Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

Alan:

Congrats on the addition of that Stockton program!


Full ticket from May 28, 1996 when Cal Ripken Jr. homered three times in Seattle (only time in his career):

[roarfrom34]

menu from Memorial Stadium's Hit & Run Club signed by the entire 1982 team (including rookie Cal Ripken Jr.):

[jjp3rd]

Picked up this cool decal transfer.


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[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by jjp3rd

Picked up this cool decal transfer.


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John,

Nice. I have the same decal, but with a blue background. I didn't realize they came in different colors. Is yours 3x4 and have Topflight on the back?

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I also have this nice 3x5 Impko Decal.

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[Chstrite]

Hi, Alan. Great photos. Thanks for sharing. By the way, PSA considers the Orioles Champions card as 1971. I will include that card in next week’s update. ThNks for the comments.

[Chstrite]

Good Sunday morning. Went to my first Orioles Game last night...not a great finish but it was nice to see the fans, ballfield and Orioles "stuff." As promised, this week is 1971 and there is a lot of ground to cover. First off, you have the two versions of the Dell Stamps (All Stars and Team). I believe I added the two sheets to the Master. Both the sheets came from a book and both are highest graded as PSA 8. The individual all star stamp is tied as highest graded (PSA 10) and the team version is a PSA 9...there is one PSA 10. Lots of HoF'ers on these two sheets. Moving right, my favorite, the 1971 Bazooka entries. In 1971, you had the Numbered (very hard to find) and no number version. I mistakenly included the 1963 Bazooka box (it took 30 minutes or so to pull these out, display them and put them in their home so sorry...not enough energy to redo all of this but if anyone insists, happy to pull the 1971 box out and take a picture.). My 1971 no number Brooks bazooka box with Hank Aaron is graded PSA 5. It is hard to find these boxes at an affordable price. There are 7 graded higher. The numbered hand cut card is graded PSA 7 with 2 higher. The hand cut panel is graded PSA 4 with 3 graded higher. The numbered hand cut card is a PSA 8 with 5 higher and the no number panel is a PSA 8 with 6 graded higher. The Bazooka cards, boxes and panels are all hard to find and expensive. Next, is the 1971 Orioles Post Card as a PSA 6 with two graded higher. I am showing the 1971 Milk Duds variations. The Master requires the #18 and #23 box and hand cut card. Brooks had two entries in this set. These are hard to grade. I am showing the #18 PSA 5 with 5 higher and #23 PSA 6 with 1 higher. The card is a PSA 8 with 5 higher. I am also showing the ungraded box. The 1971 Topps Tattos are perforated and shown is the PSA 9 with Brooks and Nate Colbert as a PSA 9 (tied as higherst graded). The individual Brooks is a PSA 5. The master includes one or the other; I need to find a better individual Brooks Tattoos. Another one of my favorites is the 1971 Orioles Champions Card of Brooks; this one is a PSA 8 and tied highest graded. I have the entire set. I found the set at a show and paid $60...what a find! This set celebrates the 1970 WS championship (I believe it was released in the Baltimore area in late 1970) but for some reason, PSA counts it as a 1971. The 1971 Brooks Coin is a PSA 8 and there are 2 graded higher. This coin is harder to grade than the earlier 1960s coins. The 1971 All Star Photo is a PSA 9 and there are 3 graded higher. The bottom row includes the 1971 OPC and Topps entries. I have not had a lot of luck with the WS OPC card; here, I have a PSA 3 with 40 graded higher. The OPC Brooks regular card is a beauty. This PSA 7 is a high grade; there are 7 higher. The OPC WS game 5 card of Brooks is another nice one coming in at PSA 7; there are 9 graded higher. The Topps WS card is a PSA 8 and very difficult to find graded higher. My PSA 8 is probably the best I will own; these are so expensive. There are 19 graded higher. The 1971 Brooks Topps is a PSA 8.5. When I found this, I thought I might upgrade it but not likely given the low numbers (12 higher) and extreme cost. The last item is the WS card of Brooks as a PSA 8 with 40 graded higher. The next entry is the 1971 Greatest Moments. Surprisingly, there are 18 graded higher than my PSA 7. These are so expensive. This one is very nice; I had a PSA 6 but sold it to make room for this one (gosh...I regret that). The 1971 Topps Super is a PSA 9 and tied as highest graded with 8 others. I prefer the 1969 Super but this one is very nice. This was a big list so sorry about not providing more details on the different items. Next week, 1972, will have a 1/3 of the entries as 1971. Have a great week.

