 Having a surplus of catchers in 1948 with Berra, Sherm Lollar and Gus Niarhos, the Yankees decided to trade Robinson along with Fred Bradley and Bill Wight to the Chicago White Sox for Eddie Lopat in February of that year.He played in 98 games for the White Sox, but his offensive statistics continued to decline, hitting for a .252 batting average.After only one season with the White Sox, Robinson was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Pierce in November 1948.