Kerry Keith Robinson (born October 3, 1973) is an American former professional

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player. Robinson started at an early age playing baseball and football for N.Y.A. (Northside Youth Association) and playing hockey for the Valley Stars in St. Louis, MO. Robinson graduated from

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and was a two sport star with brief playing time on the 1989 Missouri State 5A Championship team (Ranked #2 Nationally) and holds the highest career batting average (.517) in school history, and also for goals scored in a season (29) on the ice hockey team. He went on to walk-on and play baseball at

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, Where in his Senior season, he had an Ohio Valley Conference record 35-game hitting streak that at the time was the 13th longest in NCAA history. In 1996, he led the Midwest League with a .359 batting average and 50 stolen bases (a tie) and was second in the league in hits, triples, and runs while playing for Single-A Peoria.

Career

Robinson is known for a few distinct feats. He pinch hit for

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in the 8th inning of the last game of McGwire's career, Game 5 of the

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. He is the only player in MLB history to wear both the numbers (00) 1999 Cincinnati Reds and (0) 2002-03 St.Louis Cardinals at some point in a career. He is also known from the book ''Three Nights in August'' where he delivered a game-winning, walk-off home run off

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' relief pitcher

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. As of , Robinson is listed as a professional scout for the Cardinals, based in

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. Robinson was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995. His professional playing career lasted 12 years between the big leagues and minors. Throughout his time in the minor leagues Robinson was able to tally up 322 stolen bases. His playing career ended in 2007, and he initially became a financial advisor. In November 2018, the Cardinals announced the comeback of the powder “victory” blue jerseys; this was Robinson's brain child and he played an integral role in convincing Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III.

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