Orioles Yearbooks
 

Bill is correct. No yearbooks during those years, except for the video yearbooks. I didn't like the video version then and I still don't.

Here are the two 1966 Yearbooks mentioned (regular & revised editions)
My first yearbook as a kid. Another nice photo on the cover.

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Orioles Postcards
 

Look what arrived in the mail today.

A huge thank you to old friend, Rhett Yeakley (rhettyeakley) for helping me cross these two 1956 Orioles team issued postcards off my wantlist. Can't thank you enough..

1956 Ray Moore #016

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1956 Bill Wight #022

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mlb vault
 

I seen this tread and am currently watching a 1969 World Series with the Mets vs. Orioles. If anyone hasn't subscribed to mlb vault on youtube.com I highly suggest it. They have a ton of old footage. Watching Bob Gibson in the 1968 was amazing. It was one of the most dominate performances I had ever seen. Brooks Robinson was a very underrated batter as well. Defensively Yes, offensively no, Schmidt was better. Beltre and Jones were too.

P.s. I would rather mlb network play these classics then the rotation of Sandlot, Mr. Baseball and Bull Durham on a 3 day rotation.

Thanks Alan....

Very cool!

As an aside, A friend interviewed Willy Miranda back in '91 and he told him that Gastall asked him to go up with him that day.....

Love your collection!

Bill

Very cool partial sheet. Think it's extra nice having those AS cards on one sheet.

Alan,

If there's one thing I've learned in these 41 Days is that I really need to pick it up on learning about collecting Oriole items. I "thought" I was at least pretty decent at the Brooks stuff, which I'm probably not, but general Orioles I'm left wanting. Thanks to you and the others for sharing not only your collections, but the knowledge that goes along with it. Now here's another item I have to see if I have both examples.

I'm with you with this being my favorite picture used on this yearbook and as an added bonus it's over sized; love it.

Bill,

Another AWESOME item! Don't see many Gastall autographs and this is a very clean example.

Congrats; great pickups...

Day 42 (February 11, 2020 – 042)

I’m really not sure what this is, kind of a booklet type item, but it lists Bill Veeck’s All-time All-star Team and folds out to show an artist rendering of Veeck’s selected all-time all-star players (I can’t quite make out the artists name). On the cover it has Champion Papers and is a Coated Offset Cover /80 for you printing people (whatever that means…).


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Post
 

Post Box

Sorry for the bad image. I will try again. Brooks is on the bottom right!

Mike:

Did you know that Axios Vineyards put out a LE signed print of Cal?

https://i.imgur.com/rTOt6XK.jpg

Good morning Bill,

Yes, I have the print as well. My in-laws gave me both of those as Christmas presents in 2015. They were quite generous that year. Thank you for pointing it out though,

Mike

Here is an original letter/envelope from A.L. President Lee MacPhail to Earl Weaver notifying him of a fine being imposed upon him:

https://i.imgur.com/LnYIb3w.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Q4M2XTv.jpg

Very interesting letter. I wonder if the fine ever got canceled. Knowing Earl, I'm guessing not. Thanks for sharing.

I doubt the fine was canceled as well....

As a companion piece to the letter, I also have an original Baltimore Sun press photo of the incident:

https://i.imgur.com/ydGTFP0.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/wUJJJPp.jpg

Spring Training
 

As pitchers and catchers report today, just down the street at Ed Smith Stadium, here are a few items from the good ole days in Miami. I'll post other stuff from spring training as February and March progress. Enjoying the sunny Sarasota weather.

An open invitation to anyone heading to Sarasota to check out the Orioles this spring, stop by and say hello. I'll be in section 106, row 2. The ushers can point me out. Mark that means you. I have extra tickets.

1961-1963 Spring training rosters & schedules

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You gotta love Earl...

Such great looking rosters and schedules. So many of the great Orioles pictures were taken in Miami Stadium.

