I know I posted this 2005 Sammy Sosa game used helmet in the past but I recently had it signed via a private signing he did earlier in the month & I thought it came out nicely:

https://i.imgur.com/7mhOvim.jpg

Nice signature on that helmet Bill!

Too many of these guys from the 1960s are passing away...

Great jersey Mark! I’ve got to get a home and road flannel one of these days.

Recently picked up this 2016 GU batting helmet of the recently retired Adam Jones that I was able to photomatch:

https://i.imgur.com/He1Yk9z.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/nS41DSX.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/XB3vTWA.jpg

1960-1963 Orioles Scrapbook Hand Cut Baltimore News Post - Trade
 

Greetings. I have about 30 extra 1961 and 16 or so 1962 Orioles Baltimore News Post (BNP) scrapbook cards. The downside of my extra scrapbook cards is they are glued on a sheet of construction paper back to back. I did my best to cut around them so they can appear in a binder and you can see both sides. I tried to separate one but damaged the card. I am not interested in selling. I would prefer to trade for missing 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963 BNP. I am short 1 for 61, 5 and 13 for 1962 and 1963, respectively. I am missing 50 for 1960.

Here is my list of shortages…send me your list if interested along with your list of extras willing to trade.

1960 - 10 on hand so missing 50 (let me know if you have any…can provide list)
1961 - missing Hal Brown
1962 - missing Cosgrove, Hall, Ward and Williams
1963 - missing Aparico, Barber, Bertania, Breechen, Brown, Etch, Hall, D. Johnson, Lau, McNally, Narum, Brooks, Starrette

Email me at charles.strite@yahoo.com if interested in trading.

Charlie Strite

I don't believe I shared this back in 2020 but what reminded me of it was the other day was the 26th anniversary of the event.

Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Karp (1965-1977) held the "world" record for most consecutive games played at 2215 & Cal was set to pass that milestone in Kansas City during a weekend series.

My buddy and I flew out to it (Kinugasa was in attendance as well) & during the record breaking game, I was able to obtain a foul ball that Chris Hoiles hit (which is a story in itself).

Another story, but post game we were fortunate to take a shuttle van back to the hotel with Kinugasa & I asked him to sign the ball...He accommodated me by signing it on the sweet spot and added 2215 underneath.

A couple years later I had Cal sign it and asked that he add "2216" underneath as well.

While I've seen baseballs signed by both, I've never seen one that was actually used in that game (as a side note Mr. Kinugasa unfortunately passed away in 2018):

https://i.imgur.com/9MoWgYP.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Td9gPxO.jpg

Bill,

Very neat item. I believe the baseball gods truly watch over you.

Baltimore Orioles Stickers
 

Good afternoon. I think shared a post on old Oriole stickers in the past. Recently, I found one that has eluded me for a few years. Just found this week, actually...you'll see below the 19 in sticker published back in 1961 ("It can be done in 1961"). I have seen a picture with the Oriole's manager (Paul Richards) holding the sticker but never the sticker itself. I will likly frame this one. Also, you see many other stickers. I have a few others but here are the ones displayed together. I am always looking for others. If anyone has any extra collecting dust, keep me in mind. Enjoy!

Another Oriole hits for the cycle
 

Here's an addition to post #265, which highlighted the five Orioles that have hit for the cycle in O's history. Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr, Aubrey Huff, Felix Pie and Jonathan Villar.

You can add Austin Hays to that list. It took Hays only 6 innings last night to complete the feat, in the Orioles rain shortened win over the Nationals.

Congrats Austin. One of the really nice guys at spring training.

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Alan:

You are a correct in saying that Hays is a nice guy...

Here is my complete ticket from Cal's cycle game back in '84 (second Oriole to do so):

https://i.imgur.com/TMdPm06.jpg?1

I believe someone on this thread has a stub from Brooks' cycle game if memory serves me right.

Nice ticket. In this day and age of paperless tickets, gems like that are going to be harder and harder to find.

Alan: you're right about that! It's probably been three years since I've used a paper ticket to get into Camden Yards...

