Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[ripfan008]

Good afternoon,

I recently picked this ad up because I had never seen it before and liked the facsimile autographs of the 1974 Orioles (not dated but it includes Ross Grimsley who only came to the O's in 1974 and still includes Earl Williams who last played in Baltimore in 1974). It has Mickey Mantle on the outside and is an offer for a personally inscribed bat. The O's signatures are on the inside. However, I don't know much about the piece. Does this look legitimate to everyone?

1974 O's ad- front and back.jpg

1974 O's ad- inside.jpg

[roarfrom34]

Mike:

appear legit to me

Nice!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good afternoon,

I recently picked this ad up because I had never seen it before and liked the facsimile autographs of the 1974 Orioles (not dated but it includes Ross Grimsley who only came to the O's in 1974 and still includes Earl Williams who last played in Baltimore in 1974). It has Mickey Mantle on the outside and is an offer for a personally inscribed bat. The O's signatures are on the inside. However, I don't know much about the piece. Does this look legitimate to everyone?

I like it...

[roarfrom34]

OTD in 1979, the Orioles trailed Detroit 5-3 going into the bottom of the 9th inning & Doug DeCinces hit a two out, two run walk off HR to give the Orioles a 6-5 victory..It was this day that the phrase "Orioles Magic" was born...

Here is a signed/inscribed AP Laserphoto from that event:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

OTD in 1979, the Orioles trailed Detroit 5-3 going into the bottom of the 9th inning & Doug DeCinces hit a two out, two run walk off HR to give the Orioles a 6-5 victory..It was this day that the phrase "Orioles Magic" was born...

Here is a signed/inscribed AP Laserphoto from that event:

Bill,

Very nice! I'd like to find one of the stadium signs that say "Orioles Magic" on it. The example I've seen is relatively small, but very cool looking.

[Mark70Z]

Day 175 (June 23, 2020 – 175)

The 1977 Burger Chef Funmeal Discs are very common. The discs measure 2 3/8” across and can be punched out of a tray. Below is the front and back of the Brooks Robinson disc.

Day 175 a 1977 Burger Chef Funmeal Discs.jpg
Day 175 b 1977 Burger Chef Funmeal Discs back.jpg

I think this next piece is a cutout of a Burger Chef advertising poster.

Day 175 c Burger Chef.jpg

Lastly, we have a small Burger Chef advertising poster for the Baltimore Orioles.

Day 175 d Burger Chef Orioles ad panel.jpg

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 175 (June 23, 2020 – 175)

The 1977 Burger Chef Funmeal Discs are very common. The discs measure 2 3/8” across and can be punched out of a tray. Below is the front and back of the Brooks Robinson disc.

Lastly, we have a small Burger Chef advertising poster for the Baltimore Orioles.

Attachment 406328

Mark,

I have the complete unpunched Orioles tray, but have never seen the advertising poster. Very cool.

[BaltOrioles]

The 1962 Post Cereal cards were one of those sets that I believed I finished years ago. I was aware of a few variations in the set, but didn't realize the extent of them. I'm still working on verifying all the Orioles. It seems that most if not all of the cards have variations depending on the brand of cereal they were on.

Here are a couple examples. I was aware of the Jim Gentile (Home listed as either Baltimore or San Lorenzo). I didn't realize that Brooks Robinson had a cropping difference (either more or less of his fingers showing on the bat)

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1962 Post Cereal Orioles checklist -

27 Jim Gentile
28 Marv Breeding
29 Brooks Robinson
30 Ron Hansen
31 Jackie Brandt
32 Dick Williams
33 Gus Triandos
34 Milt Pappas
35 Hoyt Wilhelm
36 Chuck Estrada


Don't confuse these with the Post Canadian cards (fronts in English & French) and much harder to find smaller Jello cards. FYI, for some reason Brooks Robinson wasn't included in the 1962 Jello set, but the other Orioles were.

[bluejay4eva34]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good afternoon,

I recently picked this ad up because I had never seen it before and liked the facsimile autographs of the 1974 Orioles (not dated but it includes Ross Grimsley who only came to the O's in 1974 and still includes Earl Williams who last played in Baltimore in 1974). It has Mickey Mantle on the outside and is an offer for a personally inscribed bat. The O's signatures are on the inside. However, I don't know much about the piece. Does this look legitimate to everyone?

Attachment 406215

Attachment 406216

My Father signed it!! Jesse Jefferson

[Chstrite]

Mark, maybe you know…were the Brooks clips worn by everyone ate the banquet? How many are out there is the question. The glove might clean up a little; not much to work with. Ha. Thanks for sharing that awesome photo.

[Chstrite]

Day 45 – 15 February 2024
Another unique display from the early 1970s is from Brandpower, Inc. advertising a trophy personally autographed by a player of your choice. The display is blue with red and white letters advertising “All Star Personally Autographed Baseballs.” This display must have been a regional thing with the Orioles. Six Orioles are shown (Blair, Belanger, Grich, Palmer, May and Brooksie) with an example of the autographed ball in its display. I am not sure what the price for the ball was. In total, a kid could order 30 different players. See the picture of the mail in sheet with players. I have heard different people talk about these balls but have never personally seen one. Would be cool to find the Brooks ball and display it with this advertisement.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 45 – 15 February 2024
Another unique display from the early 1970s is from Brandpower, Inc. advertising a trophy personally autographed by a player of your choice. The display is blue with red and white letters advertising “All Star Personally Autographed Baseballs.” This display must have been a regional thing with the Orioles. Six Orioles are shown (Blair, Belanger, Grich, Palmer, May and Brooksie) with an example of the autographed ball in its display. I am not sure what the price for the ball was. In total, a kid could order 30 different players. See the picture of the mail in sheet with players. I have heard different people talk about these balls but have never personally seen one. Would be cool to find the Brooks ball and display it with this advertisement.