[Chstrite]

Good Sunday, everyone. This week I will discuss the Brooks Master 1972 entries, which there are 8. 1972 did not have as many entries as 1971, but some nice cards, nonetheless. First, is the 1972 Milton Bradley. This card is not easy to find. I actually bought the entire set on an Auction to get this card (ungraded). This PSA 6 example is a nice grade but there is one higher. Next, is the 1972 Topps Candy Lids Test Issue. Unlike other Test Issues, PSA graded this one with a number. The PSA 4 is a decent grade. This card is pretty difficult to find. I think I overpaid for it, but was happy to make the deal. There are 2 graded higher. The 1972 Venezuelan Stamp is extremely hard to find, rarely grades higher than VG. This example is a PSA 1. The stamp uses the same photo as the 1972 Topps card and has a blank back for a stamp album. The next entry is the 1972 Canadian Pro Star Promotions card, which is an oversized card and grades as a PSA 9. There are two PSA 10s. This card is very expensive and not easy to find. I believe there is a PSA 9 on ebay for around $400. Next, is the 1972 Topps regular card with the Orioles team card. The regular card is plentiful at a high grade. This PSA 9 has over 100 peers. There are 15 PSA 10s; if anyone has one laying around, let me know. The Orioles Team card is a PSA 10. There are 23 other PSA 10s. Next, is the Brooks Topps Boy Hood Photo Card and the OPC version. Both are graded as PSA 9s. The Topps version has 64 graded peers with 7 PSA 10s. The OPC version is highest graded with 9 peers. Hope you enjoyed the posting. See you next week with the 1973 entries.

[Marchillo]

Cool Brooks return today. I coach 4/5 year old coach pitched little league and there is a kid Lucas who is a great 3rd basemen (at age 4). Anyways he’s fearless can throw across the smaller field etc. Anyways I always tell his dad he’s a mini Brooks Robinson. Decided to send this out and Brooks didn’t disappoint. We have a game tonight and last one is Friday so just in time. Excited to give this to him. Hopefully he appreciates it when he gets older.




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[Chstrite]

Very thoughtful!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

Cool Brooks return today. I coach 4/5 year old coach pitched little league and there is a kid Lucas who is a great 3rd basemen (at age 4). Anyways he’s fearless can throw across the smaller field etc. Anyways I always tell his dad he’s a mini Brooks Robinson. Decided to send this out and Brooks didn’t disappoint. We have a game tonight and last one is Friday so just in time. Excited to give this to him. Hopefully he appreciates it when he gets older.



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Very thoughtful! I’m sure he’ll appreciate the card when he’s older and the dad I’m sure will appreciate it now...

[roarfrom34]

Back in post 691 (June 1, '20) Alan posted about the 1985 Daytona Beach Islanders which was an Orioles Class A club in the Florida State League which had a Co-Op arrangement with the Texas Rangers (managed by former Oriole Jim Hutto).

Here is a team signed ball from that club (featuring a 20 year old Bill Ripken):



Repost from a year ago, but here is Bill's jersey from that season:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Back in post 691 (June 1, '20) Alan posted about the 1985 Daytona Beach Islanders which was an Orioles Class A club in the Florida State League which had a Co-Op arrangement with the Texas Rangers (managed by former Oriole Jim Hutto).

Here is a team signed ball from that club (featuring a 20 year old Bill Ripken):



Repost from a year ago, but here is Bill's jersey from that season:

Very NICE! I miss all of the information being presented on the minor league clubs associated with the Orioles. Thanks for more information and an early Ripken auto….

[Djcmac1]

Hello all just got this orioles hat recently the consensus is that it’s a souvenir from the early 60s . Any other thoughts ? Thanks for looking !

[Djcmac1]

Here’s another o’s piece my 66 scroll pennant.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Djcmac1

Hello all just got this orioles hat recently the consensus is that it’s a souvenir from the early 60s . Any other thoughts ? Thanks for looking !

I'd agree on the souvenir cap and the age looks to be right in the 60's. I have a couple of these caps, somewhat similar to yours. I've been only able to locate one (I'm not that organized), but here's the one I could find. Looks like a cheaper model to the one you've pictured.

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By the way I really like the scroll pennant as well; very nice!