34 years ago today was the game (at Fenway) when Cal played in his 1000th consecutive game (I believe Alan was there)......Here is their original lineup card that Saturday afternoon; signed by manager Frank Robinson (Cal homered as well in a losing cause)....I taped the game off the radio on a cassette tape that I need to locate one of these days

https://i.imgur.com/VU51MSK.jpg

we all read yesterday about it being Bobby Bonilla Day, but did you know that the Orioles owe him $500k annually as well (through 2028 I believe)? Here are a couple Oriole related Bobby Bo items from my collection:

https://i.imgur.com/GplK9IU.jpg

Memorial Stadium Aisle Markers
 

Hi. Does anyone have any details on the Memorial Stadium aisle markers? I have 3 (see below). Tried to clean them up and had pretty good luck. I have numbers 3, 4 and 8. I noticed the number 3 is a bit thicker than the the the other two (4 and 8). It is my understanding that the thicker markers were used with the upperdeck.

Also, does anyone know how high the numbers go? I heard 32.

Thanks.

Charlie

Tweeting meant something a lot different in 1980:

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1983 ASA Brooks Robinson sets
 

Looking for some help with the 1983 ASA (Authenic Sports Autograph) set. Most of you are probably familiar with the 12 card set of Brooks Robinson they printed in 1983. They also did sets of other HOFers including Frank Robinson.

The sets came in two versions, red and green, both limited to 2000 sets. Card #1 in each set was autographed by Brooks.

My question... In the process of organizing a few dupes, I came across two different backs for card #10 in the red set. One card has a solid red border on back, while the other has a white border and thinner red border inside. All of my other cards, including the green set all have the solid red or green style border. I found a couple of other white border cards listed on eBay, but all of them are card #10.

Does anyone know the story behind the variation and whether or not all the red set cards can be found in both styles?

Thanks guys for any info...


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If anyone is working on the set, I have dupes of #1, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 from the red set. All solid red borders.

I’ve never noticed the variation; thanks for pointing it out.

Very cool! Did Brooks ever have a fan club card? If so, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one…

With all the smart people on here (of course I’m excluded from that group) have to know which aisle markers are out there.

I don’t check the tread as much as I should, but love some of the GU pickups you’ve acquired. I really need to get at least one item Adam Jones related one day.

Dwight Smith Sr
 

I just got a text from Bill Haelig that another ex-Oriole has died. Dwight Smith Sr passed away at age 58. He spent most of his career with the Cubs.

Dwight played 28 games and batted .311 for the Orioles in 1994.

Dwight's son, Dwight Smith Jr, also played for the Orioles in 2019-2020. I believe that along with the Ripkens and the Raines, they are the only father/son combos to wear the O's uniform at the major league level. There have been other former Orioles sons to play in the organization at the minor league level. Remind me if I'm forgetting someone.

RIP Dwight

Photos of Dwight Smith Sr and Jr

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Two more father/son sets that come to mind are:

-Bob/Terry Kennedy
-John O'Donoghue/John O'Donoghue

Interestingly, when the younger O'Donoghue made the majors I wrote him a letter asking him to sign an index card and to add Jr. to his name & when he responded he included a note that he wasn't a Jr. (I think it had something to do with their middle names or something)....

Of course... How could I forget. That's what happens when you post something in 90+ degree weather. And I'm in Maine, not Florida.

Heard that guy played a nice 3rd base

OK, so I had to take a look exactly what he wrote me:

https://i.imgur.com/7PYo0y5.jpg

I saw that Will Clark had his #22 retired by the SF Giants last evening. When Will got to the Orioles in 2000, he wore #12 then switched to #23 the next season (his final one)..Here is his locker nameplate from the '01 season:

https://i.imgur.com/Ere4yAI.jpg

Locker name plate - Clark
 

Love the locker name plates. I have a Mullins. Saw a few obscure player locker name plates at the game used store at Camden Yards recently. Thanks for sharing!

Anyone interested in a 1973 color transparency from Topps of Brooks Robinson please PM me. Thanks Scott

Very cool! Thanks for sharing... Love the name plates; I have exactly ZERO name plates. You have a Brooks example don't you?

