Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Chstrite]

Day 92 – 2 April 2024
Like yesterday, another item endorsed by Brooks was a line of products from Ajay Sports (Delavan, Wisconsin). I believe there are other items but I only have the two items shown. The baseball lacing needle was used for replacing the leather material on a glove. You would use the needle to help with replacing the lacing. You can see Brooks facsimile signature at the top. Also shown is a softball scorebook for 52 games along with instructions. Again, you see Brooks’ signature at the top. Does anyone else have other Ajay Sports items?

[Chstrite]

Day 93 – 3 April 2024
A couple weeks ago I showed you the Baltimore News Post newspaper cards and failed to show the 1970 Dayton Daily News Brooks Robinson Hand Cut bubble gumless card. This example is #154 in the set of over 320 or so cards. The set includes different sports. I am tracking about 206 baseball cards in the set and many have 2 variations with differences on their playing statistics (some are from 1969 and others are from 1970). Technically, this set is from 1970 and 1971. I started this set but don’t plan to finish it as the cards are just do darn hard to find and can be pricey. I have quite a few HoF’ers though (Aaron, Mays, Rose, and Brock). I believe there are as many as 13 Orioles in the set including the stars from the late 1960s and early 1970s (Palmer, Cuellar, Frank, Boog and others to include Brooks). I have Brooks, Davey Johnson and Cuellar on hand. I have a checklist but it is not formal. The Brooks copy is not in the best shape but it rare and 1/1 graded. I was fortunate to add this to the PSA Master Set. I have never seen another but there are others out there. You can see the Brooks card is from 1970 given his 1969 stats are provided.

[BaltOrioles]

Charlie,

I love this set. You are correct, it is a very difficult set to find. Even the common players. I've been working on my Orioles set for nearly 40 years. I'm missing four from 1970 and one from 1971. I've personally found the lower numbers show up more than the higher numbers. Unfortunately, many O's are in the 150 number range.

There are 13 Orioles in the 1970 set and 2 Orioles in the 1971 set.

1970 - 5 Frank Robinson, 34 Boog Powell, 52 Dave McNally, 56 Mike Cuellar, 82 Jim Palmer, 107 Davey Johnson, 143 Merv Rettenmund, 151 Don Buford, 154 Brooks Robinson, 157 Paul Blair, 158 Andy Etchebarren, 159 Mark Belanger and 160 Elrod Hendricks

1971 - 5 Frank Robinson and 34 Boog Powell


1970 Dayton Daily News

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1971 Dayton Daily News

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[Chstrite]

Day 94 - 4 April 2024
Anyway need a match? I know these have been discussed before but I really enjoy the 1970 Oriole Matchbook set. I have displayed the 24 different players. Obviously, my favorite is Brooks but I really enjoy the other stars (Palmer, McNally, Powell, Frank, Cuellar, Blair and Belanger). This was a tough set to complete. I worked pretty hard on this set and over a year or so, completed it. Along the way, I picked up some extras. I am always looking for nicer copies. On the inside of the “book” there is a schedule for the Orioles home games. I always wondered about the phone number (301-243-9800)…was that for a smokey bar or to get your tickets? I hated to flatten the Brooks and add it to my PSA Master Set but did it (sorry). The book was not in the best shape so please forgive me. I thought it would grade higher but it came back as a PSA 2.5. I am sure I could top that but can’t bring myself to ruining another matchbook.
Day 95 – 5 April 2024

[Chstrite]

Alan, nice looking collection of the Orioles DND cards. I have not found any for a few months. Added Mays and Aaron a few months ago and can’t seem to find any others. Love the Frank.

[Chstrite]

Day 95 – 5 April 2024
Recently, I found a scrapbook from the late Ted Patterson who was a newscaster, sportscaster and host of various talk shows. He served with the Orioles as a broadcaster in the early 1980s. Ted was also a writer (he published the Baltimore Orioles – 40 years of Magic from 33 Street to Camden Yards). He had a huge sports memorabilia collection. Apparently, he was very aggressive in his collection activities…I heard a few stories how he would approach the players for autographs that was not well received). He died in 2021 and upon his death, a friend told me his estate included truckloads of items that were removed from his home and spread across the Maryland area and probably nationally. I will share some of the items in the scrapbook over the next few days. I would like to start with a few Brooks Robinson items. The most impressive item or at least to me is a look pamphlet titled “To Tomorrow’s Oriole.” The pamphlet is for new Oriole players. Brooks opens with wecoming comments and the tells the new players what to expect, how to handle yourself, your preparation, work ethic and other advice. The pamphlet is signed. Can’t discern the year but imagine it is from the mid-1960s. It measures 7.25 x 4 inches. It is on a thicker card stock and has 12 pages. Has anyone seen this before? You could take this same advice and apply it today with our Orioles or in your own day to day life.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 95 – 5 April 2024
I would like to start with a few Brooks Robinson items. The most impressive item or at least to me is a look pamphlet titled “To Tomorrow’s Oriole.” The pamphlet is for new Oriole players. Brooks opens with wecoming comments and the tells the new players what to expect, how to handle yourself, your preparation, work ethic and other advice. The pamphlet is signed. Can’t discern the year but imagine it is from the mid-1960s. It measures 7.25 x 4 inches. It is on a thicker card stock and has 12 pages. Has anyone seen this before? You could take this same advice and apply it today with our Orioles or in your own day to day life.

Post #2,878, Day 365. One of my favorites…