47-2058: Robins may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Robins, Iowa , a small city Robins, Ohio , an unincorporated community Robins Township, Fall River County, South Dakota Robins Island , of the coast of New York state Robins Air Force Base , Georgia Robins Center , arena in Richmond, Virginia People [ edit ] Alison Robins (1920–2017), worked at Bletchley Park "Y-Service" General Augustine Warner Robins (1882–1940), U.S. Army Air Corps Benjamin Robins (1707–1751), English scientist, mathematician, and engineer Bryce Robins (rugby union, born 1958) (born 1958), New Zealand rugby union player and All Black Bryce Robins (born 1980), New Zealand and Japanese rugby union player, son of above C. A. Robins (1884–1970), 22nd Governor of Idaho C. Richard Robins (1928–2020), American ichthyologist Denise Robins (1897−1985), English romance novelist Derrick Robins (1914–2004), English cricketer and sports promoter Edward H. Robins (1881–1955), American actor Edwin Frederick Robins (1870–1951) Anglican Bishop in Canada Elizabeth Robins (1862–1952), actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragist James Robins , American epidemiologist and biostatistician John Robins (fl. 1650–2), English Ranter and plebeian prophet John Robins (1926–2007), international union rugby player for Wales Laila Robins (born 1959), American stage, film, and television actress Mark Robins , English football manager Mikey Robins , Australian media personality, comedian, and writer Noel Robins (1935–2003), Australian sailor Patricia Robins (1921–2016), English romance novelist, daughter of Denise Robins Paul Robins (1804–1890),
94-661: A Swedish talk television show on SVT2 The Robins , an American R&B singing group of the 1940s and 1950s Sport [ edit ] Brooklyn Robins, name between 1914 and 1931 of the baseball franchise now known as the Los Angeles Dodgers . Shochiku Robins and Taiyō-Shochiku Robins, two former names of the Yokohama BayStars , a Japanese NPB team The Robins, a nickname for Altrincham Football Club , based in Greater Manchester, England The Robins,
141-529: A female householder with no spouse or partner present and 8.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 14.3% of all households were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 46.7 years. 26.2% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.6% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 16.7% were from 25 and 44; 34.9% were from 45 and 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
188-475: A former BayStars player and the only foreign-born player to have 2,000 hits in Japanese baseball, was named as manager for the 2016 season. He replaced Kiyoshi Nakahata , who resigned at the end of 2015 to take responsibility for the club's poor performance. In 2016, Yokohama DeNA BayStars finished the regular season in third place (69–71–3), 19.5 games behind the league leader Hiroshima Toyo Carp (89–52–3). Defeating
235-632: A nickname for Bracknell Town Football Club , based in England The Robins, a nickname for Bristol City Football Club , based in England, because of their red playing kit The Robins, a nickname for Cheltenham Town Football Club , based in Cheltenham , England, because of their red playing kit The Robins, a nickname for Evesham United Football Club , based in Worcestershire, England The Robins,
282-766: A nickname for Hull Kingston Rovers , the English Rugby league club, because of their red playing kit The Robins, a nickname for Ilkeston Football Club , based in Derbyshire, England The Robins, a nickname for Swindon Town Football Club , based in England, because of their red playing kit Swindon Robins , English Motorcycle Speedway team Brighton Robins , Australian rules football club based in Tasmania Kermandie Robins , Australian rules football club in Tasmania Peekskill Robins , formerly
329-744: A pioneer of the Bible Christian movement in North America Robert H. "Bobby" Robins (1921−2000), English linguist Robyn Robins (born 1951), rock and roll keyboardist, founding member of the Bob Seger Silver Bullet Band Thomas Sewell Robins (c. 1810–1880), British painter of maritime themes Toby Robins , Canadian actress and journalist Vanessa Robins , Australian mathematician Walter Robins (1906–1968), English cricketer and footballer Entertainment [ edit ] Robins (talk show) ,
376-513: A row from 1954–1959. In 1960, the team recruited Osamu Mihara , who had been manager of the Nishitetsu Lions the previous year. Mihara led the team to its first pennant in 1960, and swept the Daimai Orions in the 1960 Japan Series . The team had been in last place the previous year. The year was also highlighted with pitcher Gentaro Shimada, just 2 weeks before his 21st birthday, throwing
423-622: Is a city in Linn County , Iowa , United States. The population was 3,353 at the time of the 2020 census . It is a suburb of Cedar Rapids and part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Robins is located at 42°4′22″N 91°40′7″W / 42.07278°N 91.66861°W / 42.07278; -91.66861 (42.072916, -91.668538). According to the United States Census Bureau ,
