One possible origin is that duckpin bowling began in Baltimore around 1900, at a bowling, billiards and pool hall owned by future baseball Hall of Famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson, both of the then Baltimore Orioles.
Wilbert Robinson (1863–1934), nicknamed Uncle Robbie, American baseball player
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With Wilbert Robinson taking over as the new manager, the team name was changed to the Brooklyn Robins for the 1914 season.