Orioles
 

I don't really collect much modern, but this is an exception...

Yes I do! This one came out of Milwaukee's County Stadium & what I like about them is that the lettering/numbering is hand painted:

https://i.imgur.com/JYLFyiE.jpg

Here is a press photo from 1973 showing examples of them in the background:

https://i.imgur.com/K7MANWy.jpg

I thought so. Now get that thing framed and on the wall (or display as is which would be cool as well). Do you have a Brooksie shrine alongside your Callection?!?

I was offered one a few years ago from the collection of Ted P., but it was just hand written and wasn’t to exciting at the time.

More Cal Ripken Japanese Magazines
 

Good afternoon,

I was recently able to pick up some more Japanese magazines with Cal on the cover. The entirety of the Cal retirement one is in Japanese but I'd love to know what Sachio Kinugasa said in the article about him.

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Mike:

This must be Japanese magazine week lol....Please lmk if you ever run across another copy of that Cal Jr. Retirement publication...

Purchased this AIG Insurance Company (May 1997) Japanese magazine off eBay just last week. He was a spokesperson for them that year & I have a couple promotional phone cards, posters, etc. from that relationship, but this was the first time I saw this neat company publication:


https://i.imgur.com/I7hgE47.jpg

Love the foreign magazines; thanks for posting.

I always wonder how many are out there that we don’t know about. I know I’m missing a HIT magazine of Brooks from I think ‘71, but are there any others out there…

Happy 81st Birthday, Boog!

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Hope Boog had a great birthday.

Love those Boog cards!

Brooks and a young fan Post-A-Photo I got recently! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6f502a1101.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a76c83287d.jpg

Gotta love snapshot photos!

Game Used warm up jacket from pitcher Rudy May who was with the Orioles mid way through the 1976 season until the end of the 1977 one:


https://i.imgur.com/hXYPbWa.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/ciEytXg.jpg

Here are a couple other jackets that I don't believe I've posted previously...

Cal Ripken Sr. from c1991:

https://i.imgur.com/M5JuGzZ.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/LepUVr4.jpg

Bill Ripken Charlotte Orioles from 1986 (Bill & Cal Jr. would often ID their items by writing RIP on them):

https://i.imgur.com/MXsC0MH.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/8k6PdcQ.jpg

1985 Orioles vs. Hagerstown Suns program
 

Good morning,

I recently picked up at a flea market this program from when the Orioles played their then-affiliate Hagerstown Suns in 1985. It has been signed by Rick Dempsey and Dennis Martinez. Nice photos of Cal and Eddie are in the program as well.

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Orioles / Suns Program
 

Very nice! Love that cover.

August Pickups
 

I haven't really posted much over the summer. I've been busy with projects around the house, while home in Maine, and a son getting married. Collecting has been a bit slow and kind of took a back seat. With the Orioles going electronic on many items, my collecting options have been limited.

However, August has turned out to be a banner month.

First, I've been able to finish two of my Topps Venezuelan Orioles teams sets, picking up the 1966 Venezuelan Jim Palmer and the 1968 Venezuelan Curt Blefary. I've now been able to to finish the 1964, 1966 and 1968 sets in fairly nice condition. I'm picky about no crease, paper loss and strong corners, so I end up passing on a lot of them. Still need the 1967 Venezuelan Dave McNally to finish up the 1967 set. I'm about half done on the 1960 and 1962 sets, but haven't started the 1959 set yet.

Second, most of you know my love of Orioles programs, especially the odd ones. I some times go months without finding anything new, but August brought me three gems. At least in my mind... Gems.

Early Orioles spring training programs are tough enough, but finding programs from neutral sites just before the regular season starts are near impossible.

1963 Orioles spring training program vs New York Mets in Tidewater, VA (April 6)

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1960 Orioles spring training program vs the Richmond Virginians in Richmond (April 16-17)

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Lastly,

1959 Vancouver Mounties spring training program from Yuma, AZ

Brooks played briefly for Vancouver in 1959, but wasn't on the spring training roster. Plenty of other major leaguers were though.

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Please keep me in mind if anyone comes across any O's odd ball programs. I'll pay top prices for them.

