Robin Roberts, a pitcher who helped the Philadelphia Phillies end a 35-year World Series drought, died on Thursday aged 83 of natural causes at his Florida home, the Major League Baseball club announced. In 1950, Roberts went 20-11 with five shutouts in helping the Phillies reach the World Series for the first time in 35 years, doing so with a lineup of young stars known as the 'Whiz Kids'. They were swept by the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven championship final. The right-handed hurler led the National League in wins from 1952 to 1955 in a career that saw him win 286 games and amass six consecutive 20-win seasons with career marks of 45 shutouts, 2,357 strikeouts and a 3.41 earned-run average. Roberts also has the dubious milestone of allowing more home runs than any other Major League Baseball pitcher. Roberts played 14 of his 19 seasons for the Phillies, leaving after the 1961 seasons for three years at Baltimore before finishing with single seasons with Houston and the Chicago Cubs. 