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Originally Posted by Mark70Z
Day 158 (June 6, 2020 – 158)
To celebrate Al Kaline’s thirtieth year association with the Detroit Tigers Homeplate Sports Cards issued a 72-card set called the Al Kaline Story. Below are a couple cards that picture Brooks within the Al Kaline set.
Bill,
That must be the Frank Robinson helmet you have in your collection pictured in the 1974 All Star card…
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Mark:
Very cool items; I love the dual signed card & photo of Kaline & Brooks.
The helmet Mark mentioned isn't an Oriole item per se, but it's Frank Robinson's 1974 GU batting helmet from the California Angels (which I believe I posted on Net54 when Frank passed).
It originated from a clubhouse kid in Anaheim who got the helmet after Frank was traded to Cleveland in September of '74 and even wrote the date on the interior label (I had him sign it at a show in 2008):