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Thanks for the invite Alan. It's tough for me during my daughters cheer and dance season which is now. Competition season ends the beginning of May. There's a competition almost every weekend, and some for both cheer and dance. This week is Cheersport in Atlanta. This is "supposed" to be her last year; we'll see...

Scott,

Is this any better?

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Thanks Mark ! Box is too big for the scanner !

It's a GREAT looking box. As you know I have this particular cereal box, but it's not a complete box like yours. Oh well; it's still pretty nice...

Awesome!


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Day 43 (February 12, 2020 – 043)

Man, that’s a nice looking patriotic old school rig parked in front of Memorial Stadium. There’s Frank Robinson, Merv Rettenmund, Dave McNally and Brooks Robinson holding a Flagtown USA sign along with some fellow employees of the E. Stewart Mitchell Inc. company in Baltimore, MD. I think the fellow on Brooks’ left is Barton Mitchell the son of E. Stewart Mitchell who started the liquid asphalt business in 1941. The asphalt truck has the statement, “Cover IT with ASPHALT”. Hopefully this Maryland asphalt company is still covering it with asphalt…

1970’s original color photo advertising for E. Stewart Inc.


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1969 Rawlings Premiums
 

Love to hear some feedback on this card. believe it is from 1969 and is very scarce. I heard there is a Reggie and a Mantle out there from the same issue.

Brooks Robinson
 

Scott,

I don't know too much about this issue, but have seen pics of the Brooks Robinson before, probably yours. I have seen a few other players from the set including Rick Reichardt and Tony Conigliaro. I would love to have the card in my collection, but I'm sure it's way out of my price range. It is a rare card. Is there a story how you acquired it?

Very nice card.....

1964-65 Challenge the Yankees
 

In 1964 and 1965, Hasbro sold a baseball board game called "Challenge the Yankees". It was a dice based game, that included 50 player cards (25 Yankees and 25 All-Stars). It is loosely based upon other baseball games, like Strat-O-Matic, since the same roll of the dice would render different results depending who was batting. The cards are 4" x 5.5".

The only Oriole each year was Milt Pappas. The only way to differentiate the two years is the addition on the 1965 of reference to a game in 1964 and stats updates.

1964 and 1965

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Good morning Mark, I collect advertising pieces and I absolutely love that photo (which I have never seen before). I'm trying to picture the directions given by the photographer: Everyone look as stiff as you can and absolutely no touching.

Scott,

DIBS (if real) :D

Great photo Mark!
Scott that’s an awesome card and I need one too!

I've always liked the looks of these cards; probably the colors w/the B&W player picture is just a nice setup. Wonder why Milt was the only Oriole in the game?

Day 44 (February 13, 2020 – 044)

I don’t have many of the small Oriole schedules, but this is a fairly uncommon 1972 Baltimore Orioles schedule put out by Crown gasoline. The schedule pictures Brooks and Paul Blair the great Oriole center fielder.

1972 Orioles schedule


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I had a 1972 Orioles Special Parking permit out so I might as well post that today. It’s a permit that the Orioles used for just one game; this particular permit was not used.

1972 Baltimore Orioles Special Parking permit


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Drink Cup Lid
 

This is a 1976 -77 MSA drink lid with a unpunched straw hole. The lid has a waxy coating. Havent seen to many of these on ebay lately.

Quitcrab, very nice Brooks disc. Here's a 1982 FBI Ken Singleton disc with the complete box bottom. I assume the 1981 FBI Jim Palmer will forever be on my want list.

MSA Drink Lids
 

Scott,

You are right these lids don't show up that often. I also have the Jim Palmer lid. They have been associated with 7-Eleven stores in some references. Does anyone know if they were distributed through 7-Eleven or somewhere else?

FBI Discs
 

Mike,

Nice box. I have the Ken Singleton box also, but have had the 1981 Jim Palmer on my wantlist as well for a long time. It just never shows up.

1965 Elmira Pioneers
 

Today, I'm highlighting the 1965 Elmira Pioneers. The Pioneers were the AA affiliate of the Orioles from 1962-1968. The 1965 team was led by Earl Weaver and finished 83-55. Some notable future Major Leaguers included Mark Belanger, Dave Leonhard, Larry Haney, Bill Dillman and Lou Pinella.

