ARLINGTON, Texas Former Texas Rangers general manager Eddie Robinson pa sed awayat his ranch in Bastrop, Texas onMonday night. He was 100 years old, and was the oldest living former Major League player at the time of his pa sing.Services for Robinson are pending at this time.The Rangers i sued the following statement on Tuesday:The Texas Rangers are incredibly saddened with the pa sing of the legendary Eddie Terry Pendleton Jersey Robinson, who spent nearly 70 years in profe sional baseball as an All-Star player and respected executive. He began a 13-year Major League career with the Cleveland Indians in 1942 and went on to serve as General Manager of both the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers during an incredible career.In his later years, Mr. Robinson was a regular and welcome visitor Matt Joyce Jersey at Rangers home games, and his unique ability to analyze and discu s the game, past and present, was truly amazing. The Rangers were honored to help Mr. Robinson celebrate his 100th birthday last December, and he made a final spring training visit to Arizona this past February. He Max Fried Jersey was a great amba sador for baseball to the end.The entire Rangers organization sends its thoughts and prayers to his wife, Bette, sons Robby, Marc, Drew, and Paul and the entire Robinson family. For Eddie Robinson, it was truly a life well lived.As a player, Robinsonbatted .268 with 172 homers and 723 RBI in 1,315 games as a first baseman Darren O Day Jersey with Cleveland (1942; 46-48; 57), Washington (1949-50), Chicago White Sox (1950-52), Philadelphia As (1953), New York Yankees (1954-56), Detroit (1957), and Baltimore (1957).Scroll to ContinueThe four-time American League All-Star was a member of the Cleveland Indians 1948 World Series championship team. Robinson went on to enjoy a long career as a MLB executive and scout, serving as general manager of the Kurt Suzuki Jersey Atlanta Braves from 1972-76 and Texas Rangers from 1976-82.Born in Paris, Texas, Robinson was a longtime resident of Fort Worth. His autobiography, was published in 2011.More From SI's :
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