Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 169 (June 17, 2020 – 169)

A 1960’s MLB American League Junior Major Leaguer youth t-shirt picturing several stars of the day. I’ve seen a similar shirt picturing some of the same stars, but in a different location also and some players have a different player image but haven’t been able to acquire one yet; shirt is likely from a different year than the one pictured.

Day 169 a Shirt Junior Major Leaguer American League.jpg

The same image of Brooks was used in different cards, photo’s odd-ball items, etc. I have an example of the same image used below:

1962 Topps Baseball Bucks

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[ripfan008]

Good morning,

Below is an advertising poster for the 1999 Maryland Baseball Legends Scratch Offs. I really like the look of the poster but wish the Maryland Lottery had paid to have the Orioles logo on the tickets.

There is also a lithograph version of this poster that was signed by all six of the Orioles featured. Does anyone have that one to share?

1999 Maryland Baseball Legends Poster.jpg

Also, I've been meaning to ask this thread a question but haven't been able to find the magazine ad in question again. Several years ago, I was reading a 1983 or 1984 Orioles magazine or program and on the back was an ad for All Star Dodge of Baltimore. It stated that if you came in and test drove a Dodge, you'd receive All Star Orioles baseball cards. The ad was not specific and there were no photos to determine if you were receiving 1983 or 1984 Topps cards or specially made cards just for Dodge. Has anyone ever seen that ad and/or cards before?

I'm going to continue to search for the magazine in question.

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good morning,

Below is an advertising poster for the 1999 Maryland Baseball Legends Scratch Offs. I really like the look of the poster but wish the Maryland Lottery had paid to have the Orioles logo on the tickets.

There is also a lithograph version of this poster that was signed by all six of the Orioles featured. Does anyone have that one to share?

Attachment 405298

Also, I've been meaning to ask this thread a question but haven't been able to find the magazine ad in question again. Several years ago, I was reading a 1983 or 1984 Orioles magazine or program and on the back was an ad for All Star Dodge of Baltimore. It stated that if you came in and test drove a Dodge, you'd receive All Star Orioles baseball cards. The ad was not specific and there were no photos to determine if you were receiving 1983 or 1984 Topps cards or specially made cards just for Dodge. Has anyone ever seen that ad and/or cards before?

I'm going to continue to search for the magazine in question.

Mike:

The only thing I can think of is the back cover of the 1983 Yearbook where you could leave your copy with All Star Dodge and they would have Brooks sign and they'd return it to you?

[71buc]

Mark, No prints have been made of the Orioles slides. I have printed a few of the Pirates. My wife would start packing my bags if I began working on collecting the 79 team.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Also, I've been meaning to ask this thread a question but haven't been able to find the magazine ad in question again. Several years ago, I was reading a 1983 or 1984 Orioles magazine or program and on the back was an ad for All Star Dodge of Baltimore. It stated that if you came in and test drove a Dodge, you'd receive All Star Orioles baseball cards. The ad was not specific and there were no photos to determine if you were receiving 1983 or 1984 Topps cards or specially made cards just for Dodge. Has anyone ever seen that ad and/or cards before?

I'm going to continue to search for the magazine in question.

Mike,

Great question... Is this the ad you are talking about? It's on the back of the Orioles 1983 Yearbook. It mentions a set of 1966 Orioles cards. My only guess would be the set done by Franchise, but that was done in 1981?? I've never seen any cards directly related to Dodge. Also looks like Brooks will sign your yearbook if you bring it into Dodge.

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Franchise 1966 set

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[ripfan008]

That Brooks ad wasn't the one I was referring to but I went through the 1983 and '84 Yearbooks and all of the programs from those years again. I found an ad in the 1984 Program with Cal on the front cover that answered my question but it wasn't the original one I had seen (which was an entire back cover ad). Apparently, the cards you received for testing driving a Dodge were 1984 Topps Orioles cards. It's a shame, I was really hoping that there was some obscure Dodge Orioles issue out there to hunt down.

1984 O's Program with Cal.jpg

1984 O's Program ad.jpg

[ripfan008]

And speaking of ads, there was one in a 1996 Inside Pitch Magazine with Eddie on the cover (that magazine is in my storage unit and I don't have a picture of it right now) for a show called "Orioles of the 1950's" coming in October 1996 to Baltimore County Community College. Autograph guests of the show included 15+ members of the 1950's Orioles, including Brooks, Don Larsen, and Gene Woodling. It was $45 for a VIP ticket to meet all of the 1950's Orioles.