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1986 Un-Used Meadow Gold Chocolate Milk Carton of Cal Ripken Jr.:

https://i.imgur.com/o2TNGYN.jpg?1

Ripken Milk Carton
 

Bill,

That is one tough item to find. I've been looking for one forever. I guess chocolate milk wasn't as popular as I remember as a kid.

Great item...

Nice Scott. Imagine all the possible variations of where the straw hole is located on the MSA lid.

Love it!! Thanks for sharing the FBI discs.

Alan,

Enjoying the minor league items that you are posting. Some I have never even heard of before. It is nice that some of these guys made the bigs and some of those made a tremendous contribution to the Baltimore Orioles.

Bill,

How and when did you acquire the Ripken carton? Very neat item.

Mark you made me laugh! You know the twelve o clock position is the hardest to obtain!
Just like I told you the brooks shirt is so much harder to find in medium then small .

Thankfully we both have a good sense of humor...:D

Day 45 (February 14, 2020 – 045)

The Orioles had a number of different companies, typically local, that would sponsor events and also advertise their company; Bethlehem Steel was one of those companies. The mill used to employee thousands of individuals in their Sparrows Point mill outside of Baltimore. In Memorial Stadium they had a few Bethlehem Steel Family night events over the years and typically offered some type of program or memorabilia type item with their company name well represented. The below is a 1969 Bethlehem Steel Family Night booklet with some of the Orioles players pictured. The pictures look similar to the Orioles picture pack photos, but on the back it has interesting facts about the steel company.

1969 Bethlehem Steel Family Night – Oriole Player Photos


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3D
 

Love this card. Always have.

Scott,

Did the sealed package with the 3D card also have patches contained? I have one of if the 3D’s sealed, like it came in the cereal box which I was going to picture sometime in the future, but have only seen a picture of one sealed in the package like yours. Very nice piece!

Headed to Atlanta today for a cheer competition (CHEERSPORT). Daughter cheers for Infinity All Stars Kings and Queens (Coed 5 for you in the know). Hope to avoid any and all injuries.

Bethlehem Steel Night
 

Mark,

Here is the program from that night. There are programs from 1964-1970 and photos from 1966-1970.

1964 Martin Company Family Night set
 

Mark,

Your Bethlehem Steel post reminded me of a set from another Baltimore area company, Martin Marietta. Here the link to Bob Lemke's post from a few years ago. I believe the set is complete at 14. A program was also done for that night.


http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2015/02...t-set-now.html

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Yes 6 cards and 2 patches.

Won in a recent auction—Super excited about these 1930’s Orioles minor league autographed photos.

Also won a 1957 scorecard, which I was very pleasantly surprised to learn has been scored (sort of) and was from a game against the Yankees. Brooks rode the pine behind HOF George Kell. Mantle, Berra and Ford are HOF from the Yankees side.

Based on what I found on baseballreference.com, it looks like the game was played August 9, 1957.

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This thread is opening my eyes to so many new Orioles items! Love it!



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Thanks! You’ll have to show me that the next time we see each other. Never seen that in hand.

Alan,

I guess that’s considered a program that I posted from 1970 earlier (post #185) w/Belanger on the cover. Shame that’s the last one. I know I have the photos from 1970 as well, but I think that’s my extent.

I do appreciate the years of these programs and the photo booklet years as well. That’s a great program you have in your collection; hopefully one day I’ll find one. It’s just nice to know they do exist and I know what they look like too. I know I’ll be checking back on this thread for reference material in the future.

I remember reading about Martin Family Night items a few years ago in Bob’s post. That is definitely a RARE set. I do have the Brooks, but it’s not in very good shape, but at least I have it. I also “need” the program!

Thanks so much for sharing your awesome collection.

John,

Those are some NICE pickups. I especially like the minor league autographs and the photos they are on.

