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Bruce Philip Robinson, (Robby) (born April 16, 1954 in La Jolla, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of three seasons from until and was on the Yankees disabled list during the 1981 and 1982 seasons. He is the son of John Munro Robinson (1917- ), a law school graduate (U. of Minnesota) and banker/estate planner and Kathleen (née Tanner) Robinson (1925-2002), a career housewife and homemaker. A first-round pick by the Oakland Athletics in the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, Robinson's career was derailed by an automobile accident while playing for the New York Yankees in . He never returned to the majors, though he continued to play in the minor leagues in 1983, with the Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate in Hawaii and in 1984 with the A's in Tacoma and Modesto. During that time, Robinson was a player-coach for the Modesto A's in , where he worked with future stars Mark McGwire and José Canseco. Robinson is the father of former ambidextrous minor league first baseman, catcher and player/coach Scott Robinson. Scott Robinson played 8 years of professional baseball, 5 years with the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners organizations, one season with Macon Georgia where he was League MVP and league leading hitter, and two years as a player coach with O'Fallon, Missouri. Robinson's next oldest brother, Dave Robinson played in the major leagues for two seasons with the San Diego Padres. ==Early Years== Bruce Robinson was born in La Jolla, California, a beach community in the city of San Diego. Bruce is the youngest of 3 brothers. Brothers, John Jr. (Skip) and Dave, and Bruce were multi-sport stars in youth leagues and high school at La Jolla High. Brother Dave, 8 years, Bruce's senior, graduated from San Diego State University and went on to become an outfielder in the Major Leagues with the San Diego Padres. Following his baseball career, Dave became a middle school physical education teacher in San Diego County. Oldest brother, "Skip", was a collegiate pitcher and graduated from University of California at Santa Barbara. Skip was a career banking executive to the wineries of Sonoma and Napa Counties in northern California. Growing up in a sports oriented family didn't leave time for much more than school and sports. Music was not an integral part of the Robinson family. Bruce showed a love of music at 8 years old, and by age 10, when the Beatles took the world by storm in 1964, he was saving his weekly allowance to buy 45's for $0.99 and Beatle albums for $3.00. Singing with group of 6th grade classmates, Bruce's first gig was at a La Jolla Elementary School P.T.A. meeting. The musical group, Nau & Them (Jim Nau, Robert McCleod, Tim Fallis and Bruce), performed two songs made popular by Herman's Hermits, I'm Henry VIII, I Am and Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter. Nau & Them recast the members for the following year and played two shows, one that gave them a dose of rock stardom, the annual La Jolla Fall Carnival. The band consisted of Jim Nau (piano & organ), Joe Fawcett (lead guitar & vocals), Robert McCleod (rhythm guitar), Larry Mulvaney (drums) and Bruce (bass guitar and lead vocals). That 1967 show was the last musical performance for Bruce, until 41 years later at an open mic in Twin Falls, Idaho. Bruce's fire was to play baseball and reach the Major Leagues. There wasn't time for music and baseball. Bruce starred for La Jolla High, graduating in 1972. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox, but elected to turn down their substantial offer to attend Stanford on a full baseball scholarship. After graduation, Bruce flew to Fairbanks, Alaska to join up with the top summer, collegiate program in the nation, the Fairbanks Alaska Goldpanners. Robinson played with dozens of players who went on to stardom in the Major Leagues while the Goldpanners won 3 consecutive national championships at the NBC (National Baseball Congress) Tournament in Wichita, Kansas. The Goldpanners are the most successful amateur team in history and have seen over 200 of their players make it to the Major Leagues. Robinson's 1974 squad is widely acclaimed as the best amateur team ever assembled. Robinson received All-American recognition during both summer and college seasons at Stanford. He broke the single season home run record and, to this day, hit more home runs in a single season, with a wooden bat, than any other Stanford player. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Robinson (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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