470-667: The Japanese Central League . Their home field is Yokohama Stadium , located in central Yokohama . The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current name in 2011, when the club was purchased by software company DeNA . The team began as the Taiyo Fishing Company, an amateur team currently affiliated with the Maruha Corporation (presently Maruha Nichiro ). The team began to appear in national tournaments in
517-549: The Los Angeles Dodgers . In 2001, the Maruha Corporation sold its remaining shares to TBS , giving TBS full ownership of the team, with the only stipulation being that TBS was not allowed to put their name in the team's name. Akihiko Ohya returned in 2007 after leaving the team in 1997. In 2009 the team finished at the bottom of the league despite having a few young stars on the team like slugger Shuichi Murata and league batting champion Seiichi Uchikawa , and also having
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#1732844427540564-656: The Maruha Corporation , as the company decided to discontinue the Taiyo brand due to restrictions on whaling in Japan, and renamed the team as the Yokohama BayStars ( 横浜ベイスターズ , Yokohama Beisutāzu ) . Originally, they were meant to be the Yokohama Bay Stars (Stars would be the team's nickname), in reference to the Yokohama Bay Bridge , but was changed to BayStars when fans began referring to them as that. The BayStars were
611-629: The Maruha Team. The franchise was based in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi . The team name was changed to the Taiyō Whales ( 大洋ホエールズ , Taiyō Hoeeruzu ) shortly after the start of the 1950 season, the loss of their owner. The Whales received several veteran players from the Yomiuri Giants to compensate for their lack of players, but ended up in the bottom half of the standings each year. In 1951, there
658-571: The Taiyō-Shochiku Robins ( 大洋松竹ロビンス , Taiyō Shōchiku Robinsu ) in January, 1953. However, the team's re-organization was not completed in time for the 1953 season, and the team ended up continuing its offices in both Shimonoseki and Kyoto . Home games took place in Osaka for geographical reasons, and the team's finances were managed by both the Taiyo and Shochiku companies until the franchise
705-465: The 1950s, and won the National Sports Festival in 1948, giving it national recognition. In the 1949 off-season, the Japanese professional baseball league removed many players from the Taiyo amateur team recruited to join the professional leagues. The owner of the Taiyo company decided to kill himself, which was a major blow to othe team in 1956. The team's first professional incarnation was as
752-453: The 1970s, but rarely ended the season above the .500 mark. The small Kawasaki Stadium made the Whales one of the most offensively productive teams in Japanese baseball history, but a weak pitching staff, and lack of financial support put the team out of serious contention. By 1976, the team had been planning on moving from Kawasaki to Yokohama , and support from the mayor of Yokohama allowed
799-839: The BayStars to a 3rd place finish, alongside a fall from grace by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp by late August and September, qualifying them to the Central League Climax Series . They would sweep the Hanshin Tigers in the First Stage, then beat the Central League pennant winning Yomiuri Giants in 6 games to advance to the 2024 Japan Series , setting up a rematch with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. This time, despite losing
846-452: The BayStars won five golden glove awards in 1998) and solid pitching staff (rounded by closer Kazuhiro Sasaki ) contributed to an epic 1998 season. The BayStars' offense in the '98 season became known as the "Machine Gun Offense" because of the quick succession of hits the Yokohama batters would get (mostly singles), and no game was ever over until the final out was recorded. Players who made up
893-641: The Central League Climax Series. The BayStars advanced to the 2017 Japan Series against the Pacific League Champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. The Hawks won the first three games of the series. Facing elimination, the BayStars won Games 4 and 5. At home in game 6, with the BayStars leading 3–2, the Hawks' Seiichi Uchikawa hit a game-tying solo home run off of the BayStars' star closer, Yasuaki Yamasaki . Keizo Kawashima hit
940-637: The Central League. In the first round of the Climax Series, the BayStars defeated the second place Hanshin Tigers in three games and advanced to the Climax Series Final. Although losing the first game against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, the BayStars won the next four games to become 2017 Central League Climax Series Champions for the first time in 19 years. José López was the most valuable player (MVP) of
987-504: The Machine Gun Offense included Bobby Rose , Takuro Ishii , Motonobu Tanishige , Glenn Braggs (who left in 1996), and Takanori Suzuki . The team dropped to third place in 1999 despite having the best offense in Japan and also setting a league record for team batting average at .294, alongside Rose breaking the Central League hits record, and has not been in serious contention for the championship ever since. A major cause of this
