the Barre-Montpelier Twin City Trojans, and Governor Jim Douglas presented him a proclamation that made the day "Robin Roberts Day" in the State of Vermont. On April 3, 2004, the Phillies new ballpark, Citizens Bank Park, officially opened, with a statue of Roberts outside the first-base gate. Also in 2004, Roberts was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. In Roberts's home town of Springfield, Illinois, Robin Roberts Stadium is named for the former ballplayer. Roberts was an outspoken critic of Little League baseball. His remarks on the organization appeared in a 1975 Newsweek article titled "Strike Out Little League". In 2013, the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award honored Roberts as one of 37 Baseball Hall of Fame members for his service in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Death He died of natural causes on May 6, 2010, at his home in Temple Terrace, Florida. For the remainder of their 2010 season, the Philadelphia Phillies wore a commemorative #36 patch on their uniforms and hung a Robin Roberts jersey in their dugout during home and away games. Career statistics Seven-time All-Star (1950–1956) Five-time top 10 in MVP voting (1950, 1952–1955) Six-time 20+ game winner (1950–1955) Four-time win champion (1952–1955) Twice led the league in strikeouts (1953–54) Led league in shutouts (1950) Six-time league leader in games started (1950–1955) Five-time league leader in complete games (1952–1956) Five-time leaguer leader in innings pitched (1951–1955) Pitched 300+ innings six times (1950–1955) Ranks 28th on the all-time wins leaderboard Second-most home runs allowed by a pitcher, with 505 Holds five Philadelphia Phillies team records as of 2010: most complete games pitched, most games pitched, most innings pitched, most hits allowed, and most losses Career as author Roberts wrote two books about his baseball experiences: The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant (1996, ), and My Life in Baseball'' (2003, ), both with C. Paul Rogers, III, a law professor at Southern Methodist University. See also List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning List of Sporting News Player of the Year List of Sporting News Pitcher of