[Djcmac1]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

I'd agree on the souvenir cap and the age looks to be right in the 60's. I have a couple of these caps, somewhat similar to yours. I've been only able to locate one (I'm not that organized), but here's the one I could find. Looks like a cheaper model to the one you've pictured.

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By the way I really like the scroll pennant as well; very nice!

Thank you, looking forward to posting more interesting stuff as I find it.

[Djcmac1]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

I'd agree on the souvenir cap and the age looks to be right in the 60's. I have a couple of these caps, somewhat similar to yours. I've been only able to locate one (I'm not that organized), but here's the one I could find. Looks like a cheaper model to the one you've pictured.

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By the way I really like the scroll pennant as well; very nice!

Thank you, looking forward to posting more interesting stuff as I find it.

[Chstrite]

Good morning. I picked these two items up recently. I posted these on a couple of FB pages so apologies if you saw them. The 1962 Post Cereal Box is darn near perfect. This box featuring Brooks was never assembled. The surface, corners and color is amazing. I looked at it for about a month and knew I had to have it. I would love to assemble the box for display. Any thoughts? No worries, I will leave "as is." The 1968 Topps All Star Brooks with his pal Roberto is also pretty nice. The complete sticker is not as rare as the complete box but something I have wanted for a long time. I have the Brooks single panel with McDowell and Perez graded but the complete sticker sheet eluded me.

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Good morning. I picked these two items up recently. I posted these on a couple of FB pages so apologies if you saw them. The 1962 Post Cereal Box is darn near perfect. This box featuring Brooks was never assembled. The surface, corners and color is amazing. I looked at it for about a month and knew I had to have it. I would love to assemble the box for display. Any thoughts? No worries, I will leave "as is." The 1968 Topps All Star Brooks with his pal Roberto is also pretty nice. The complete sticker is not as rare as the complete box but something I have wanted for a long time. I have the Brooks single panel with McDowell and Perez graded but the complete sticker sheet eluded me.

That Post cereal box is amazing. Where did you find that?

[ibechillin33]

I am a Pirates fan at heart but always had a thing for those classic O’s including Brooks. Had this signed at a card show some years back and enjoyed chatting with him for a while




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[jjp3rd]

I picked this up in an auction over the weekend. It actually looked familiar to me….I feel like I’ve seen someone wearing it at a game back in the day. More pics to follow.


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[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by jjp3rd

I picked this up in an auction over the weekend. It actually looked familiar to me….I feel like I’ve seen someone wearing it at a game back in the day. More pics to follow.

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Very nice hat!....those Brooks & Boog buttons are very desirable

[roarfrom34]

Today is National Hot Dog Day and I thought I'd post this limited edition 10 Minute Phone Card (#'d out of 500) put out by Esskay in 1998

[roarfrom34]

and I know I posted this over a year ago but here is one of their vendor carriers:

[jjp3rd]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Very nice hat!....those Brooks & Boog buttons are very desirable

Thank you. I hadn’t seen those buttons before, and some cursory internet searches didn’t turn up much, so that was one of the reasons I bid on the lot. I feel like I did well on it.

Can you give me more info on the buttons? I was guessing late 60s/early 70s. No clue on who issued them.


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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by jjp3rd

Thank you. I hadn’t seen those buttons before, and some cursory internet searches didn’t turn up much, so that was one of the reasons I bid on the lot. I feel like I did well on it.

Can you give me more info on the buttons? I was guessing late 60s/early 70s. No clue on who issued them.

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I probably can’t offer much help on the pinbacks, but I think they are early ‘70’s, some collectors say ‘71, and as far as I know are unlicensed. No one that I have discussed these with knows much specifics. I know there’s a Frank and Palmer Oriole example as well. I do know they are super cool looking!

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

I probably can’t offer much help on the pinbacks, but I think they are early ‘70’s, some collectors say ‘71, and as far as I know are unlicensed. No one that I have discussed these with knows much specifics. I know there’s a Frank and Palmer Oriole example as well. I do know they are super cool looking!

There have been several threads on Net54 about those pins. The consensus seems to feel they are from 1971. Many of them go for several hundred dollars when they show up on eBay.

Here are the four Orioles in the set. They are very nice looking.

