American baseball player This article is about the baseball player. For the basketball player, see André Roberson. Baseball player Andre Robertson Robertson in 1984 Second baseman / Shortstop Born: (1957-10-02) October 2, 1957 (age 64) Orange, Texas Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 3, 1981, for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance October 6, 1985, for the New York Yankees MLB statistics Batting average| .251 Runs| 80 Hits| 182 Teams * New York Yankees (1981–1985) Andre Levett Robertson (born October 2, 1957) is an American retired baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played five seasons for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 1979 June Amateur Draft. Robertson played his first professional season with their Class A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays and Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs in 1979, and his last with the Texas Rangers' Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers in 1989. He was once a highly touted prospect in the Yankees' organization, but a 1983 car accident left him with a broken neck and other injuries, and he never regained his skills.[1] ## References[edit] 1. ^ Coffey, Wayne (20 December 2008). "Yankee shortstop Andre Robertson and ballet dancer reclaimed their lives after horrific car crash". New York Daily News. Retrieved 1 January 2016. ## External links[edit] * Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs This biographical article relating to an American baseball shortstop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e This biographical article relating to an American baseball second baseman is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template