Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

Mark & Alan...Great pieces as always (love the coin proof especially!).

As Alan showed, it was common back in the day for MLB clubs to play their minor league affiliates in exhibition games...

Here is a signed program from May of 1998 when the Orioles played their Class A Level Delmarva Shorebirds....Ironically both Cal Ripken Jr. & Ryan Minor are pictured on the cover and just four months later, Minor would play third base in a game that ended Cal's consecutive game streak:

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Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Here is a signed program from May of 1998 when the Orioles played their Class A Level Delmarva Shorebirds....Ironically both Cal Ripken Jr. & Ryan Minor are pictured on the cover and just four months later, Minor would play third base in a game that ended Cal's consecutive game streak:

Bill

I love that program, but if I'm not mistaken, the game was actually in Bowie and the Orioles played an All-Star team from all their affiliates. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[roarfrom34]

Alan...you are absolutely correct! The photo with Minor in a Shorebirds uniform threw me off!

Thanks

[Mark70Z]

Day 227 (August 14, 2020 – 227)

This 1962 Brooks Robinson Topps card looks a bit rough. This was the middle card, which of course has been cut out, on a 1962 Topps Salesman Sample three-card advertising panel. I’ve seen some complete three-card salesman sample panels for the 1962 Topps cards, but not a sample with this Brooks card included.

1962 Topps Salesman Sample – cutout

Day 227 a 1962 Topps Partial Salesman Sample front.jpg
Day 227 b 1962 Topps Partial Salesman Sample back.jpg

I probably need an upgrade to my '62 Topps Brooks signed card, but might as well picture the thing...

1962 Topps #45 - signed

Day 227 c 1962 Topps #45 signed.jpg

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In addition to the Orioles team issued 8x10 B&W head shot photos, that I've posted numerous times, the Orioles also had some nice team photos. Most of these are 11x14. Here are a couple photos from 1962 & 63. I love the 1963 photo with the block letter uniforms.

1962 Team Photo

1962 Team Photo (Morton Tadder) 11x14.jpg

1963 Team Photo

1963 Team Photo (Morton Tadder)11x14.jpg

[Mark70Z]

Day 228 (August 15, 2020 – 228)

Today seems like a good day for a couple Brooks photos with his lumber.
A 1971 photograph by Tadder of Brooks at home in Memorial Stadium waiting on-deck with some eye black, B. Robinson on his back, BR on the knob, and his signature short brim helmet with the cut ear flap, just reading the pitcher. That looks like a H&B bat, but it’s has the circle like Adirondack; which is it?

Day 228 a Photo 1971 on deck.jpg

Color photo taken by George Brace of Gene Woodling, Brooks Robinson and Gus Triandos in their away uniforms ready for some batting practice.

Day 228 b Photo George Brace Woodling Gentile.jpg

Baltimore Sun wire photo of 15-year-old Brooks in his backyard with a clothesline in the background taking a swing for the camera.

Day 228 c Photo Baltimore Sun 15 yr. old back yard.jpg

[quitcrab]

Love the 15 year old Brooks. I think that’s the earliest picture I have ever seen of him playing baseball. Great stuff. Keep it coming Mark .

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 228 (August 15, 2020 – 228)

Today seems like a good day for a couple Brooks photos with his lumber.
A 1971 photograph by Tadder of Brooks at home in Memorial Stadium waiting on-deck with some eye black, B. Robinson on his back, BR on the knob, and his signature short brim helmet with the cut ear flap, just reading the pitcher. That looks like a H&B bat, but it’s has the circle like Adirondack; which is it?

Mark:

It wasn't uncommon for players who had contracts with Adirondack to apply dark tape half way up H&B bats to make it look from afar (and on TV) that they were indeed using their bats.

When Cal Ripken Jr. announced he was retiring back in June of 2001, people quickly looked at the Orioles schedule and noted that the last game of the season was slated for September 30th at Yankee Stadium.

Rawlings began producing commemorative baseballs that were going to be used in that game.

The tragic events of 09/11, pushed back the season for awhile and as it turned out the Orioles closed out the '01 season on October 6th at home vs. Boston therefore rendering these Rawlings baseballs obsolete: