Major League Baseball Player. He played for the 1882 Detroit Wolverines, the 1884 Baltimore Monumentals, the 1885-1889 St. Louis Browns, the 1890 Pittsburgh Burghers, the 1891 Cincinnati Porkers, the 1891 St. Louis Browns and the 1892 Washington Senators. One of Baseballs 1st "Supersubs," Robinson was acquired by Chris Von der Ahe's St.Louis (AA) team from the Baltimore "Onions" team of the Union Association. This turned out to be a wonderful opportunity for Robinson, who under the tutelage of Manager Charlie Comiskey, blossomed as a player. Never a great hitter, in 1885 and 1886 he wound up playing every position except shortstop for the Brownies and in '86 stole 51 bases. He would continue on in this capacity for the majority of his career, even doing a little pitching for the Browns in 1886. Robinson was involved in one of the most controversial baseball episodes of the 19th century. During the 1889 season, Robinson was suspended and fined after a shouting match with owner Von der Ahe. The Browns players nearly went on a sit-down strike in support of their teammate. In fact, they became so indignant at the treatment of their teammate, that many refused to go to Kansas City to play the Cowboys for their next series. After much debating, and on pleas from Robinson, the team made a last minute decision and boarded the train. Controversy would not stop there though. The Browns would then proceed to drop 3 in a row to the Cowboys amid charges from Von der Ahe that they lost on purpose. All this proved to be too much for Robinson, who eventually had enough of Von der Ahe. '89 would be the last full season for Robinson, who "jumped" to the Players League in 1890. He would never again play more than 98 games in a season for the rest of his career. Settling in St.Louis after his career was over, he died on the 25th of August, 1894, as a result of Phithisis Pulmonalis (Wasting Of the Pulmonary System)....another term for Consumption or TB. In 11 Major League Seasons, Yank Robinson appeared in 978 games, batting .241 with 825 hits and 399 RBI in 3428 at bats. He also accrued 272 stolen bases during his career.