Day 46 (February 15, 2020 – 046)

I don’t have much in way of unopened cards, but here’s a Topps 1978 Rack Pack of 39 cards with Brooks showing in the middle of the group. This is his Topps Record Breaker card for most consecutive seasons with one club; the last Topps card issued while he was playing.

1978 Topps Rack Pack

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1978 Topps Record Breaker #4

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Thank you. I was excited to win them. This whole thread is awesome.i love seeing all of the great items I never knew existed.


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Brooks Robinson
 

Here's the 1968 Orioles Yearbook with a great cover of Brooks and Frank. One of my favorites. I also have an original Morton Tadder photo from what I assume is the same photo shoot, but didn't make the cut. On a side note, a conversation at spring training with Todd Olszewski, the Orioles team photographer, confirmed that the Orioles won't be printing either a media guide or yearbook this year. Sad times for guys like me that enjoy those types of items.


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1968 Miami Marlins
 

Today's featured minor league team is the 1968 Miami Marlins. The Marlins were an Orioles A affiliate in the Florida State League. While the Marlins posted an impressive 87-55, they produced only a couple future O's, Marcelino Lopez and Johnny Oates. Jim Palmer did also pitch in 2 games for the Marlins that year.

For some reason, the 1968 program doesn't show up as often as some of the other Marlins programs and was one of the tougher ones for me to pick up.

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Alan,

I didn't know if you noticed or not, but the picture I uploaded in post #739 showed Miami Stadium and has "THE SPRING TRAINING HOME OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES", but above reads "HOME OF THE MARLINS".

Really don't know much about the Marlins that were an Orioles affiliate in Florida so I appreciate you posting the program and the photo.

Alan & Mark:

Such a rich tradition between the Orioles and the city of Miami! One year prior, Cal Ripken Sr. managed the Marlins and here is a Miami Herald Press Photo of him:

https://i.imgur.com/LFqicAc.jpg

Bill Ripken liked this photo so much, he asked to borrow it to include it in his new book "State of Play," which came out earlier this week.

Here is also a team signed ball from that '67 Marlins club....Amazing that Jim Palmer in just the prior October was pitching in the World Series, was sent down there to work on his ailing shoulder in the warm weather (started five games and pitched to a 2.00 ERA)

https://i.imgur.com/2aaCZu5.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/dV66KVf.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/4zhD0sx.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/f1L28MF.jpg

Miami Marlins
 

Bill,

Great photo. I think stuff from the minor leagues have long been overlooked by most collectors.

Scott I agree with you on 1970 3-D. It’s a great looking card.

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy)

This was from the card shop I worked at when I was a kid. The owner made this with cards laminated to the cardboard. It was made in 1979. It was supposed to help the customers date cards and different issues. He gave it to me a couple years ago. The lamination has slipped and a couple of the cards have been lost but I’ll replace them one day. Anyways right in the middle is 1975 Mr Robinson.


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Neat piece Clint!! :)

Day 47 (February 16, 2020 – 047)

Rawlings put out a Trade Digest for companies that distributed their athletic equipment. The one pictured today is a Rawlings Trade Digest for Distributors of Rawlings Athletic Equipment dated February of 1965 (VOL. 8, NO. 2). The Trade Digest pictures the ’64 MVP’s Brooks Robinson and Ken Boyer on the cover (in their suits with a Rawlings glove in hand) with the statement “who’s on third?” I don’t see these type of items very often and I would think are relatively scarce. There’s another example of Robinson and Boyer pictured on a Trade Digest as well, but don’t have that particular example.

February 1965 Rawlings Trade Digest


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After the 1964 MVP awards for Brooks and Boyer there were several magazines that featured the two on the cover in 1965. The following is one of them:

1965 All Star Baseball – Spring Summer Edition


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Mark:

Back in '86 I found this pint sized carton at an area convenience store (I recall it being the only Ripken they had) and when I got home, I carefully put a small hole in the bottom to empty the milk to keep the carton intact.