Would be really nice with just an autographed baseball by each of the players pictured and placed in front of the piece.

[Chstrite]

Day 46 – 16 February 2024
In 1971 Rawlings created a red, white and blue glove honoring two of the leagues greatest glovemen – Brooks Robinson and Roberto Clemente. This World Series Special glove was signed by both players. Rawlings celebrated both players for the amazing performances during the 1970 and 1971 World Series where each player won the WS MVP. At the time, between these two playes they had 23 Gold Gloves. My glove is in ok condition but it is 50 plus years old. The glove came in a nice box featuring the two MVPs. Sadly, I do not have the box but depicted below is an advertisement of the glove along with my glove. If anyone has the box and ready to part with it, keep me in mind.

[Chstrite]

Day 47 – 17 February 2024
Today is another unique piece from my collection. The 1968 Creative Creations marble blister pack featuring 20 different player marbles. The marbles are sealed in the packaging and feature a picture and signature of the player. The packaging mentions 24 series but only 6 different packs were made. The pack has a Series Number and Brooks is on Series 3 (middle row, second from right). I have 5 of the 6 Series packs; I am missing Series 2. The packaging includes a great assortment of colors and makes a wonderful display. The back of the pack shows different player signatures. This pack has a sticker on it for .99 cents. Below, you will see the Series 3 pack, a cutout from a pack of Brooks and the actual marble. I would love to see PSA grade the small card that I have cutout below but I am fairly certain they will not. No judgment…I did not damage a package to get the cutout of Brooks.

[Chstrite]

Day 47 – 17 February 2024
Today is another unique piece from my collection. The 1968 Creative Creations marble blister pack featuring 20 different player marbles. The marbles are sealed in the packaging and feature a picture and signature of the player. The packaging mentions 24 series but only 6 different packs were made. The pack has a Series Number and Brooks is on Series 3 (middle row, second from right). I have 5 of the 6 Series packs; I am missing Series 2. The packaging includes a great assortment of colors and makes a wonderful display. The back of the pack shows different player signatures. This pack has a sticker on it for .99 cents. Below, you will see the Series 3 pack, a cutout from a pack of Brooks and the actual marble. I would love to see PSA grade the small card that I have cutout below but I am fairly certain they will not. No judgment…I did not damage a package to get the cutout of Brooks.

[Fleerfan]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 45 – 15 February 2024
Another unique display from the early 1970s is from Brandpower, Inc. advertising a trophy personally autographed by a player of your choice. The display is blue with red and white letters advertising “All Star Personally Autographed Baseballs.” This display must have been a regional thing with the Orioles. Six Orioles are shown (Blair, Belanger, Grich, Palmer, May and Brooksie) with an example of the autographed ball in its display. I am not sure what the price for the ball was. In total, a kid could order 30 different players. See the picture of the mail in sheet with players. I have heard different people talk about these balls but have never personally seen one. Would be cool to find the Brooks ball and display it with this advertisement.

I'm afraid I don't have the Brooks Robinson autograph, but I do have the Mark Belanger autograph so you can see what the display looked like.

[Chstrite]

Thanks for sharing. Belanger is a tough auto. I have a regular ball signed by him but not from the mail in. Very nice.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Fleerfan

I'm afraid I don't have the Brooks Robinson autograph, but I do have the Mark Belanger autograph so you can see what the display looked like.

That is a great looking “Blade” signed ball.

[Chstrite]

Day 62 - 3 March 2024
Today I am showing another set of Staff Advisory Photos (bottom two) and the 1964-66 Rawlings Premium Photos (top two). The staff advisory black and white photo is the only one I have ever seen. I sent this to PSA for grading and was able to add it to the PSA Brooks Robinson Master Set. It is the same photo as the 1964-66 Rawlings Premium Photo shown above it but in color. The 1964-66 Rawlings Premium Photos color photos are part of a 12 player set of photos Rawlings published in 1964-66. My Brooks copies are the highest graded. The Rawlings Premium set includes the two Brooks photos and Ken Boyer (2 different photos / with Mets and Cardinals), Mickey Mantle (2 different photos with and without a black t-shirt), Tommy Davis, Dick Groat, Warren Spahn, Tom Thresh, Bill White, and Billy Williams. Many of the photos are part of the Big 8 Glove Rawlings Box or Hand Cut Cards, which I will show on another day. The Mantle Photos are harder to find and pretty expensive.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Mark, maybe you know…were the Brooks clips worn by everyone ate the banquet? How many are out there is the question. The glove might clean up a little; not much to work with. Ha. Thanks for sharing that awesome photo.

I can only assume the clips were made for the 1965 Rawlings Sporting Goods Fair held in NY. We see Brooks and Boyer wearing one and likely a lot of the others in attendance had them or were available to them. I've seen a few in the past, but not in large numbers.