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#17328444275401034-463: The Stamford Robins, American collegiate baseball team playing in an NCAA summer league See also [ edit ] Robbins (disambiguation) Robin (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Robins . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
1081-466: The Whales from winning championships. In his visit to the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa remarked to the then-president Bill Clinton (who had proposed the international restriction on whaling) that the Maruha Corporation's decision was reflective of Japan's change in attitude towards whaling. The BayStars remained a non-contender during the early 1990s, but gradually assembled
1128-519: The Yokohama DeNA BayStars. The following year, the BayStars signed both Andre Jackson and Anthony Kay , and in the middle of the season, signed Mike Ford , who would hit a walk off home run in his debut on the major league team. This, alongside the already existing power bats of Shugo Maki and 2024 CL Batting Champion Tyler Austin , and Katsuki Azuma taking over the ace spot after Shota Imanaga left for Major League Baseball , powered
1175-418: The age of 18 living with them, 83.6% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.27. In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under
1222-461: The age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 74,211, and the median income for a family was $ 76,666. Males had a median income of $ 51,520 versus $ 33,500 for females. The per capita income for
1269-469: The city has a total area of 5.84 square miles (15.13 km ), of which 5.83 square miles (15.10 km ) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ) is water. As of the census of 2020, there were 3,353 people, 1,207 households, and 1,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 561.2 inhabitants per square mile (216.7/km ). There were 1,250 housing units at an average density of 209.2 per square mile (80.8/km ). The racial makeup of
1316-506: The city was $ 25,078. About 0.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Most of Robins is in the Cedar Rapids Community School District . Zoned schools for Robins: Yokohama BayStars The Yokohama DeNA BayStars ( 横浜DeNAベイスターズ , Yokohama Dī-Enu-Ē Beisutāzu ) are a professional baseball team in
1363-561: The city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,142 people, 1,034 households, and 911 families living in the city. The population density was 538.9 inhabitants per square mile (208.1/km ). There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 183.9 per square mile (71.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White , 0.7% African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.1% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.5% from other races , and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of
1410-434: The city was 92.7% White , 0.7% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.0% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 0.7% from other races and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.8% of the population. Of the 1,207 households, 33.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.7% were married couples living together, 2.7% were cohabitating couples, 8.0% had
1457-453: The city. The population density was 472.3 inhabitants per square mile (182.4/km ). There were 603 housing units at an average density of 157.7 per square mile (60.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 98.17% White , 0.17% Native American , 0.50% Asian , 0.11% from other races , and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 592 households, out of which 46.5% had children under
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1504-524: The first no-hitter and perfect game in Whales history, becoming the youngest player to do so until Roki Sasaki did so in 2022 . However, this success did not last long, and the team quickly fell back into last place in 1961. The Whales made a comeback in 1962, but trailed four games behind the Hanshin Tigers to end up in second place. They lost the league championship again to the Tigers in 1964, only one game (.008 winning percentage) away from first place. The team produced countless star players during
1551-467: The first 2 games, the BayStars would make a comeback to win the next 4, including 2 7 inning shutouts by Kay and Jackson in Games 4 and 5, respectively, to win their first Japan Series since 1998. Masayuki Kuwahara , after tying a Japan Series record with 9 RBIs, was named Japan Series Most Valuable Player , while Yoshi Tsutsugo , Jackson, and Kay, all won Outstanding Players Honors. With this, despite not being
1598-493: The first Japanese professional baseball team not to include the name of the parent company in the team name. Originally, the team was going to be renamed simply to the Yokohama Whales, but new restrictions on whaling in Japan convinced the company to drop the original name. Some superstitious fans had believed that dead whales put a curse onto the team (the Maruha Corporation was famous for its whale meat products), preventing
