Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[bigfanNY]

This was a popular but common set when I began collecting. I think the first set I bought was at a show in Silver Spring MD. A great show I first met John Scott. Nick Schoff, Tim Collier, and spent a good portion of the show asking Paul Pollard Questions who was always patient with a 14 year old who beginning to learn about Baseball Cards. Great time in card collecting.

[BaltOrioles]

Here are a few publications from the Orioles tour in Japan after the 1971 season. Does anyone speak Japanese? I assume a couple of these are programs, based upon the inside, but not sure. One looks like it was published by a newspaper previewing the tour and the last two are like magazines. Some of them picture Brooks on the front.

Programs/Scorecards

1971 Japan Tour (Program #1).jpg 1971 Japan Tour (Program #2).jpg

Newspaper Preview

1971 Japan Tour (Daily Yomiuri).jpg

Japanese Magazines

1971 Japanese Magazine (Japan TourNovember 22).jpg 1971 Japanese Magazine (Japan TourNovember 29).jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Here are a few publications from the Orioles tour in Japan after the 1971 season. Does anyone speak Japanese? I assume a couple of these are programs, based upon the inside, but not sure. One looks like it was published by a newspaper previewing the tour and the last two are like magazines. Some of them picture Brooks on the front.

Programs/Scorecards
Newspaper Preview
Japanese Magazines

These are some nice items. I’ve only seen the program/scorecard that you have in your collection so they must be very limited. I’d love to pick them up if I can ever locate examples.

[roarfrom34]

I think the term "White Whale" gets thrown around the hobby a little too freely these days however I recently picked up something that's as close as a "White Whale" I'll ever see.

For well over 20 years, I've been looking for a ticket from May 6, 1984 in which Cal Ripken Jr. became only the 2nd Oriole in history to hit for the cycle (Brooksie was the other). The game was played on a Sunday afternoon in Arlington in front of only 13,224 fans.

I finally was able to pick this ticket up (a full ticket no less) from an eBay seller in France (of all places), who worded the auction awkwardly (thus avoiding attention):

[ksfarmboy]

Great pickup Bill. Do you have the ticket from Ripken’s first game of the streak?

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Great pickup Bill. Do you have the ticket from Ripken’s first game of the streak?

Thanks Clint.......

Much appreciated..

I do have not only the ticket to that game but also the umpire's line up cards as well...I'll be sure to post them later

Love seeing your Game Used jersey's

Bill

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks Bill, can’t wait to see them and your game used items too.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

I think the term "White Whale" gets thrown around the hobby a little too freely these days however I recently picked up something that's as close as a "White Whale" I'll ever see.

For well over 20 years, I've been looking for a ticket from May 6, 1984 in which Cal Ripken Jr. became only the 2nd Oriole in history to hit for the cycle (Brooksie was the other). The game was played on a Sunday afternoon in Arlington in front of only 13,224 fans.

I finally was able to pick this ticket up (a full ticket no less) from an eBay seller in France (of all places), who worded the auction awkwardly (thus avoiding attention):

Bill,

SO COOL!! Think we’re ready to see more Ripken items!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

This was a popular but common set when I began collecting. I think the first set I bought was at a show in Silver Spring MD. A great show I first met John Scott. Nick Schoff, Tim Collier, and spent a good portion of the show asking Paul Pollard Questions who was always patient with a 14 year old who beginning to learn about Baseball Cards. Great time in card collecting.

I think this is a cool and undervalued set. I’ve seen a few of these graded and when more become slabbed I think it will increase in value. I also like that Brooks has the batting AND fielding example.