Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 129 (May 8, 2020 – 129)

The Philadelphia Phillies each year played an exhibition game called the Junior Baseball Federation Game and brought another MLB club into Philly to play for the benefit of sandlot baseball. In 1972 the Orioles were the team that came to Philadelphia Veterans Stadium to play in the exhibition game. Every so often I’ll do a search for more of these game to see if the Phillies played the Orioles in this game to look for items related to the game, but really need to do a search of their local newspapers to get better information. I know the O’s played in 1965 and I think 1970; I’m sure there’s more. Really need to do a spreadsheet of these games to see when the Phillies played the Orioles.

Small broadside, around 14”x22”, from the exhibition game played between the Orioles and the Phillies on Monday, May 8, 1972.


Day 129 Junior Baseball Federation.jpg


I’ve seen the same type and size of broadside for the Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets in the past and I’m sure there are more out there but must be pretty scarce.

Alan - Looks like they used photos from the sheets that the Orioles provided to newspapers, magazine, etc. that you’ve pictured in the past. All of them match up except for Don Buford; is this photo used on one of the previous sheets provided by the Orioles?