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Originally Posted by BaltOrioles
Mark,
As a 6 year old, 1964 was the first year I paid much interest to baseball. My dad loved baseball, but didn't cheer for any particular team. Growing up in Maine, I didn't realize I was supposed to be a Red Sox fan. I fell in love with the Orioles and Brooks Robinson. I don't remember really collecting anything until a couple years later when I discovered baseball cards.
Here are a few programs from that memorable 1964.
The regular season programs featured Brooks Robinson on one of the covers and I've always wondered if the batter silhouette on the other program isn't also Brooks. Looks like a shaved helmet to me. 
Newspapers back then provided scorecards for their readers.
Several programs celebrated local business nights.
When a team is successful, they also attract the attention of local car dealers. Ford vs Chevy... |
Thanks for a great background on your beginning of being an Orioles fan. Glad you didn’t go with the Red Sox.
Sure looks like a silhouette is of the same photo just reverse/inverted (you know what I mean). Gotta be Brooks (at least we’ll go with it).
Chevy wins!