Great photo! - I remember learning of his retiring as an active player that day in 1977. As a 9 year old kid, hearing my favorite player retired made me cry. I still have several scrapbook pages filled with newspaper reports about his retirement from the next day.
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Originally Posted by roarfrom34
today marks the 48th anniversary of Brooks retiring. He was on the active roster however Rick Dempsey was coming off the DL and the club needed a roster spot (the announcement was made pregame and the Metropolitan Stadium crowd gave him a standing ovation)
Type 1 photograph from the Minneapolis Star Review:
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