Craig Robinson (baseball)
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Craig George Robinson is a former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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 shortstop
Shortstop
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 who played for the Philadelphia Phillies
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 (-), Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
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 (-, -), and San Francisco Giants
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 (-). He batted and threw right-handed.

Robinson was drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round of the 1970 amateur draft
1970 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The regular and secondary phases of the January draft proved more fruitful to major league clubs than the June draft...

. He played 3 seasons in the Minor Leagues
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 before making his Major League debut as a pinch runner
Pinch runner
A pinch runner is a baseball player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base. In the typical case, the pinch runner is faster or otherwise more skilled at base-running than the player for whom the pinch runner has been substituted...

 at Veterans Stadium
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 on September 9, 1972. A career .219 hitter, Robinson started regularly only once, playing 145 games for the 1974 Atlanta Braves
1974 Atlanta Braves season
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