Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good afternoon,

Several items from the 1984 Orioles tour of Japan have been posted before but I don't believe this one has. It's a 1984 Japan Fan Handbook with an article on the Orioles tour

I assume this is not a foreign magazine since it's written in English.

By the way who are the US of A players pictured on the front cover?

[Mark70Z]

Day 295 (October 21, 2020 – 295)

Man, I loved the 1970 Topps Brooks Robinson card #230 when it first came out and you know what, I still do. It’s just a great looking design setup and the shot of Brooks posed in a batting stance couldn’t be better. Some people aren’t a fan of the grey (for you different people,” gray”), but I think it looks great and out of the norm for baseball cards.

You’re probably well aware by now that I don’t really post many normal cards of Brooks so let’s not change it up today.

1970 Topps Brooks Robinson #230 blank backed

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This is the transparency used to create the 1970 Topps #230 card.

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Also, the small transparency wallet that the transparency was originally
stored.

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[ripfan008]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

I assume this is not a foreign magazine since it's written in English.

By the way who are the US of A players pictured on the front cover?

Good morning Mark,

According to the information on the inside cover, this was an English-language magazine printed and distributed in Japan.

The two American players are Leon Lee and Bump Wills.

1984 Japan Fan Handbook- Inside cover.jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good morning Mark,

According to the information on the inside cover, this was an English-language magazine printed and distributed in Japan.

The two American players are Leon Lee and Bump Wills.

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Morning...

That's even cooler; a Japanese magazine that I can read! Appreciate the clarification (at least for me). That's a great looking publication.

[Mark70Z]

Day 296 (October 22, 2020 – 296)

Brooks Robinson Sculpture Dedication Ceremony on October 22, 2011.

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[roarfrom34]

Mark:

I need to get one of those dedication programs.....A week later I was in town for a Ravens game & took this photo:

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark:

I need to get one of those dedication programs.....A week later I was in town for a Ravens game & took this photo:

Here's a nice bobblehead from Custom Made Figurines

2011 Brooks Robinson (Custom Made FigurinesGold Glove).jpg

[roarfrom34]

I remember the saga of both Mike Smith's...They were both pitchers and were in Spring Training in 1989...To avoid confusion the Orioles nicknamed one "Texas" Mike the other "Mississippi" Mike....They also screened silhouettes of the states on the back of their jerseys....

As things worked out only "Texas" Mike pitched for the Orioles during the regular season while "Mississippi" Mike ended up in Pittsburgh...

I met "Texas" Mike at the 1990 Fan Fest and asked him to inscribe the photo:

[BaltOrioles]

I know Mark loves these types of posts.

Have you ever wondered "What's the most common name in Orioles history?"
Probably not. Today I would like to explore players, to appear with the Orioles, that shared the same name.

A couple that come to mind are fairly easy -

Cal Ripken Jr & Cal Ripken Sr and Tim Raines Jr & Tim Raines Sr

Ripkens 1 - Copy.JPG Raines, Tim Jr & Sr 1 - Copy.jpg

Here are a few others you might have forgot about...

Can you identify these players? (answer at the end)

Dave Johnson, Davey Johnson and David Johnson
Jose Bautista (the pitcher) and Jose Bautista (the outfielder)
Tommy Davis (the catcher) and Tommy Davis (the DH)
Alberto Castillo (the catcher) and Alberto Castillo (the pitcher)
John O'Donoghue Jr and John O'Donoghue Sr
Dwight Smith Jr and Dwight Smith Sr

Pictures # 1-3

Davis, Tommy (C) 2 - Copy.JPG Bautista, Jose (P) 1 - Copy.jpg Johnson, Dave 1 - Copy.jpg

Pictures # 4-6

Castillo, Alberto (P) 1 - Copy.jpg O'Donoghue, John Jr 1 - Copy.jpg Smith, Dwight 1 - Copy.jpg

Pictures #7-9

Johnson, David.jpg Copy of Castillo, Alberto (C) 1.jpg Davis, Tommy 3 - Copy.jpg

Pictures #10-12

Johnson, Davey 2 - Copy.jpgBautista, Jose (OF) 1 - Copy.jpg O'Donoghue, John Sr 3 - Copy.jpg

Picture #13

Smith, Dwight Jr 1 - Copy.JPG

Honorable mention goes to Mike (Texas) Smith and Mike (Mississippi) Smith, both pitchers. Unfortunately, only Texas Mike made it to the majors with the Orioles.

Here's the answer key

#1 Tommy Davis (the catcher)
#2 Jose Bautista (the pitcher)
#3 Dave Johnson
#4 Alberto Castillo (the pitcher)
#5 John O'Donoghue Jr
#6 Dwight Smith Sr
#7 David Johnson
#8 Alberto Castillo (the catcher)
#9 Tommy Davis (the DH)
#10 Davey Johnson
#11 Jose Bautista (the outfielder)
#12 John O'Donoghue Sr
#13 Dwight Smith Jr

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

I know Mark loves these types of posts.

Have you ever wondered "What's the most common name in Orioles history?"
Probably not. Today I would like to explore players, to appear with the Orioles, that shared the same name.

Alan,

Ha! Yes; I’ve learned that I really don’t know too much about about Orioles history which I “thought” I did beforehand. I’m learning, I’m learning...

[Mark70Z]

Day 297 (October 23, 2020 – 297)

I know this Japanese magazine has been pictured before, but it doesn't hurt to repeat on cool publications.

Japanese Magazine – Brooks and Shigeo Nagashima

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I didn't think I had any Japanese tickets from the Tour of Japan, but I do have ONE...

Tour of Japan ticket

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