The legacy of Frank Robinson's historic 1975 debut as manager and opening day home run: 50 years later

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "Once I stepped to the plate for my first at-bat, I was able to lock everything out of my mind," Robinson said at the time.
59% : Powell said Robinson's heroics played out exactly the way he had imagined: "I was hoping for him and had in the back of my mind how super it would be if he could do just that," Powell said.
54% : "I watched it, and I almost tripped again before I finally got my legs under me and I went around the bases.
52% : "I'm running and watching it, and I tripped and almost fell on my face," Robinson said.
50% : "I didn't want to feel all those eyes on the back of my head inside the batter's box," he said.

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