Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

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Mark, thought the same thing. It is unique.

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Day 362 – 27December 2024
I meant to share these earlier but today I am showing you two items from what I believe is the early 1970s. First, I have a pair of game worn pants from 1970 season worn by who I think is Jim Frey, the former Orioles hitting coach (1970-1979); he later had success with the KC Royals and Chicago Cubs as manager. If you look closely in the waistline, you see number 41 and a F, which was Frey’s number and believe his first initial last name. The bright orange pants are from 1970 when we had our four 20-game winners and won the World Series. The size is 34. Not sure what the 73 M16 means. I really like the Brooks Robinson Sporting Goods Label. I am not sure the belt is part of the uniform. Next, I have what I understand as a prototype uniform that belonged to Brooks Robinson. The pants are of a salmon color. Size 36 with a lable that says 5 15 then hand written has PT 65. I assume the 5 is for Brooks and PT is prototype. They are signed by Brooks Robinson. I am sure someone on here can comment about both sets of pants. Very interested in the details on the prototype colored pants.

[Chstrite]

Day 363 – 28 December 2024
I recently completed another Set Brooks Robinson set he appeared in, which is the 1972 Pro Star Canadian. The set can be divided into a trio of 12 card sets plus the check list. The American League included 12 players including Brooks. The National League included 12 players. The Montreal Expos had 12 players, too. The Expos include the great Ken Singleton. The set comes with a checklist and a sleeve. The cards are in a post card format measuring 3.5 X 5.5 printed in Canada with a blank back, color player photo with players name in lower white border. The card included a facsimile auto. The set includes plenty of HoF’ers (Brooks, Frank Robinson, Aaron, Bench, Clemente, Marichal, Mays, McCovey, Rose, Seaver, Stargell, Jackson, Kaline, and Killebrew. The Vida Blue was my hardest card to find. All of the cards to include the checklist and an example of the red sleeve, are pictured. I have the Expos cards (12 each) but not pictured.

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Day 364 – 29 December 2024
Today and tomorrow I will show you many of the items I have written about over the year from my basement on display. I will show you the different walls. First is the door as you come down the basement with some odd items and things you see all the time. The sew on decal from the early 1960s from an All Star game is unique. You then see some of my framed stickers, signs, license plates, advertisements, bats, and photos. You also see my bobblehead cabinet and larger posters. Next, you see my curio cabinet and other signs and unique items. I tried to take a close up of the curio cabinet. Finally, you see some other signs and prints and my Oriole dinner table with related food or dining items. More tomorrow.

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I just saw where Charlie Maxwell has passed away at the age of 97. While Charlie had a nice 14 year career, mostly with the Tigers and White Sox, he did appear in 4 games for the Orioles in 1955.

Here's a couple postcards. It's not easy to find photos of some of the short time Orioles from the 1950's, in an O's uniform.


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Day 365 – 30 December 2024
My next basement photo starts with my Rawlings Photos and some plates on the sofa table. Next, you see my favorite wall with some Memorial Stadium signage, street signs, boxes and unique items on the shuffle board table. Moving to my TV wall, you see my PSA Brooks basic set in the display and my Orioles Matchbooks, and more signs/advertisements. Next, you see my pennants from the Orioles and All Star Games Brooks played in. Then, more photos and signs, Next, another wall of items (Orioles Post Perforated Panel, Cuellar Coin, sign from 1966 WS, and a shelf with miscellaneous items. Then, you see my memorial stadium seats with game used items, pennants, cards, signs, and locker room name tags. Finally, my kitchen with a few items.

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Day 366 – 31 December 2024 - My Last Post for 2024!!!
Can you believe this is day 366? Writing about something every day for 2024 about the Baltimore Orioles and my favorite player, Brooks Robinson has been a lot of fun. It has also been a lot of work and a little dedication. I enjoyed the research and learning more about the Orioles and Brooksie. I made a few mistakes that were pointed out but that is to be expected I guess. During the year, I learned a lot from many of you and made some new virtual friends and found some new items. I am sure I will miss doing this daily but promise to keep posting…I hope that is ok. Anyway, on this last day, I decided to show you my Brooks Robinson PSA Master Set since I have referenced it a “few times.” This set has been my passion for many years and I am proud to say it is 100% complete but remains #2. The #1 set is based on quality. My set has a quality score of 7.27 and the #1 set has a quality score of 8.04. The #1 set is missing at least 12 items. The set includes 308 mandatory items and about 10 optional items. The different items include baseball cards, pins, bottle caps, boxes, panels, discs, stamps, photos, test issues, items from different countries (Venezuela, Canada, and Japan), prints, post cards, discs, matches, paper cut outs, stickers, tattoos, rub offs, coins, and lids. The baseball cards dominate the set (about 175 items from different manufactures {Topps, Fleer, Leaf, Bazooka, etc.). My set includes about 135 items that are either highest graded or tied for highest graded. A few of my items are 1 of 1, meaning they are very rare and the only one graded. Some of the items range in cost from $10 to over $10,000. Some of the items could be worth more based on how rare they are and you simply can’t find them. I arranged the photos by size and years. You will notice the cards at the top, which are smaller from 1957 to 1978. The cards are from packs of baseball cards, hand cut from boxes or panels, and inserts to Topps packs. You then see the coins and pins followed by the Coca Cola Bottle Caps (Coke, Sprite, Fanta {Orange, Grape, Root Beer}, Tab, and Coca Cola King Size, and West Virginia Coca Cola. You then see some medium sized items followed by photos and larger sized items. The larger items are photos, box panels, prints, and boxes. I did a video and tried to go item by item. I watched it several times and each time I see / hear errors. Oh, well, I am not a film star or director. Enjoy the post and show us your items.
Here is the link to my video: https://youtu.be/NSAapT2XFCk?si=i899lCwtmUmQVB_R
It has been a pleasure and thanks for reading and commenting on my posts during the year. See you in the new year.

[Mark70Z]

Great looking room Charlie!