1645-485: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robins&oldid=1189185163 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robins, Iowa Robins
1692-436: The pitching of Daisuke Miura and the signing of foreign star Ryan Glynn . On May 18, 2009, The BayStars' management announced it had fired Ohya and appointed Tomio Tashiro as an acting manager. In 2011, the franchise was acquired by a mobile telephone game company DeNA . The name was changed to reflect this, and they changed their mascot from Hosshey to Starman, who wore the new uniform. In October 2015, Alex Ramírez ,
1739-586: The players that would contribute to the team's championship in 1998. Akihiko Ohya became the manager in 1996, and almost caught up to the Yakult Swallows in 1997, ending in second place. Hiroshi Gondo (a pitching coach the previous year) became manager in 1998, and the BayStars won their first league championship in 38 years in 1998, defeating the Seibu Lions to win the Japanese championship series. The team's consistent hitting, impeccable defense, (players from
1786-439: The population. There were 1,034 households, of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.8% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 11.9% were non-families. 8.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1833-446: The second place Yomiuri Giants two games to one in the first stage of the Climax Series, the BayStars advanced to the Climax Series Final but lost to the Carp in five games. In 2017, the BayStars again finished the regular season in third place (73–65–5) 14.5 games behind the league leader Hiroshima Toyo Carp (88–51–4). Their .252 team batting average and 134 home runs were both second best in
1880-530: The team to gain financial support from the Kokudo Company . 55% of the team's share was retained by Taiyo, and the other 45% went to Kokudo. In 1978, the team moved to the newly-completed Yokohama Stadium in central Yokohama . The team name was changed to the Yokohama Taiyō Whales ( 横浜大洋ホエールズ , Yokohama Taiyō Hoeeruzu ) to reflect the team's new home town. The Kokudo Company sold its shares of
1927-517: The team to the Nippon Broadcasting System and TBS . The Nippon Broadcasting System obtained 30% of the shares, and TBS bought 15%, while Taiyo kept its 55%. The team enjoyed far more popularity during this period than in previous years, but continued to post only meager results in the standings, with their best placing being in 1979, when they finished second behind the Hiroshima Toyo Carp . In November 1992, Taiyo changed its name to
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1974-577: The walk-off RBI single for SoftBank in the eleventh inning for the title. Hawks' pitcher Dennis Sarfate, with two saves and a Game 6 win, was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). Toshiro Miyazaki won the Fighting Spirit Award, given to the best player on the losing team. It was the first Japan Series loss for the team. On March 13, 2023, Trevor Bauer agreed to an incentive-laden one-year, $ 4 million contract with
2021-623: The worst team to win the Japan Series (that honor going to the 1978 Yakult Swallows, who won just 68 games despite playing 13 less games), at a record of 71-69-3, they officially held the record for the lowest winning percentage to win the Japan Series, which stood at .507. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches Catchers Outfielders Manager Coaches (Patrol) None Current: Former: They have been represented by various star-themed characters such as: The Baystars farm team plays in
2068-429: Was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.23. The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,806 people, 592 households, and 520 families living in
2115-530: Was due to the collapse of Yokohama's pitching staff, as while the offense was good, the fact that Yokohama Stadium was more of a hitter friendly park, due to its outfield dimensions, would need them to have good pitching, alongside other factors, including Sasaki leaving for the Seattle Mariners in 2000, not being able to give a new contract to Rose, Tanishige leaving for the Dragons, and Takashi Saito leaving for
2162-627: Was officially transferred to Osaka in 1954, to become the Yō-Shō Robins ( 洋松ロビンス , Yō-Shō Robinsu ) . The Shochiku Robins had won the 1950 Central League championship before being merged. The Shochiku company discontinued its support in December, 1954, and the team name returned to the Taiyo Whales . The franchise moved to Kawasaki, Kanagawa , and obtained an exclusive home field, ( Kawasaki Stadium ), but ended up in last place six years in
2209-522: Was talk of merging with the Hiroshima Carp , which had experienced serious financial problems but the merging never occurred due to massive protests from Hiroshima citizens. In 1952, it was decided that teams ending the season with a winning percentage below .300 would be disbanded or merged with other teams. The Shochiku Robins fell into this category, and were merged with the Taiyo Whales to become
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