Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Chstrite]

Day 343 – 8 December 2024
I am a huge fan of Baltimore Orioles team issued post cards and photos. A couple years ago I found the 1954 Team Issue base set 6 in X 9 in photos. This set includes 25 players. Later, I realized there was an update set that included 8 players. This set included Cal Abrams, Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney, Jim Fridley, Ray Murray, Billy O’Dell and Eddie Waitkus. I have looked almost daily for these and always do the same at shows. Recently on Ebay, I found an auction with 21 older photos and put a bid in and forgot about it and won. I did not really look to hard until it arrived in the mail. I then realized it was from 1954. I looked at the photos with my check list and slowly realized one by one, I stumbled on the 8 player update set. I was very excited to check each one off. The best part of this discovery is I paid $8.99 plus $8.00 shipping for the 8 player update set and 13 of the 25 players in the base set. Included is a photo of the 8 player update set.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 343 – 8 December 2024
I am a huge fan of Baltimore Orioles team issued post cards and photos. A couple years ago I found the 1954 Team Issue base set 6 in X 9 in photos. This set includes 25 players. Later, I realized there was an update set that included 8 players. This set included Cal Abrams, Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales, Clint Courtney, Jim Fridley, Ray Murray, Billy O’Dell and Eddie Waitkus. I have looked almost daily for these and always do the same at shows. Recently on Ebay, I found an auction with 21 older photos and put a bid in and forgot about it and won. I did not really look to hard until it arrived in the mail. I then realized it was from 1954. I looked at the photos with my check list and slowly realized one by one, I stumbled on the 8 player update set. I was very excited to check each one off. The best part of this discovery is I paid $8.99 plus $8.00 shipping for the 8 player update set and 13 of the 25 players in the base set. Included is a photo of the 8 player update set.

Charlie,

Great pickup. You got those update photos for a steal. They are extremely hard to find.

FYI - Over the years, I've seen a bunch of the original sets being offered with only 24 photos. At first, I thought they probably lost one of the photos along the way, but then I began to notice that the sets were always missing the Vic Wertz photo. Wertz was traded by the Orioles in June. I have no proof, but have wondered if the Orioles removed the Wertz photo after the trade, making the Wertz a bit harder to find. Would love to know for sure....

[Chstrite]

Thanks, Alan. I was very pleased with the 1954 find!

Mark, you got some cool stuff stuffed away. I am sure so
E PSA 10s are buried away.

Sad about Merv. Did not realize he was 81.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Mark, you got some cool stuff stuffed away. I am sure so E PSA 10s are buried away.

Ha! Wish that was the case, but not to be. You know you have the 10’s that I had, but am happy with a 9 “downgrade” instead.

[Chstrite]

Day 344 – 9 December 2024
As a kid my favorite left handed pitcher for the Orioles was Dave McNally. The two time WS champion would win 184 games over 14 years (all but one with the Orioles). He would win 20 plus games 4 straight years to include 1971 with 3 other orioles. I was a sad camper when he went to Montreal in 1975. Today, I am showing you a few of my favorite McNally items. At top is a ball signed by the four Oriole 20 game winners in 1971 (McNally, Cuellar, Dobson and Palmer). To the right is his “aisle” marker from Memorial Stadium. His rookie card from 1963 is next to it. I then show a 1971 Milk Duds Box, 1969 Transogram Box, an album from 1972 with a brilliant photo of him purposefully blurry. I was lucky to find a 1962 debut game for McNally. I am showing you the highest graded (PSA 7) Hand Cut McNally 1970 Action Cartridge. The other photo shows some other items to include him on the 1967 Pocket Schedule, 1971 Bazooka Numbered Hand Cut Card, the 1970 Orioles Champions Orange Card, his 1970 Traffic Safety Card, 1970 Carl Aldana Orioles Card and 1971 Bazooka Complete Box. I have so many more items to show but that will be it for today. After baseball, he returned to his hometown in Montana where he sold cars. McNally is one of the best Oriole pitchers of all time and died fairly young of cancer in 2002 at the age of 60.