I grew up 5 minutes from BCCC and never heard about that show until I was re-reading that magazine a few years ago. So many of the 1950's Orioles are now gone and with the passing of Mike McCormick and others, we are losing the 1960's Orioles as well. It also goes to show you how hard pre-internet advertising was. They clearly didn't advertise over TV or radio O's games because I watched every game that year, as it was the first playoff-bound O's team I remember.

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

And speaking of ads, there was one in a 1996 Inside Pitch Magazine with Eddie on the cover (that magazine is in my storage unit and I don't have a picture of it right now) for a show called "Orioles of the 1950's" coming in October 1996 to Baltimore County Community College. Autograph guests of the show included 15+ members of the 1950's Orioles, including Brooks, Don Larsen, and Gene Woodling. It was $45 for a VIP ticket to meet all of the 1950's Orioles.

I grew up 5 minutes from BCCC and never heard about that show until I was re-reading that magazine a few years ago. So many of the 1950's Orioles are now gone and with the passing of Mike McCormick and others, we are losing the 1960's Orioles as well. It also goes to show you how hard pre-internet advertising was. They clearly didn't advertise over TV or radio O's games because I watched every game that year, as it was the first playoff-bound O's team I remember.

Mike:

I was fortunate to be at that show one of the days (I think the Friday) and it was a pretty good one....I remember it being right in the middle of their playoff run so there was a lot of excitement.

The promoter was one that usually held shows in the Pittsburgh area (and I think they still do) and they advertised pretty heavily in the hobby publications of the day (and Inside Pitch).

You don't often see card/autographs shows advertised on MLB broadcasts....I think the people they are targeting were the ones that read SCD, Tuff Stuff, Orioles Gazette, etc.

[BaltOrioles]

A few days ago, we were discussing various postcards issued by people like JD McCarthy, Mel Bailey and Don Wingfield. You can add James Elder to that list. He was from Florida did a set of 1400 postcards that he sold individually and as sets. I believe he even offered them to players to use for autograph requests, although I don't have any that have gone through the mail. Here's an older post that talks a little about James Elder.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=234476

There are 30 or 31 Orioles depending on your definition. One player, Frank Sigafoos, appears in a Baltimore Oriole uniform while they were a minor league team before 1954. It's an interesting mix of players & coaches. Most are them are not household names. In my opinion, the postcards are very well done and can easily be identified by the numbers stamped on back. I've been trying to complete the set of 30 Orioles for many years and still need four. I think I've only added one new postcard to the set in five years. They don't seem to show up that often, but still can be had in the $20 range when available.

Here's the checklist of Orioles along with the postcards in my collection

#552 Luke Appling
#558 Clint Courtney
#562 Walt Dropo
#575 Fred Hofmann
#576 Stan Hollmig
#578 Dick Hyde
#588 Hobie Landrith
#591 Dick Luebke
#593 Frank McGowan
#598 Al Pilarcik
#604 Art Quirk
#606 Earl Robinson
#610 Carl Scheib
#619 Al Smith
#621 Jim Snyder
#625 George Staller
#632 Willie Tasby
#635 Bobby Thomson
#638 Marv Throneberry (NEED)
#640 Gus Triandos
#677 Billy Hitchcock (NEED)
#678 Gene Stephens
#679 Albie Pearson
#680 Del Rice
#681 Paul Richards (NEED)
#854 Jim Gentile
#1066 Lou Jackson
#1069 Carl Warwick
#1149 Vic Roznovsky
#1297 Billy Short

#1368 Frank Sigafoos (Minor League Orioles)

James Elder 01.JPG James Elder 02.JPG
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James Elder 05.JPG James Elder 06.JPG
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Backs of the postcards

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James Elder Postcards I still need

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

A few days ago, we were discussing various postcards issued by people like JD McCarthy, Mel Bailey and Don Wingfield. You can add James Elder to that list. He was from Florida did a set of 1400 postcards that he sold individually and as sets. I believe he even offered them to players to use for autograph requests, although I don't have any that have gone through the mail. Here's an older post that talks a little about James Elder.

There are 30 or 31 Orioles depending on your definition. One player, Frank Sigafoos, appears in a Baltimore Oriole uniform while they were a minor league team before 1954. It's an interesting mix of players & coaches. Most are them are not household names. In my opinion, the postcards are very well done and can easily be identified by the numbers stamped on back. I've been trying to complete the set of 30 Orioles for many years and still need four. I think I've only added one new postcard to the set in five years. They don't seem to show up that often, but still can be had in the $20 range when available.