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[jjp3rd]

Also this:



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[Djcmac1]

So here’s a pic of my latest orioles pickups and my nokona w2 catchers mask. I used to have as a kid the black white and orange hat it had the leather band and a elastic back I wore it so much till one day I went to take it off and all I came away with was the brim as the threads had deteriorated due to sweat rain humidity. I found an exact replacement that fits 😂 the other hats are a Roman pro fitted and the orioles triple A club Rochester's pillbox hat . I’d love to find a game worn hat from the 70s I wouldn’t care who wore it as long as it fit!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Djcmac1

So here’s a pic of my latest orioles pickups and my nokona w2 catchers mask. I used to have as a kid the black white and orange hat it had the leather band and a elastic back I wore it so much till one day I went to take it off and all I came away with was the brim as the threads had deteriorated due to sweat rain humidity. I found an exact replacement that fits 😂 the other hats are a Roman pro fitted and the orioles triple A club Rochester's pillbox hat . I’d love to find a game worn hat from the 70s I wouldn’t care who wore it as long as it fit!

Keep the O’s hat collection going. I know GU caps come up for sale now and then so if you keep searching I’m sure you’ll find one.

In regard to the Orioles what all do you collect?

[Djcmac1]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Keep the O’s hat collection going. I know GU caps come up for sale now and then so if you keep searching I’m sure you’ll find one.

In regard to the Orioles what all do you collect?

Thanks ! As far as orioles stuff, really things that tug at my memories . I grew up going to silver stadium all the time so I saw so many future orioles players as well as getting that yearly visit exhibition game. so I pick up pennants and hats programs and scorecards and photo’s although mostly red wings but my collections all over the place as I love baseball in general! I stopped collecting cards years ago . I had a huge collection of baseball football and hockey cards from the early 70s to the mid eighties along with other ephemera and I went off to the army left all my stuff at my moms which then burned up in a fire . Sucked but when I started to get back into cards I was overwhelmed I grew up with Topps and fleer and bowman. So I just pick up non card stuff.

[roarfrom34]

At one time I had one of those Rochester pillbox hats (I believe it was Mike Young's) & I regret selling it.

[Djcmac1]

Found this today . I know it’s not orioles but the Rochester ball team will be their future farm club . This 1927 scorecard has hall of famer Rabbit Maranville listed and the front of the card talks about the future silver stadium . Pretty neat piece of baseball and local history. Also note the schedule Rochester plays Baltimore several times .

[BaltOrioles]

I'm looking for some thoughts and/or opinions on a early 1954 Orioles spring training program currently on eBay. The program is being sold by a reputable seller and at first glance can be very confusing. The seller admitted to not knowing much about it. Orioles programs being my thing, I offered him some help. Here's the auction title, along with the info I provided and a couple pics of the program.


orig., possible 1953/1954 BALTIMORE ORIOLES BASEBALL TEAM 1st ever GAME PROGRAM

I have some information for you about the program.

This is definitely not the Orioles 1st program after their move from St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954. However, I do believe the program is from 1954. The Orioles spring training site in 1954 was Yuma, AZ. After completing their schedule in Arizona, the Orioles and Cubs played 10 games from March 27 - April 7, across the south, starting in Albuquerque, NM and ending in New Orleans. The Orioles finished their spring training in St. Louis against the Cardinals on April 10-11.

I believe your program is from April 4, when the Orioles and Cubs played in Mobile, AL. It was fairly common for teams to use their regular season programs for these exhibition games and either insert a roster sheet or glue rosters into the program itself. Some teams were also known to reuse previous years programs. The Bluefield Orioles often put a sticker with the new year over the old year. I’m guessing Mobile either reused some old 1953 programs or hadn’t received the new 1954 programs, before April 4, and glued the rosters into the old programs.

I've attached a pics of the Orioles March 29-30,1954 spring training program from Dallas, TX and the April 10-11 program from St. Louis.

Hope this helps.

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I was hoping the seller would update the listing to give buyers a better understanding, that while an early O's program, it's definitely not the first one. The seller did take a small piece of the info and updated the description in the listing, but in my opinion, still left it open to buyers thinking the program might be something it isn't. The seller isn't lying, just leaving some things for the buyer to guess at.

Should I be disappointed in the lack of full disclosure or chalk it up to a seller trying to create as much interest as possible in an item?

Full disclosure - I'm interested in the program, because I love all programs related to the Orioles history and it is an early spring training program.