[Chstrite]

Day 345 – 10 December 2024
For the next few days I will show you some Game Used items. Today, I am showing you my 1960 Baltimore Orioles Jerry Adair Game Worn Jersey. The flannel jersey has Baltimore and #7 across the chest and on the back his #7. On the front, you see the Spalding Tag and the tag “60 7 42.” I am not an expert and plenty of you are, but I assume the 60 is the year (1960), 7 is for the #7, and 42 is the size. I really like the bright orange lettering, zipper and Hartzell bird on the left shoulder. I am found this jersey to be affordable and wanted to have one for display. I also thought to share his Topps card from 1960 that shows the uniform; not suggesting this is photo matched but it serves as an example on what was worn around the same time.

[Chstrite]

Added Topps Card for above post

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 345 – 10 December 2024
For the next few days I will show you some Game Used items. Today, I am showing you my 1960 Baltimore Orioles Jerry Adair Game Worn Jersey. The flannel jersey has Baltimore and #7 across the chest and on the back his #7. On the front, you see the Spalding Tag and the tag “60 7 42.” I am not an expert and plenty of you are, but I assume the 60 is the year (1960), 7 is for the #7, and 42 is the size. I really like the bright orange lettering, zipper and Hartzell bird on the left shoulder. I am found this jersey to be affordable and wanted to have one for display. I also thought to share his Topps card from 1960 that shows the uniform; not suggesting this is photo matched but it serves as an example on what was worn around the same time.

Charlie,

Very nice jersey. You're correct about the tagging. I'm not sure if you can verify for sure, but the jersey might have also been worn by Jackie Brandt. He wore #7 in 1960, before changing to #25. Jerry Adair did wear #7 in 1960, but only played a few games that year. The card is from the 1961 Topps set. It's nice when jerseys have the name on back.

Years ago, I picked up an example from the 1961 season. My best guess is that it was worn by John Papa or Jim Lehew. Neither player is an Orioles household name, but glad to have an example for my collection.

1961 JerseyRoad Grey #39 (John Papa) A - Copy.JPG 1961 JerseyRoad Grey #39 (John Papa) B - Copy.JPG

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 345 – 10 December 2024
For the next few days I will show you some Game Used items. Today, I am showing you my 1960 Baltimore Orioles Jerry Adair Game Worn Jersey. The flannel jersey has Baltimore and #7 across the chest and on the back his #7. On the front, you see the Spalding Tag and the tag “60 7 42.” I am not an expert and plenty of you are, but I assume the 60 is the year (1960), 7 is for the #7, and 42 is the size. I really like the bright orange lettering, zipper and Hartzell bird on the left shoulder. I am found this jersey to be affordable and wanted to have one for display. I also thought to share his Topps card from 1960 that shows the uniform; not suggesting this is photo matched but it serves as an example on what was worn around the same time.

Charlie,

Very nice jersey. You're correct about the tagging. I'm not sure if you can verify for sure, but the jersey might have also been worn by Jackie Brandt. He wore #7 in 1960, before changing to #25. Jerry Adair did wear #7 in 1960, but only played a few games that year. The card is from the 1961 Topps set. It's nice when jerseys have the name on back.

Years ago, I picked up an example from the 1961 season. My best guess is that it was worn by John Papa or Jim Lehew. Neither player is an Orioles household name, but glad to have an example for my collection.

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[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Day 344 – 9 December 2024
As a kid my favorite left handed pitcher for the Orioles was Dave McNally. The two time WS champion would win 184 games over 14 years (all but one with the Orioles). He would win 20 plus games 4 straight years to include 1971 with 3 other Orioles.

Charlie,

I was a big Dave McNally fan as a kid. Here's a program from his first professional season in 1961, the Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds. He only pitched in 4 games, before moving up to Fox Cities.

The Rosebuds started the season in Victoria, TX. At the end of May, the team moved to Ardmore, OK. Anything from this team is hard to find.

1961 Ardmore Rosebuds program

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I would love to find a home program from the Victoria Rosebuds, but no luck so far. I do have an away program from Amarillo, TX (the last series they played as the Victoria Rosebuds at the end of May). Unfortunately, McNally isn't listed on the roster sheet.


1961 Victoria Rosebuds (Away program vs Amarillo Gold Sox)


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