Hey Alan, I love that 1963 O's-Mets program. Congrats!

Great jackets Bill and Alan congrats on those tough programs!

sorry to report the passing of Orioles LHP Pete Burnside who pitched in six games for them in 1963......

https://i.imgur.com/TL98dXq.jpg

Armour Meats Display with Mail In Offer for Facsimile Ball with Brooks
 

Here is one you do not see very often from Armour Meats, which I believe is from the 1970s. The display measures 13.5 In by 10 In. It has two identical sides with a basedball in the middle wrapped in cellophane. Not sure but maybe it was hung from a ceiling and you could see it from different sides. There are no holes in it though. Both sides are the same. Anyway, 4 HoF players are included on the facsimile ball you would mail in for with a $1. I have never seen this before. Has anyone seen it and can you tell me the year? Shared with another group but thought to share here as well.

Thank you and happy collecting.

very unique Charlie...I'd date it to the early 1970's...congrats!

1966 Martin's Family Night Program vs. Yankees - Space Program
 

I just picked these up this week. I really like the Orioles Martin's Family night scorecards and picture packs due to their rarity as only being available one night per year at Memorial Stadium. In addition to depicting two Baltimore Orioles pulling a Yankee player in two directions as once, it also has a theme of Rockets and the space program!! The rockets are visible in the background of the front cover. Actual U.S. space rocket photos are on the back cover, while team player photos are inside with a place to score the game.

This was an 8-0 Orioles win vs. Yankees. Both Brooks and Frank Robinson hit Hr's. Neither Mantle nor Maris had any hits. Jim Palmer was the winning pitcher for the Orioles. Anyway, since I have two of them, one of them is available for sale or trade. Please pm me if interested.

Looking for advice - Selling Orioles Collection
 

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Tim,

Sorry to hear you're liquidating your Orioles collection. I'm not especially into autographs, but do collect some of the items you mentioned. If you've been following the thread, I'm into team issued postcards and photos, programs and O's minor league affiliates stuff.

My collection of those items is fairly large, but looking especially for the B&W team issued postcards from the 1954-56 range, unusual Orioles programs and minor league programs. A few newer items I need are a 1993 B&W postcard of Paul Carey, 2008-09 color postcards of Hayden Penn, 2015 postcard of Scott Coolbaugh and an Aberdeen Ironbirds program from 8/12/2016.

There are some great guys that contribute to this thread, that I'm sure would enjoy many of your items.

Scott Coolbaugh postcard I need.

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For those of you who had the opportunity to visit Camden Yards this season, you most likely noticed in the main concourse area that they set up special displays with memorabilia covering the 30 years that the Orioles had played there.

At the top of each display was their official 30th Anniversary logo & I was fortunate to get one of the logo signs that hadn't been used:

https://i.imgur.com/sKIZWth.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/mFdIOgj.jpg

Nice sign Bill!

John Stearns
 

First - Bill very nice looking sign.

Second - I've been meaning to post this the last couple weeks, but never got around to it. I feel every Oriole deserves some time in this great thread.

Former Orioles 1st Base coach John Stearns passed away two weeks ago. Stearns had a nice 10 year playing career, mostly with the Mets, before getting into managing and coaching. Stearns coached 1st base for the Orioles during the 1996 & 1997 playoff seasons under manager Davey Johnson.

Here's John Stearn's team issued postcard and 8x10 photo.

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Looks like our O's are going to fall a little short this year, but I can't be disappointed. No one saw the Orioles improving as much as they did. Can't wait for spring training.

