born july possibly april left fielder baseman major_league_baseball played new_york_yankees notable black manager aaa baseball level outfielder mantle yankees franchise hitting streak record holder world series championship teams yankees seasons finished american_league hitters hits runs batted runs scored doubles triples slugging percentage sacrifice flies sacrifice hits games played times hit pitch bats known clutch hitting poor fielding second born major league baseball player continues country revered world champion athletes games played seasons debuted major leagues days earlier games played seasons major born panama extensive career born major finish official statistical category sacrifice hits lead league official sacrifice flies play world series yankees win world championship yankees athletics later outfielder mantle yankees early mid-1960s successful season continued contribute effectively early 1960s pennant successes utility player divided career equally infield outfield positions retiring baseball went groundbreaking manager minor league baseball break baseball color line black manager aaa level served international managerial coaching positions early life born panama grew neighboring panama canal zone held time job american military base bowling alley high school track star father pitcher panama national baseball team high school athlete played baseball month graduated high school signed play employed prior season acquired today won baseball triple crown professional career played panama winter league won batting titles regularly led league home runs developed farm system team relocated kansas_city recalled major league club major league debut season finished second batting average overshadowed american_league leading pitcher rookie year usually played second base time athletics rookie season finished team home runs trailing tied team rbis trailing power respectively team regular baseman youngest regular starter team team finished record career high hits set career highs home runs runs batted early years black white players room road power closest friend team game hitting streak time team record thirteen seasons franchise played earned position american_league games played bats leading sacrifice flies times grounded double plays doubles runs scored sacrifice hits june hit home runs game career athletics hit home runs rbis scored runs talents wasted team finished 6th place traded new_york_yankees offensive skills led american_league errors seasons kansas_city baseball writer fan wrote bad defensive player want authors great american baseball card trading bubble book wrote defense like record right declaring time worst fielding major league new_york_yankees season yankees traded played games outfield time career played outfield games played games base team games kansas_city start major_league_baseball season played exclusively second base seasons yankees played outfield consecutive pennant winners time yankees outfielder mantle yankees won consecutive world series played logged games left field world series championship seasons pennant years playing right field playing center field logged games left field yankee period yankees consecutive pennant winners seven yankees entire era majority outfield appearances right field mantle play center field mantle return center field majority appearances final year mantle yankees final year career finished slugging percentage hits doubles rbi triples sacrifice hits world series replaced mantle series bats game recorded run single way victory game series game driving runs caught fly ball final series seven run batted performance continues remembered new highlight series managing manager black manager aaa level years black manager major leagues black men manage minor leagues years broke color barrier coached new_york long_island addition working parks department town managed venezuela player manager panama manager panama national baseball team world baseball classic history paved way role model born neighboring recorded baseball players regular major rookie season robinson qualify rookie season recorded 50th career inning pitched debuted qualified rookie rookie season batted qualify baseball statistical leadership recording minimum number plate appearances innings pitched appear major leagues sense everyday player major born panama played 1950s robinson clarke played major league postseason included world series yankees world series champion yankees record statistical accomplishments stolen base home run double triple walk season hits doubles runs scored walks season home runs runs batted twice base season recorded plate appearances recording qualifying number unofficial league leadership career high base percentage season qualified statistical leadership finish league aforementioned statistical categories lead league official statistical batting category sacrifice flies accumulate sufficient number career appearances qualify career statistical leadership depending source based bats career batting average base percentage slugging percentage historically significant represented panama caribbean series tied tournament home run leadership continues considered legendary world champion represented country cited professional basketball coach ranking alongside noted sports personalities world champions sons performances yankees team huge following panama post playing career retired following season age year participated old day returned annual event year totaling years
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