Editing Frank Robinson (section)

====Final years as a player (1972–1976)====
[[File:Frank Robinson 1973.jpg|thumb|Robinson, circa 1973]]
Robinson was traded along with [[Pete Richert]] from the Orioles to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] for [[Doyle Alexander]], [[Bob O'Brien (baseball)|Bob O'Brien]], [[Sergio Robles]] and [[Royle Stillman]] at the [[Winter Meetings]] on December 2, 1971.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/03/archives/dodgers-get-frank-robinson-and-trade-allen-in-separate-deals-by.html |author=Durso, Joseph |title=White Sox Add Bahnsen, Ship McKinney to Yanks |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 3, 1971}}</ref> When the [[1972 Major League Baseball strike]] occurred, Robinson was one of three Dodgers out of thirty who voted against it. When the vote was announced, he said, "I don't believe in the strike, and I voted against it. But I was voted down, so now I'm on your side. I'm with you guys."<ref name="John">{{cite book |last1=John |first1=Tommy |title=TJ: My Twenty-Six Years in Baseball |last2=Valenti |first2=Dan |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |year=1991 |isbn=0-553-07184-X |location=New York |page=127}}</ref> The 1972 season was his first season in the National League since playing with the 1965 Reds. He played 103 games while compiling a .251 batting average, 59 RBI, 86 hits, and 19 home runs.<ref name="bbref"/> Teammate [[Tommy John]] said, "Frank didn't have a great year in 1972, but he played hard all year...He set a positive role model for the team."<ref name="John"/>

Robinson's only season with the Dodgers ended when he was dealt along with [[Bill Singer]], [[Bobby Valentine]], [[Billy Grabarkewitz]] and [[Mike Strahler]] to the [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]] for [[Andy Messersmith]] and [[Ken McMullen (baseball)|Ken McMullen]] at the Winter Meetings on November 28, 1972. The transaction was the result of Robinson's request for regular playing time, something Dodgers general manager [[Al Campanis]] wanted for the team's younger prospects. It also reunited him with Angels general manager [[Harry Dalton]] who had worked in a similar capacity when both were with the Orioles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joseph|last=Durso|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/29/archives/angels-get-dodgers-frank-robinson-aging-star-key-in-7man-trade.html |title=Angels Get Dodgers' Frank Robinson |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 29, 1972 |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> In his time with the Angels, he became their first [[designated hitter]] while also being teammates again with [[Vada Pinson]]. He played 147 games in 1973 and 129 in 1974. In his tenure with the Angels, he hit for a .259 average while posting 50 home runs, 249 hits, and 160 RBI in 276 games.<ref name="bbref"/>

On September 12, 1974, the Angels traded Robinson to the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] for [[Ken Suarez]], cash and a [[player to be named later]] ([[Rusty Torres]]).<ref name="bbref" /> Three weeks later, the Indians named him their [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and persuaded him to continue playing. In his first at-bat as a player/manager for Cleveland in 1975, he hit a home run off of [[Doc Medich]] of the Yankees. He injured his shoulder in 1975 and did not play often. He retired from playing after the 1976 season, after batting .226 with 14 home runs in 235 at-bats for Cleveland from 1974 through 1976.<ref name="cleveland">{{Cite web |last=Peticca |first=Mike |date=May 25, 2017 |title=Frank Robinson's debut as Cleveland Indians player-manager was historic (photos, audio) |url=https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/05/frank_robinsons_debut_as_a_pla_1.html |access-date=February 7, 2019 |website=[[The Plain Dealer]]}}</ref> His final at-bat in the majors came against Baltimore on September 18, where he pinch-hit in the eighth inning and collected an RBI base hit in a 3–2 loss.<ref name=sabr/><ref>{{cite web |title=1976 Frank Robinson batting log |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=robinfr02&t=b&year=1976 |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]]}}</ref>