Here's the checklist of Orioles along with the postcards in my collection

#552 Luke Appling
#558 Clint Courtney
#562 Walt Dropo
#575 Fred Hofmann
#576 Stan Hollmig
#578 Dick Hyde
#588 Hobie Landrith
#591 Dick Luebke
#593 Frank McGowan
#598 Al Pilarcik
#604 Art Quirk
#606 Earl Robinson
#610 Carl Scheib
#619 Al Smith
#621 Jim Snyder
#625 George Staller
#632 Willie Tasby
#635 Bobby Thomson
#638 Marv Throneberry (NEED)
#640 Gus Triandos
#677 Billy Hitchcock (NEED)
#678 Gene Stephens
#679 Albie Pearson
#680 Del Rice
#681 Paul Richards (NEED)
#854 Jim Gentile
#1066 Lou Jackson
#1069 Carl Warwick
#1149 Vic Roznovsky
#1297 Billy Short

#1368 Frank Sigafoos (Minor League Orioles)

Backs of the postcards
James Elder Postcards I still need

Alan,

I’ve never seen these before. Thanks for sharing these.

[Mark70Z]

Day 170 (June 18, 2020 – 170)

A 1962 Jays Publishing photo of Brooks Robinson. The Jays typically, but not always, had the city and team name listed beside the player name.

Day 170 a Picture 1962 Jay Publishing.jpg
Day 170 b Picture 1962 Jay Publishing signed.jpg

[BaltOrioles]

Brook Treakle was another photographer along the same lines as Mel Bailey and JD McCarthy, that took a lot of baseball photos and ended up producing postcards. My research shows he did MLB players, but much of his work involved the minor leagues. He was from the Virginia area.

Here's a post from Exhibitman from April 2019

"I've been doing some research over the past two years on these postcards. The photographer's name is Brook Treakle. He passed away in 1991, but he took a lot of photographs for the Peninsula Pilots in the Carolina League; in fact, his photographs were used for the two 1980 TCMA Peninsula Pilots sets with Julio Franco. ... Treakle's trademark is his immaculate hand-printing on the backs of the cards. When he passed away, his mother sold his collection. It was broken-down into three groups: photo postcards, negatives, and autographs. A lot of the autographed items have appeared on eBay. I found out the two collectors who purchased the negatives and the postcards. I don't know what quantities he produced the postcards in, but I have to believe it couldn't be more than a handful. He also took pictures of photographs in books and made postcards out of them, He referred to them as "photo negatives."


Years ago I picked up a couple groups of his photos that included B&W postcards (with postcard backs), postcard sized color photos and some larger 4x6 color photos. All of the photos were Rochester Red Wings from the late 70's through mid 80's. Photos included posed and action shots.

Here are some samples

Orlando Sanchez, Larry Sheets, Billy Ripken and Willie Royster

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Dallas Williams (twice), Steve Luebber and Jeff Youngbauer

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Example of the handwriting on the back

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[roarfrom34]

That photo pf the Bill Ripken Rochester postcard matches the color photo I posted back in #1494

Here is a what I believe to be a Treakle postcard of Bill taken during his time in Hagerstown:



and the Cal Ripken Jr. one:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

That photo pf the Bill Ripken Rochester postcard matches the color photo I posted back in #1494

Here is a what I believe to be a Treakle postcard of Bill taken during his time in Hagerstown:

and the Cal Ripken Jr. one:

Bill,

Very cool postcards!

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Brook Treakle was another photographer along the same lines as Mel Bailey and JD McCarthy, that took a lot of baseball photos and ended up producing postcards. My research shows he did MLB players, but much of his work involved the minor leagues. He was from the Virginia area.

Here's a post from Exhibitman from April 2019

"I've been doing some research over the past two years on these postcards. The photographer's name is Brook Treakle. He passed away in 1991, but he took a lot of photographs for the Peninsula Pilots in the Carolina League; in fact, his photographs were used for the two 1980 TCMA Peninsula Pilots sets with Julio Franco. ... Treakle's trademark is his immaculate hand-printing on the backs of the cards. When he passed away, his mother sold his collection. It was broken-down into three groups: photo postcards, negatives, and autographs. A lot of the autographed items have appeared on eBay. I found out the two collectors who purchased the negatives and the postcards. I don't know what quantities he produced the postcards in, but I have to believe it couldn't be more than a handful. He also took pictures of photographs in books and made postcards out of them, He referred to them as "photo negatives."


Years ago I picked up a couple groups of his photos that included B&W postcards (with postcard backs), postcard sized color photos and some larger 4x6 color photos. All of the photos were Rochester Red Wings from the late 70's through mid 80's. Photos included posed and action shots.

Here are some samples

Orlando Sanchez, Larry Sheets, Billy Ripken and Willie Royster

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Dallas Williams (twice), Steve Luebber and Jeff Youngbauer

Attachment 405457

Example of the handwriting on the back

Attachment 405458

I picked up a little more info. His full name was Thornton Brook Treakle III. He lived 1941-1991. Here is a replacement image for the broken url above.

