Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[BaltOrioles]

In 1964 and 1965, Hasbro sold a baseball board game called "Challenge the Yankees". It was a dice based game, that included 50 player cards (25 Yankees and 25 All-Stars). It is loosely based upon other baseball games, like Strat-O-Matic, since the same roll of the dice would render different results depending who was batting. The cards are 4" x 5.5".

The only Oriole each year was Milt Pappas. The only way to differentiate the two years is the addition on the 1965 of reference to a game in 1964 and stats updates.

1964 and 1965

1964 Challenge the Yankees.jpg 1965 Challenge the Yankees.jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

In 1964 and 1965, Hasbro sold a baseball board game called "Challenge the Yankees". It was a dice based game, that included 50 player cards (25 Yankees and 25 All-Stars). It is loosely based upon other baseball games, like Strat-O-Matic, since the same roll of the dice would render different results depending who was batting. The cards are 4" x 5.5".

The only Oriole each year was Milt Pappas. The only way to differentiate the two years is the addition on the 1965 of reference to a game in 1964 and stats updates.

1964 and 1965

I've always liked the looks of these cards; probably the colors w/the B&W player picture is just a nice setup. Wonder why Milt was the only Oriole in the game?

[Mark70Z]

Day 44 (February 13, 2020 – 044)

I don’t have many of the small Oriole schedules, but this is a fairly uncommon 1972 Baltimore Orioles schedule put out by Crown gasoline. The schedule pictures Brooks and Paul Blair the great Oriole center fielder.

1972 Orioles schedule


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I had a 1972 Orioles Special Parking permit out so I might as well post that today. It’s a permit that the Orioles used for just one game; this particular permit was not used.

1972 Baltimore Orioles Special Parking permit


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[quitcrab]

This is a 1976 -77 MSA drink lid with a unpunched straw hole. The lid has a waxy coating. Havent seen to many of these on ebay lately.

[ripfan008]

Quitcrab, very nice Brooks disc. Here's a 1982 FBI Ken Singleton disc with the complete box bottom. I assume the 1981 FBI Jim Palmer will forever be on my want list.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Quitcrab, very nice Brooks disc. Here's a 1982 FBI Ken Singleton disc with the complete box bottom. I assume the 1981 FBI Jim Palmer will forever be on my want list.

Mike,

Nice box. I have the Ken Singleton box also, but have had the 1981 Jim Palmer on my wantlist as well for a long time. It just never shows up.

[BaltOrioles]

Today, I'm highlighting the 1965 Elmira Pioneers. The Pioneers were the AA affiliate of the Orioles from 1962-1968. The 1965 team was led by Earl Weaver and finished 83-55. Some notable future Major Leaguers included Mark Belanger, Dave Leonhard, Larry Haney, Bill Dillman and Lou Pinella.

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Quitcrab, very nice Brooks disc. Here's a 1982 FBI Ken Singleton disc with the complete box bottom. I assume the 1981 FBI Jim Palmer will forever be on my want list.

Love it!! Thanks for sharing the FBI discs.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by quitcrab

This is a 1976 -77 MSA drink lid with a unpunched straw hole. The lid has a waxy coating. Havent seen to many of these on ebay lately.

Scott,

You are right these lids don't show up that often. I also have the Jim Palmer lid. They have been associated with 7-Eleven stores in some references. Does anyone know if they were distributed through 7-Eleven or somewhere else?

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by quitcrab

This is a 1976 -77 MSA drink lid with a unpunched straw hole. The lid has a waxy coating. Havent seen to many of these on ebay lately.

Nice Scott. Imagine all the possible variations of where the straw hole is located on the MSA lid.

[quitcrab]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Nice Scott. Imagine all the possible variations of where the straw hole is located on the MSA lid.

Mark you made me laugh! You know the twelve o clock position is the hardest to obtain!
Just like I told you the brooks shirt is so much harder to find in medium then small .

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by quitcrab

Mark you made me laugh! You know the twelve o clock position is the hardest to obtain!
Just like I told you the brooks shirt is so much harder to find in medium then small .

Thankfully we both have a good sense of humor...