For Strudwick, 65, a diehard baseball fan, it was more than just a replica of the flag that marked where lauded Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson hit the first home run out of Memorial Stadium ...

1956 — Cincinnati rookie Frank Robinson hit the first home run of his 586 lifetime homers in a 9-1 win over Chicago. Robinson homer came off Paul Minner in Crosley Field. 1961 — Warren Spahn ...

his first at bat as player-manager, Frank Robinson did what greatness does. He hit a home run. It came on the eighth pitch of the at bat, against New York Yankees pitcher Doc Medich. The first two ...