Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[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...?

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by 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...?

Framed ticket with the card would make for a great display!

[Mark70Z]

Day 178 (June 26, 2020 – 178)

When I was young, I didn’t really like the look of the Topps 1968 set, but now think it’s a great looking set. Topps went with the burlap meshed look and you’ve probably noticed the first series had a wider-messed burlap than on the remaining series of cards; unsure as to why the change.

1968 Topps #20

Day 178 a 1968 Topps #20.jpg
Day 178 b 1968 Topps #20 back.jpg

1968 Topps #20 blank backed

Day 178 c 1968 Topps #20 blank back.jpg
Day 178 d 1968 Topps #20 blank back (2).jpg

[BaltOrioles]

I've posted a few of these before. I'm not sure what they are actually called, but I refer to them as publicity sheets. They were used by newspapers and magazines, if they needed a photo of a player to insert in their publication. Many of these photos were cut up into individual photos, have missing photos cut from the sheet or have marks/notations on them from the newspapers/magazines. I really enjoy these sheets. A team set each year consists of 3-5 sheets. Morton Tadder also produced some of these each year, but these are not the Tadder versions.

Here are some of the complete sheets I have featuring Cal Ripken Jr. Cal had an amazing career and is featured on countless items. It's always amazed me on the number of items that spelled his name incorrectly. In 1991 and 1992, Cal's name was misspelled Ripkin, even though Billy's name was correct.

1985

1985 Team 1.jpg

1986

1986 Team 2.jpg

1987

1987 Team 2.JPG

1989

1989 Team 3.jpg

1990

1990 Team 3.jpg

1991 Spelled Ripkin

1991 Team 3.jpg

1992 Spelled Ripkin

1992 Team 3.jpg

1993

1993 Team 2.jpg

1994

1994 Team 3.JPG

1995

1995 Team 3.jpg

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

I've posted a few of these before. I'm not sure what they are actually called, but I refer to them as publicity sheets.

Here are some of the complete sheets I have featuring Cal Ripken Jr. Cal had an amazing career and is featured on countless items. It's always amazed me on the number of items that spelled his name incorrectly. In 1991 and 1992, Cal's name was misspelled Ripkin, even though Billy's name was correct.

Alan...

There are a few publicity sheets with Cal Jr. & Billy here I have never seen before (thanks for sharing).

As far as the misspelling of "Ripkin" is concerned, that has always frustrated me as well although I think you'll find it interesting that both Cal Sr. and Cal Jr. have had their names misspelled going way back to their respective High School Yearbooks (and probably before that):

[Mark70Z]

Day 179 (June 27, 2020 – 179)

Posting kind of a fun little item today. It’s a couple business cards with Brooks pictured on the front, Mr. All Star, and a Brooks and Eddie rendering on the back for All Star Chevrolet Dodge along with the employee name, title and phone number. The dealership, I believe, was in Denton, Maryland, but I could be mistaken; I know the All Star dealerships in MD had several locations back then. I know both Brooks and Eddie did some advertising for these dealerships and I’ve seen some other items associated with this dealership and have a few of the advertising materials myself.

All Star Chevrolet Dodge business cards

Day 179 a All Star Business Card Jerry Roemer.jpg
Day 179 b All Star Business Card Jerry Roemer back.jpg
Day 179 c All Star Business Card Mike Meagher.jpg
Day 179 d All Star Business Card Mike Meagher back.jpg

This is an 8X10 picture used on the business cards.

Day 179 e Photo Premium Crown 1.jpg

A hat snapback hat with a rendering of Brooks and Eddie for All-Star Chevrolet.

Day 179 ee Hat All Star Chevrolet.jpg

One more item for today; something that has been shown a few times before, an ad for All Star Dodge on the back cover of the 1983 Orioles Yearbook.

Day 179 f Ad All Star Dodge 1983 Orioles Yearbook BC 1.jpg

[BaltOrioles]

I've always liked the look of the calendars put out by the Baltimore Sun, especially those that used drawings for the front instead of photos.

Here are a few examples from 1976-1982.


1976 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1977 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1978 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1980 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1981 Baltimore Sun Calendar.jpg

1982 Baltimore Sun Calendar.jpg