Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Bill,

I love the program. It reminded me of a couple exhibition programs hosted by the Charlotte O's from my collection.

The second program is a exhibition game between the Charlotte O's and their parent club in 1984.

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Here is the Orioles team poster (sponsored by Armour Hot Dogs) that was given away that night in Charlotte in '84..I've always liked that '84 logo as well:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Here is the Orioles team poster (sponsored by Armour Hot Dogs) that was given away that night in Charlotte in '84..I've always liked that '84 logo as well:

Great poster! I liked the logo they used as well.

Hey, that was a great looking signed ball you showed as well...

[Mark70Z]

Day 98 (April 7, 2020 – 098)

I very much enjoy the Jay Publishing photos and try to pick them up either in a set and/or stand alone. Below pictured is an example from 1958-1962 Jay Publishing (seen them called ’61 as well); one of the Jays signed and one unsigned. I’ll let Alan sound in on the year; I’m sure he knows for sure… I just go by an “estimated” year 😊

Day 98 a Picture 1958-62 Jay Publishing.jpg
Day 98 b Picture 1958-62 Jay Publishing signed.jpg
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[Mark70Z]

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy)

Today Clint has another nice game used uniform. This time around is a 1979 Kiko Garcia Orioles home jersey. In 1979 Kiko really became the primary Orioles shortstop replacing Mark Belanger for the most part.

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[roarfrom34]

For those looking for something good on TV during this quarantine, tonight at 7PM on ESPN, they will replay the historic 2131 game from September 1995, with Cal Jr. & Chris Berman discussing their memories before the game & Cal will share some additional memories in the middle of the fifth inning.

Here is a rare sign from Camden Yards from that historic night along with nice inscription from Cal:



Chime in if you were there that night!!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

For those looking for something good on TV during this quarantine, tonight at 7PM on ESPN, they will replay the historic 2131 game from September 1995, with Cal Jr. & Chris Berman discussing their memories before the game & Cal will share some additional memories in the middle of the fifth inning.

Here is a rare sign from Camden Yards from that historic night along with nice inscription from Cal:

Chime in if you were there that night!!

Thanks a great looking sign with a very cool inscription. That sign needs to be prominently displayed.

I had to watch the game on tv; was amazing.

[Mark70Z]

Day 99 (April 8, 2020 – 099)

I went modern today with a couple of 2014 Panini National Treasures cards numbered to /99. I like the early shot of Brooks Panini used and the white setup of the cards look good to me. The one card has one of the several nicknames for Brooks, Mr. “Impossible”.

2014 Panini National Treasures

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[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Thanks a great looking sign with a very cool inscription. That sign needs to be prominently displayed.

I had to watch the game on tv; was amazing.

I'm happy that you caught it.....I even picked up a few things watching it that I had forgotten (after all it was nearly 25 years ago lol).

Couple items from that night..One is a press credential that hung around the neck of a NY Daily News Sportswriter (you could see people wearing these on TV). The other was that ABC's 'Nightline' covered the event (who didn't?) & their crew wore these unique passes...Fortunately one of the Orioles PR staffers got a hold of one & saved it for me:

[BaltOrioles]

In post #1122, I discussed GameDay and Outside Pitch programs, including some cards issued in conjunction with the programs. Here's a quote from that post -

"In 1992, an alternate to the programs sold at Camden Yards emerged. The programs were sold outside the stadium and eventually through a yearly magazine subscription. I started collecting them one issue too late and have all the programs printed, except issue #1. I have never seen it, but haven't given up hope of finding one. They lasted from 1992 until their last program in the beginning of 2010. The number of issues each year varied, but there are 192 different. The program was initially called GameDay, but in 1994 was renamed Outside Pitch. The publication's quality improved over the years."


Obviously throughout the years, Cal Ripken Jr was a popular cover subject. Cal appeared on around 30 different covers.

Cal's first two covers in 1992 and last cover in 2007

1992 Gameday (Vol 1 No 4).jpg 1992 Gameday (Vol 1 No 8).jpg

2007 Outside Pitch (Vol 16 No 6).jpg

However, Brooks Robinson did appear on one of the magazine covers. As discussion of the demolition of Memorial Stadium were ongoing, the December 2000 issue reflected on the history of the stadium. The stadium would be torn down in February 2002.

Outside Pitch program from Dec 2000

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[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 98 (April 7, 2020 – 098)

I very much enjoy the Jay Publishing photos and try to pick them up either in a set and/or stand alone. Below pictured is an example from 1958-1962 Jay Publishing (seen them called ’61 as well); one of the Jays signed and one unsigned. I’ll let Alan sound in on the year; I’m sure he knows for sure… I just go by an “estimated” year 😊

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Mark,

Your photos are from 1961. Here are the Brooks Robinson Jays photos by year. I can't really tell much difference between the 1959 and 1960 issues, but since I get them as team packs, I believe the years are correct. Jays must have reused the 1959 photo in 1960. The other years are easy to identify. As you can tell, Jays started using a different font for their photos starting in 1962. The 1958 Brooks photo is by far the toughest to find. There were two different sets of Orioles in 1958, but Brooks was only in one of the sets.

Tomorrow I'll list the Brooks Robinson photos from the team issued packs sold at the ballparks.

1958

1958 Jays 11.jpg


1959

1959 Jays 06.jpg


1960

1960 Jays 04.jpg


1961

1961 Jays 05.jpg


1962

1962 Jays 05.jpg


1963

1963 Jays 06.jpg


1964


1964 Jays 06.jpg


1965

1965 Jays 05.jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Mark,

Your photos are from 1961. Here are the Brooks Robinson Jays photos by year. I can't really tell much difference between the 1959 and 1960 issues, but since I get them as team packs, I believe the years are correct. Jays must have reused the 1959 photo in 1960. The other years are easy to identify. As you can tell, Jays started using a different font for their photos starting in 1962. The 1958 Brooks photo is by far the toughest to find. There were two different sets of Orioles in 1958, but Brooks was only in one of the sets.

Tomorrow I'll list the Brooks Robinson photos from the team issued packs sold at the ballparks.

I knew you’d have them with all the correct years! Look forward to the team issues tomorrow.