Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Marchillo]

Sorry for my terrible handwriting but here is a ttm return from Brooks answering a few questions.




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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

Sorry for my terrible handwriting but here is a ttm return from Brooks answering a few questions.

Great item! Thanks for posting the cool responses from Brooksie!

[Mark70Z]

Day 288 (October 14, 2020 – 288)

Photo from after Game 3 and used for a publication on the 14th. What a game...

Quote: “He (Brooks) plays third base like he came down from a higher league.” – Umpire Ed Hurley

Day 288 Photo 1970 Ocober 14 O's win Game 3.jpg

On Wednesday, October 14, 1970, was the 4th game of the ’70 World Series. The game was played in Memorial Stadium. I had the opportunity to attend this game and still have all the souvenirs my parents purchased for me from the time at the Stadium. All the items are in relatively poor shape, but I kept them all the same. A few days after the game I cut out all the pictures of the Oriole players in my World Series program and put them in a scrapbook. Thankfully, the program is relatively inexpensive and acquired another years later. Of course, as you probably already know, the O’s lost Game 4, but it was an exciting time.

The pitchers for the game were Jim Palmer for the Orioles and Gary Nolan for the Reds.


Day 288 Photo 1970 Coming to bat.jpg
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Reds win 6-5. The winning picture for Game 4 was Clay Carroll.

1970 World Series scroll pennants – Orioles vs. Reds

Day 288 Pennants 1970 WS Scroll.jpg

[BaltOrioles]

While Tito Landrum will always go down in Orioles history for his dramatic HR in the 1983 playoffs, perhaps one of the lowest points in O's history took place in the 1996 ALCS series.

Tony Tarasco didn't play for the Orioles for very long, but will always be remembered by Orioles fans as part of the infamous Jeffrey Maier catch / interference play in game 1 of the 1996 ALCS.

What bothered me the most, was not a young kid doing what kids do in the excitement of the game, but how Yankee fans hailed him a hero, endorsing and praising the interference.

Here's the play, before replay and challenges were an option. Interesting, HOFer Joe Morgan, who just passed away, was part of the broadcast.

Warning: Some parts of the video may be too disturbing for real Orioles fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVNlvnsQ828



Tarasco, Tony 1 - Copy.jpg Benitez, Armando 1 - Copy.jpg Johnson, Davey 11 - Copy.jpg

[roarfrom34]

A few years ago a friend of mine contacted Jeffrey Maier to sign a few things for him & he gave me a 3x5 from that signing that I keep with my ALCS Program (for better or worse):

[uyu906]

No offense intended, but a ritualistic burning seems in order for that autograph!