Warren Sheriff Robinson
Warren Robinson
Nickname: Sheriff
Born: Sept. 8, 1921
in Cambradge, Maryland
Died: April 5, 2002
A minor league catcher and manager, Warren Robinson played a vital role in helping to the 1969 "Miracle Mets" to win the World Series. He was 80 when he died on April 5, 2002.
Robinson signed with the St. Louis Cardinals system as a catcher when he was just 16 years old. He was in the minor leagues from 1938 to 1963 (He served in the Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1945) as a catcher, a player coach and minor league manager for the Cardinals, Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees and Mets.
Robinson led Corning, N.Y., a Red Sox affiliate, to the NY-Penn League Pennant in 1954 and Amarillo, Texas, a Yankees affiliate, to the Texas League Pennant in 1961.
From 1964-67 and in 1972, he was a bullpen coach and first base coach for the Mets. He later became the Mets' special assignment coach.
In 1969, Robinson was the man who scouted the Baltimore Orioles. The "Miracle Mets" went on to beat Baltimore in the World Series. For his help and for his report, Robinson was honored by the Mets with a World Series ring.
He was inducted into the Middle Atlantic MLB Scouts Hall of Fame in 1995.