Miller (SP) Robin Roberts (SP) Andy Seminick (C) Curt Simmons (SP) Dick Sisler (RF) Eddie Waitkus (1B)