1969 Nabisco Team Flakes - Brooks Robinson
 

Good Sunday to everyone. I thought to show some cards the next few weeks from my collection. I will pick a type of card or something odd and share my thoughts or facts on the item. Here, is the 1969 Nabisco Team Flakes featuring Brooks. There are 3 different full panels featuring 8 players each. The 8 player panels feature numerous hall of famers including Aaron, Clemente, Rose, Gibson, Mays, and a few others). There are 21 different 2 player hand cut panels. There are 24 different hand cut player cards. I have the complete set of 24 player hand cut cards, 3 full 8 player panels and 13 of the 21 two player panels. Finding the 2 player panels have been difficult. You can see them all on my PSA Master 1969 Nabisco Team Flakes set (I am #2 on the Master...I named it Charlie if interested in seeing all the variations and cards). My set averages a PSA 8 or NM-MT. Some are higher and some lower. Always looking to improve my set. The cards have either a thin border or thicker border. The thicker border is harder to find and more expensive. The photographs do not show the team emblem and were also used for the Sports Illustrated Poster and 1968 SI Promo Cards. My enthusiasm for this set is a bit higher than the value of the cards or interest in the hobby. Player collectors are interested in the cards for their player sets but the value of the cards is not what i believe they should be. Clemente, Mays and Rose at a high grade can cost $500-$1,000 while a higher graded common card will fetch a few hundred or less. The two player panel cards and full panels can go for a lot more. When looking for these cards, you want to ensure they have a clean cut outside of the lines and a clean surface and back. The cards share the same border, which adds to the low number of high graded cards since the card cut outside of the dotted line meant its neighbor was not. Also adding to the rarity of these cards is the cereal was not loaded with sugar so kids were not a big fan unlike the Post Cereal counterparts (so I am told). In case anyone is wondering, I did cut a very damaged panel to salvage a Brooks once but the others I found from other collectors. Enjoy.

Nabisco
 

I love the 1969 Nabisco set! I completed it a few years back. But, I have not added any full panels yet. I think the Brooks and Frank in the set look awesome!

Don't want to pre-boast (especially since the vast majority of my submitted cards got hammered number-wise), but this Brooksie is coming back (after like a 17 year wait) from the 'Swinging Sixties' group sub as a PSA 9!!


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1961 Brooks PSA 9
 

Wow!!! That is exciting and a real difficult thing to do anymore with a grading company. I am continuously hammered! Well done and congratulations!

Charlie,

Very nice looking Nabisco cards. I collected them as a kid. My dad would eat the Team Flakes. I wish I would have been smarter at 11 years old and not cut all the panels into individual cards.

I have the Frank Robinson thin border and wide border cards, but have never seen a Brooks Robinson card with the wide borders. Do you have a wide border Brooks Robinson or know that one exists?

Frank Robinson (thin border & wide border variations)

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Alan - Nabisco
 

I have not seen a wide border for Brooks. At one time I had 3 complete sets but not too many wide borders. I have a few in my set now but only a few. Your Frank cards are nice. I really like the panels. I was having a lot of luck with the 2 player panels but then hit a dry spell. I found the 3 panels about a year ago and about fainted. Thanks for sharing.

Memorial Stadium Last Game Signed Jacket
 

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A huge shout out and thank you to Bill Haelig for making my day. He surprised me with a Scott Coolbaugh postcard I needed. I love filling in an empty slot in my Orioles team issued postcard albums.

Current count (2764 out of 2897) Only 133 to go.....

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Thanks Bill

Alan...Was happy to add something to your amazing collection!

Was looking for something last evening and ran across this 1991 Crown Gasoline pump sign (forgotten I had it):

https://i.imgur.com/PevcYsO.jpg

Broks Robinson Handcut Newspaper "Cards"
 

