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...Chicago Cubs' Moe Drabowsky (Trinity College), skipped the minors and started in the big time. Others, like Milwaukee's Pitcher Gene Conley (Washington State), St. Louis' Shortstop Alvin Dark (Louisiana State), the New York Yankees' First Baseman "Moose" Skowron (Purdue), Philadelphia's Pitcher Robin Roberts (Michigan State) served briefly in the bush leagues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Blame It on the Majors | 6/3/1957 | See Source »

Willie Jones' two-run triple broke Don Drysdale's spell over the Philadelphia Phillies and led the Phils to a 2-1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers tonight behind Robin Roberts' fine pitching, at Philadelphia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orioles Top Yankees; Nats Down Red Sox | 6/1/1957 | See Source »

...other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers downed the Phillies' Robin Roberts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yanks Top Red Sox; Redlegs Beat Braves | 5/28/1957 | See Source »

Innocent Affair. One day last fall Margaretha and some friends dropped in at the Casanova Club, one of the upholstered haunts of the Princess Margaret set. There, playing a lively jazz piano, was 25-year-old Robin Douglas-Home. Tall, blond and thinly handsome, Robin was no ordinary pianist. He was nephew of the Earl of Home, who is currently the Tory leader in the House of Lords. Robin is a close friend of that young cutup, the Duke of Kent, and a frequent escort of his sister Princess Alexandra. After five years as an officer in the Seaforth Highlanders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Princess & the Pianist | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

...Phillies are depending heavily on rookies such as Ed Bouches, Bob Bowman, and Jack Sanford, but outside of a pitching staff headed by Robin Roberts, Harvey Haddix, Bob Miller and Curt Simmons, the Phils offer little...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: The Press Box: Milwaukee Favored in N.L. | 5/7/1957 | See Source »

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