Shortly thereafter, I wrote a letter to Beatrice Meadow Gold asking for a flat, unused carton and they (thankfully) accommodated me.

https://i.imgur.com/xtsQbT6.jpg

Orioles collection
 

Some random thoughts on why I’m enjoying this thread so much, beyond the fact it’s Orioles related.

While some items being posted could be classified as high end big ticket items, many are ordinary items that have meaning to the contributor. I’ve been amazed at all the interesting stories behind some items. Many, if not most, of my posts are items that my kids aren’t going to retire on, but that’s ok with me. I don’t get many opportunities to share my collection, with those who would appreciate it. I’m sure that’s the case with most of us.

Close to 40 yrs ago now, I got rid of most of my 1950’s – 1960’s Topps sets and yes even a 1952 Mickey Mantle, to concentrate on what had meaning to me, the Orioles. I’ve never collected with a dollar sign attached to items. If I liked it, I added it to the mix. Do I wish I still had that Mantle, I sold for $800 (a good price at the time)? Not for my collection, because it didn’t mean anything to me then and still doesn’t. I wouldn’t change a thing. I have Orioles collecting buddies that I’ve been trading and dealing with for years and years and can’t remember the last time money exchanged hands between us. Remember it’s just a hobby.

As I ponder what to post each day, I hope you are enjoying my items as much as I am yours. Mark, thanks so much for letting me connect with others that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise. I’ve even acquired some new items because of the thread, that I greatly appreciate. As we continue throughout the year, don’t be afraid to share an item, because you feel it’s not interesting enough.

Orioles Newsletters
 

For today's offering, a couple random newsletters from 1969. I don't have a ton of these in my collection, but will pick them up cheap at shows when I come across them.

It would be interesting to see how the fans would vote now on the All-time Orioles teams. I'm betting Brooks would still lead the way.

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Frank Robinson was certainly the missing piece to that first World Series team..

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Bill,

Great back story to the Ripken carton; so interesting. I'm surprised they answered your request, but I'm glad they did.

Alan,

Thanks for your perspective on collecting. Mine is much the same as yours since I collect what I enjoy, not really what is valuable even though some pieces may be worth decent money to others. Take the piece I posted today; I don't think it's valuable, but I personally love the Rawlings Trade Digest.

While I enjoy seeing other individuals collection of cards, like Mantle, Clemente, Koufax, etc. I just doing get the same enjoyment of collecting them myself. I know I followed the Clemente thread all last year and was a great time seeing all of the items posted.

So thankful others are contributing to the thread and personally I love seeing all the great Oriole items posted. I'm glad that we can connect as collectors and help one another out.

I'll stick with the Cal Ripken Jr. milk carton theme & post these half pint cartons from Rutters Convenience Store (1989).....They also offered a half gallon carton as well..They too generously assisted me with flat/un-used examples.

https://i.imgur.com/Xd6rZZs.jpg

Day 48 (February 17, 2020 – 048)

If I’m not mistaken the item today is a placemat (I think). Seems like one anyway; let’s go with it. This is from 1968 and pictures many drawings of the Oriole players illustrated by artist Jack Havey. There are some popular Baltimore Orioles players from 1954 to 1968 pictured.

Baltimore Orioles 1968 Placemat


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Since we’re in 1968 how bout a color team photograph.


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Brooks Robinson Poll 1971-1978
 

Clint created a new poll for Brooks Robinson Topps cards 1971-1978; vote if you haven't already...

This one was a toughie for me!

Those look like fun items to collect. Do you have the pics handy of the flat/unused cartons?

1970 USO Flyer
 

Here's an interesting item. I know nothing about it and hope that someone out there can provide more information. My best guess is, it's a flyer promoting a baseball themed USO show and involved players touring Vietnam. It looks like players from the Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates were involved. There is a date written on it, 26 Nov 1970.

Any other thoughts or information is appreciated.


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Alan,

Unsure if you saw this or not, but this site talks about the USO and MLB. In an article called, 1968 All-Star Special: Talking Baseball in Vietnam. The site I viewed it on was slpl.org