Here are the two 1954 Orioles spring training programs I referenced, from Dallas and st. Louis

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Here's an example of a 1974 Bluefield Orioles program being reused in 1975, with a sticker over the year.

1974 Bluefield Orioles.jpg 1975 Bluefield Orioles #2.jpg

[Chstrite]

Alright, Brooks fans. Here is a mystery card. I have already asked a few of you and did not get a resounding answer so hoping one of you can tell me what this is. On one side, there is a handwritten "Brooks Robinson" on it, suronded by a beveled lines around it. Then there is some stamped numbering with a made in USA stamped marking. On the other side you barely see Brooks picture. The picure is really hard to see with the naked eye...you can see much better with the iphone pic. The picture side is surrounded by raised marking and some numbers. I do not think it is a proof of any of his cards, but who knows. Please take a look below:

[ksfarmboy]

Newspaper printing mold. Google it you can see one that has the similar markings.

[uyu906]

Hello fellow Orioles Fans! I recently purchased a large lot of Orioles yearbooks and programs from the late 1960s through the early 1980s. If anyone is looking for anything in particular, please let me know through PM.

Thanks!
Rich

[4reals]

THIS IS SOLD NOW

I have this if anyone is interested. Never seen another.










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[Chris-Counts]

After somehow avoiding bobbleheads for half a century, I finally broke down and added one to my completely unfocused collection ...

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

After somehow avoiding bobbleheads for half a century, I finally broke down and added one to my completely unfocused collection ...

https://bigsurink.wixsite.com/my-site-1

Looks like you picked up a nice one…

[uyu906]

PM sent.

Originally Posted by 4reals

I have this if anyone is interested. Never seen another.










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[4reals]

Have this 79 BW 8x10 of Dave Ford as well as (3) 1984 Japanese Baseball League Handbooks that picture Ripken Murray and others and mentions their upcoming trip to Japan to celebrate their WS victory. The books have varying degrees of moisture exposure. Selling all together and buyer can pick which book they like best for their pc and pass/sell the others along. Message me if interested.






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[roarfrom34]

double post

[roarfrom34]

I reached somewhat of a milestone last October when I acquired this 1978 Bluefield Orioles signed ball (signed by Cal Jr. & 16 others). Was purchased from a woman who attended games in Bluefield, WV as a child with her grandparents (and still lives there)...In 63 games, Cal hit .264 with no homers & 33 errors...Obviously better things were to come!

The milestone I reached is that I now have a team signed ball from every season in CRJ's career.....My 1979 ball is from Charlotte (after he was called up), so I'd still love to have one from Miami....

Here is the ball and a team signed program (which I've owned for years):

[uyu906]

I love that Bluefield signed program!

Rich

[RayBShotz]

A really nice PSA 2 pick-up from Ian here on N54 B/S/T.
Looking forward to receiving this. Can't help but share the image.
RayB

[Chstrite]

Very cool, Bill. Love finding things to collect of a player and the Orioles.

Finished my Run of Programs for Orioles.

Trying to collect all star pennants, tickets and programs for Brooks where he appears.

Missing on Orioles team picture pennants for Brooks playing days.

The list goes on.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

I reached somewhat of a milestone last October when I acquired this 1978 Bluefield Orioles signed ball (signed by Cal Jr. & 16 others). Was purchased from a woman who attended games in Bluefield, WV as a child with her grandparents (and still lives there)...In 63 games, Cal hit .264 with no homers & 33 errors...Obviously better things were to come!

Here is the ball and a team signed program (which I've owned for years):

Bill,

Obviously I love the Bluefield program. It reminded me of a question I've had for years. For some reason, Bluefield issued two very different programs in 1978 (a colored version and a B&W version). Anyone know the story behind the two versions? I doubt that Bluefield was visionary enough to anticipate a young Cal Ripken Jr going on to a HOF career.

Bluefield was known to use left over programs from one year the following season. Here's an example of a 1974 program being reused in 1975 with a sticker over the year.

1974 Bluefield Orioles - Copy.jpg 1975 Bluefield Orioles #2 - Copy.jpg


However, 1978 is the only year that I'm aware of that Bluefield issued two different programs. FYI - In my years of collecting O's minor league programs, I've found the color version to be tougher to find than the B&W.

Any info would be appreciated....

1978 Bluefield Orioles #1 - Copy.jpg 1978 Bluefield Orioles #2 - Copy.jpg