Greetings, Brooks collectors. I am a day late on my weekly Brooks post featuring his card related items. Busy weekend. This week I thought to share some newpaper "cards." I will not go into a lot of detail because others have commented on these in years past. I will share some details on the 1960 - 1963 Baltimore News-Post scrapbook cards and the 1970 Dayton Daily News Bubble-Gumless cards. First, the Baltimore News-Post provided collectors the opportunity to handcut Oriole players/coaches from their newspaper for 4 years. Brooks Robinson was represented each year. Finding these cards is very difficult. I always wondered when the cards were featured in the paper, how were they displayed, how many were provided per paper, and has anyone ever found a paper with a player in the paper not cutout. Most of my information is from a blog by Bob Lemke and discussions with Alan Strout. The cards were black and white with a photo, facsimile autograph, and biographical details and some information on their career or lifetime statistics (some of these details depended on the year published). The 1960 50 card set is probably my favorite. I only have 10 / 50 cards (sadly, Brooks is not one that I own but still looking). The 1961 set includes 45 players/coaces to include Brooks, which a picture is provided. I completed this set about 6 months ago. The 1962 Set includes 47 players/coaches also featuring Brooks. A picture of Brooks is provided. I am short two players in this set (Cosgrove and Hall). The 1963 set also features Brooks; a total of 43 players/coaches. I am short 13 cards in this set. I am fortunate to have a few extras of 1961 and 1962 cards. The extra's are mostly glued to a scrapbook affixed by a youngman back in the 1960s. I did my best to remove them from the scrapbook without any damage but most are affixed with another player/coach (back to back). PSA graded a 1961 Brooks but then later said they would not grade anymore, which was very upsetting. The 1961 Brooks was part of the Brooks PSA master set but later removed. Next is the 1970 Brooks Dayton Daily News Bubble-Gumless Cards (162 different players were in this set including Brooks). These cards shared biographical details about a player, his photo along with his 1969 and career statistics. These cards are very hard to find...at least Brooks is. Two Brooks cards are graded by PSA and this card is part of the Brooks master set. A picture of mine is provided. If anyone has any extra Baltimore News Post Cards and interested in selling or trading, let me know. Happy Collecting!

I had a good TTM experience with Ron Hansen who signed a 1960 wire photo as well as four cards...I've noted that Jackie Brandt is starting to sign TTM as well, so I'll get this photo out to him next:

https://i.imgur.com/6diGioF.jpg

1969 Orioles vs. White Sox Program (County Stadium)
 

Good morning,

I recently picked up a 1969 Orioles vs. White Sox program from a 01-Sep-1969 game played in County Stadium (Milwaukee). After Milwaukee lost the Braves, they talked the White Sox (who had terrible attendance in Chicago compared to the Cubs) into playing 9 games in County Stadium in 1968 (1 against each of the other 9 American league teams) and 11 games in 1969 (1 against the now 11 other clubs in the AL).

The O's won the game in Milwaukee 8-0, with Boog hitting an HR. The program I picked up is completely scored. The inside of the program is mainly about the White Sox but there is a photo of Frank Robinson. Since it's 1969, there is also a Seattle Pilots logo on the front.

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Mike,

Nice program. I love programs that can be pinpointed to a certain date.

FYI - Here's the 1968 program from the Orioles / White Sox game in Milwaukee on May 29th. The Orioles won 3-2. In fact, the White Sox went 1-8 in their games played in Milwaukee in 1968, getting shut out in four of those games.


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great programs Mike & Alan!

Recently picked up this handwritten letter on Orioles letterhead from Doug DeCinces to a fan c. 1976:


https://i.imgur.com/8OLhOJP.png

Update on Brooks Robinson related All Star Game Pennants (1960-1974)
 

Good Sunday to everyone. I thought to update folks on my Brooks pennant hunt. I picked up a few recently and put them in a wheel formation. The pictures depict the same pennants but wanted to give you two diferent views. My goal is to find a pennant for each AS game Brooksie played in. When I started I coincidentally had a few but have really been fortunate to find so many more. As you know, Brooks played in 18 AS games but was selected to the AS game 15 years concecutive years. 1960 - 1962, he appeard in 2 games per year. Each AS game has at least 1 pennant so I am looking for 18 pennants but you'll notice some years I have more than one pennant. My desire is to find pennants with his name, but this is not always possible. For instance, his first AS game in 1960 he was not on the "red" American League pennant with the name of the players. Brooksie was there and appears in the program but he did not "rate" to get his name on the scroll. You'll see his name for the first time on the 1962 pennant. His name appeard on the second all star game in 1962, too. The lone year a picture pennant appeard with Brooks was in 1965. In fact, his picture is on two versions; a red and blue pennant (some pretty good talent on those pictures, by the way). In 1971, you will notice two pennants without names (red and blue version) and one with all of the names for both the AL and NL. My favorite pennant is a tie...I really like the 1965 red picture pennant and the 1974 pennant with the names. Some of these pennants can be very expensive. I believe the most valuable one is the 1962 AL pennant (by the way it is in perfect shape and the 1965 picture pennants). All three will go for $500 or so. The other pennants are not cheap. I am sure some of the years I have only one pennant there is another version with or without names. I have a couple of pennant references but surprisingly I have a few pennants that the reference does not show. I have done extensive research on line and have an idea what else is out there. I am still missing pennants for 1964 (his MVP season and my birth year), 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1973. In addition to the pennants, I collect the AS programs (100% complete) and AS tickets. I am missing the 1962 ticket from the Washington, D.C. game. Once I find that missing 1962 DC AS game ticket and the 5 missing pennants, I will take a picture with all three items by year. Hope you enjoy the pennants and details above. Show yours if you have any. If anyone has an extra pennant of the ones missing, keep me in mind.