[ksfarmboy]

Finally got this pin. Used to see them every so often but once I decided I wanted one they disappeared. So one pops up on eBay and I bid way too much and still lose. Right after another pops up and I was able to snag it for a much better price. Probably still too much but I’m happy with it.

[docpatlv]

[QUOTE=Mark70Z;1991150]Day 169 (June 17, 2020 – 169)

A 1960’s MLB American League Junior Major Leaguer youth t-shirt picturing several stars of the day. I’ve seen a similar shirt picturing some of the same stars, but in a different location also and some players have a different player image but haven’t been able to acquire one yet; shirt is likely from a different year than the one pictured.

Attachment 405296

This is a great item Mark! I have seen the exact same style with Clemente and others both on a T-shirt and also a sweatshirt, but have never been fortunate enough to land one.

[Mark70Z]

[QUOTE=docpatlv;1993510]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 169 (June 17, 2020 – 169)

A 1960’s MLB American League Junior Major Leaguer youth t-shirt picturing several stars of the day. I’ve seen a similar shirt picturing some of the same stars, but in a different location also and some players have a different player image but haven’t been able to acquire one yet; shirt is likely from a different year than the one pictured.

Attachment 405296

This is a great item Mark! I have seen the exact same style with Clemente and others both on a T-shirt and also a sweatshirt, but have never been fortunate enough to land one.

Thanks! I've seen another example of Brooks on a shirt with some of the same player, but haven't been able to locate one. I haven't seen a sweat shirt, but it's likely that they made those as well.

I've seen a picture of a Clemente example on a T-shirt, but that's it. I don't think I've seen one pictured in your thread.

[Mark70Z]

Day 177 (June 25, 2020 – 177)

On June 24th and 25th 1988 The Eastern Pennsylvania Sports Collectors Club had the 8th Seashore Baseball Card & Memorabilia Show held in Ocean City, NJ. This is a poster advertising the show and features Brooks along with Bob Lemon. Of course, these HOF autographs were free with your $3 admission to the show.

1988 8th Seashore Baseball Card & Memorabilia Show advertising poster

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[roarfrom34]

Mark....

While Brooks & Bob Lemon were signing free autographs in Ocean City, the Orioles played further north in Fenway Park.

Cal Ripken hit his 172nd career Home Run off Bruce Hurst that game, perhaps more importantly it also marked his 1000th consecutive game.

Here is the umpires lineup card:

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark....

While Brooks & Bob Lemon were signing free autographs in Ocean City, the Orioles played further north in Fenway Park.

Cal Ripken hit his 172nd career Home Run off Bruce Hurst that game, perhaps more importantly it also marked his 1000th consecutive game.

Here is the umpires lineup card:

Bill,

I was at that game.

I'll have to check if I still have the ticket stub.

[jp1216]

The thought of me contributing anything to a thread like this........
The one and only Orioles ticket I have is from 5/25/88..... Why? It's the weekend series in Boston when the famous Billy FF picture was taken. What are the odds...?

[BaltOrioles]

The Bendix Radio Division in Baltimore was part of the Bendix Corporation. A large part of their business was the manufacturing of commercial electronics for airplanes and automobiles.

The Bendix Beam was a bi-monthly magazine for employees about the happenings within the company. In Oct 1966, the magazine devoted about half of it's content to the newly crowned World Series Champions, the Baltimore Orioles. Brooks Robinson was on the cover, but the magazine had articles about most of the team. The articles were organized by position, including stories highlighting contributions by the pitching staff, infielders, outfielders and even the bench players.

Ironically, there is a note in the magazine that the October issue would be the last magazine printed and it was being switched to a newspaper type publication.

1966 The Bendix Beam Magazine (Oct).jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

The Bendix Radio Division in Baltimore was part of the Bendix Corporation. A large part of their business was the manufacturing of commercial electronics for airplanes and automobiles.

The Bendix Beam was a bi-monthly magazine for employees about the happenings within the company. In Oct 1966, the magazine devoted about half of it's content to the newly crowned World Series Champions, the Baltimore Orioles. Brooks Robinson was on the cover, but the magazine had articles about most of the team. The articles were organized by position, including stories highlighting contributions by the pitching staff, infielders, outfielders and even the bench players.

Ironically, there is a note in the magazine that the October issue would be the last magazine printed and it was being switched to a newspaper type publication.

Attachment 406626

Alan,

I LOVE that magazine cover! I guess when you’ve never seen the publication with Brooks on the cover before everything will look great. Please keep me in mind if you ever part with this example. This thread is going to be great for research purposes (at least for me it is).