Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 289 (October 15, 2020 – 289)

On Thursday, October 15, 1970, was the 5th and final game of the 1970 World Series where the Orioles clinched the Series in five games. The final game was played in Memorial Stadium and it was questionable whether the game would be played at all due to rain. The outfield was wet, and the game started in a light drizzle, but ultimately the rain subsided, and the game was on...

Fair or foul Brooks snags Johnny’s liner in the 9th.

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Topps card captures the celebration...

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A few photos from Game 5:

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Orioles win 9-3 to be the World Series champs for 1970! Winning pitcher for Game 5 was Mike Cuellar.

Brooks Robinson won the World Series MVP Award hitting .429 for the Series and made some great defensive plays (to B’more fans - typical plays) in the field.

After Brooks was named MVP and was presented a new car, Johnny Bench said, “If we had known he wanted a car that badly we would have chipped in and bought him one.”

Quote: "He's not at his locker yet, but four guys are over there interviewing his glove." - Rex Barney to reporters looking to interview Brooks Robinson after the 1970 World Series

Here’s a couple more Cincinnati Reds quotes relating to Brooks from the 1970 World Series:

Quote: "I will become a left-handed hitter to keep the ball away from that guy." - Johnny Bench

Quote: "Very nice (play) . . . where do they plug Mr. Hoover in?" - Lee May

Quote: "Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league." - Pete Rose