1954 Back-O'-The-Card: Eddie Robinson

"Eddie hit .294 in 143 games last year. His 155 hits included 27 doubles and 18 homers. He batted in 78 runs.

He came to the majors with the Cleveland Indians at the end of the 1942 season. He spent the next three years on the Indians' roster, but in military service.

Eddie returned to baseball with Baltimore in 1946 and again joined the Indians at the end of the season. He was traded to Washington in December 1948."

-1950 Bowman No. 18

"Eddie went to the White Sox from the Senators during the 1950 season. His fielding mark of .990 was just a point from the top American League percentage. And he took part in a triple play.

He batted .295 and drove in 86 runs. He had 15 doubles and 21 homers.
Eddie came to the majors with Cleveland toward the end of the 1942 campaign. He spent the next three years in military service and was farmed out to Baltimore on his return. Eddie was traded to Washington for the 1949 season."

-1951 Bowman No. 88 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)

"Eddie appeared in 151 games in 1951 and had 159 hits. His extra base blows added up to 29 homers, five triples and 29 doubles, good for a total of 279 bases. He drove in 117 runs and his batting average was .282.
Eddie has been with the Indians and Senators."

-1952 Bowman No. 77

"At the plate, Ed ranked third in homers and runs batted in in 1951. In fielding, though, he led American League first basemen in double plays with 143 and in putouts.
He started playing organized ball in 1939 [and made the majors] at the end of 1942 when he came up with Cleveland. Ed served in World War II. Traded to Washington in '49, he hit .294 and was hitting .295 the next year when he was sent to the White Sox."

-1952 Topps No. 32

"Tall,  handsome Eddie appeared in 151 games, batting .282, and drove in 117 runs. He equaled the all-time Chicago White Sox home run record with 29.
Eddie played with the Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators before the White Sox. He holds some fielding records."

-1952 Red Man No. AL-18

In a big switch, Eddie came to the Athletics in a trade for Ferris Fain. The A's have gotten a first baseman with a lot of power. He was in 155 games for the White Sox in 1952, batting .296. His hits included 33 doubles, a triple and 22 homers and he batted in 104 runs. His fielding percentage of .990 was second best in the league, only three points behind the leader."

-1953 Bowman No. 20

"In the American League in 1952, Eddie tied for third in hits and doubles and second in runs batted in.
The big first sacker has been a professional ball player since 1939. He got his first big league trial in '42 with Cleveland. Coming out of military service in 1946, Eddie hit .318 at Baltimore and came up to Cleveland. He was traded to the Senators in '49 and joined the White Sox in '50.
In January of '53 Eddie was traded to the A's."

-1953 Topps No. 73

"The handsome first baseman had his best major league batting average in 1952, hitting .296 in 155 games for the White Sox. Eddie batted in 104 runs, just one short of tops in the league. A slugger, he included 33 doubles, a triple and 22 homers among his 176 hits. His fielding percentage was a nice .990.
Eddie was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for the 1953 season."

-1953 Red Man No. AL-11

"The Yankees acquired Eddie in a big deal with the Philadelphia Athletics early in 1954. He is expected to put a lot of balls into the seats at the Stadium, and also to help out at first base.
In baseball since 1939, Eddie tied a record in 1948 when he was with the Indians by participating in six double plays at first base. In 1950, with the Senators, he tied another major league record by making two unassisted double plays at first base in one game."

-1954 Bowman No. 193

"Ed came to the Yankees from the A's during the winter. Last year was the third straight time he batted in over 100 runs; he had 117 in 1951 and 104 in 1952. In 1950-51-52 Ed led American League first basemen in putouts and in those same years hit 21, 29 and 22 homers.
In pro ball since 1939, he came up with the Indians in '46 and also played for Washington and Chicago. When Ed was with the White Sox, two players gave him a hard time. One was Gene Woodling, who robbed him of many hits with his catches. The other was pitcher Ed Lopat. In 1954, he won't have this trouble- they're all on the same team now."

-1954 Topps No. 62