1971 Japan Tour Booklet
 

Searched but didn't see this item posted here previously. Looks like this might have been part of someone's scrapbook in the past or some type of binder based on the hole punches. Otherwise in nice shape.

Interestingly, I also have that program/magazine in my collection and it has punch holes in nearly the exact same locations. I wish I could read Japanese to get a better idea what the content is all about.

The contents inside mine are all in English. Are you saying yours is Japanese?

Charlie....I know he wasn't a player but you may want to add a '78 ASG pennant to your collection as Brooks was in uniform as a honorary coach that year...

Best of luck with your search!!! Great idea!

Tim,

You're probably correct. I'm in Florida and mine is in Maine, so I can't verify, but the cover is in English. The other publications I have from the 1971 Japan tour all have Japanese covers.

Here's the others I have from the 1971 Japan tour

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Bill - 1978 AS Game with Brooks as Captain
 

Great idea. Thank you! I will find that pennant, program and ticket. Thanks for sharing and adding to my addiction. Happy collecting.

1969 Transogram
 

Hi, everyone. This week thought to share my Transogram Collection. I am collecting two sets (not sure why...I guess because I have so many complete boxes and about 20 without the figurine...they are folded). The 1969 Transogram Box Set consists of 60 different players. The box included a figurine with stadium backround, large card to be cutout on the back and a smaller picture on the top of the box or flap. Brooks appears in the set and below you will see a PSA 4 graded box (highest graded), a PSA 5 smaller card and the larger card (PSA 8...tied as highest graded). A complete box with the figurine is also displayed. The Transogram Set is very diffigult to put together. Mantle, Mays, Aaron, and Clemente are in the set and they can cost between $1,000 - $2,000. Brooks is impossible to find and he can fetch a large sum, too. I have a Brooks complete box listed on ebay for sale, which I doubt will sell (PSA 1 with a sticker / price on it). The boxes often times have issues with the cellophen and price stickers on the flap where the smaller card appears. Normal wear and tear is also an issue. The cards were meant to be cut out when purchased, which is another reason the complete box is hard to find. Along with Brooks, Dave McNally and Frank Robinson are in the set. The Transogram appeard again in 1970 with 5 New York Mets boxes (3 players each...Ryan and Searver are on separate boxes) and other players in a 3 player box format. I will stick with the 1969 Set. I picked up 4 this past week that puts me at 45 complete boxes out of 60. I am about 30 out of 60 for my second set. I have 20 additonal boxes that are trade bait, if anyone has a box laying around available for a trade. The 1969 Transogram has a store display that is really cool with the photos of the players. I would love to find that display and store my set. Anyway, included are my Brooksies and my boxes stacked in a couple storage boxes.

Charlie,

That is quite an impressive group of boxes. I collected a few of these as a kid, but cut up all my boxes. Unfortunately, none of my statues made it through the 1970's. They weren't very well made and mine faded and yellowed over time (too much sunlight).

As it turned out my Boog Powell from 1970 is probably the toughest Oriole to find.

1970 Transogram Boog Powell (Fairly good cutting job for a 12 yr old LOL)

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Transograms
 

Alan, I love the Boxes and cards. I am afraid to get into the 1970s. If I see a Boog Powell though, I will buy it. Those 1970 boxes are very expensive. Thanks for sharing and good job on the “cut!”