Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

Unique Japanese magazine that not only re-capped the '83 MLB season but the World Series as well....Also has a neat four page spread on the '71 Orioles visit.

[ripfan008]

[QUOTE=roarfrom34;1978328]Unique Japanese magazine that not only re-capped the '83 MLB season but the World Series as well....Also has a neat four page spread on the '71 Orioles visit.

Hi Bill,

I love that Japanese magazine and have never seen it before. If you ever decide to sell it, please let me know!

[ksfarmboy]

Mark, those are two outstanding Brooksie items.

[Mark70Z]

I received a very thoughtful gift in the mail from Phil (Phil68). It's a 1952 Topps style flexichrome card #318 of Brooks. While I'm typically not really into custom cards I really like what Phil has done and accomplished with the cards he's making. Man, the card looks even better in hand than in the picture. What a kind and gracious gift; these are the type of things that make this hobby great...

LOVE IT Phil!

Banty Red #318.jpg

[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.


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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?

[quitcrab]

That’s a great poster. That would look great hanging in my wall ! Is the color in the photo correct? For some reason I thought it was green with black type and black and white photos.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by quitcrab

That’s a great poster. That would look great hanging in my wall ! Is the color in the photo correct? For some reason I thought it was green with black type and black and white photos.

Scott,

The cardboard broadside is silver, which just looks kinda grey in the photo. It’s silver due to the silver anniversary of the game. Hmm, would look great “in” your wall; nah, I want it “on” my wall 😬.

You’ll have to be patient for a green sign to appear...