Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 21 (January 21, 2020 – 021)

I don’t really have anything good to post today to pay tribute to #21 on Day 21.

Mark,

I don't have much in my collection that directly relates to Roberto Clemente, but I did find a couple of spring training programs you might enjoy. Teams often play games at the end of spring training closer to where they open their season. The Orioles have played in Norfolk in recent years. Here are a couple of late spring training programs.

1955 Game in Baltimore

1955 Spring Training (Baltimore).jpg


1962 Game in Portsmouth, VA. vs the Mets. The selection of Orioles players on the cover oddly didn't include Brooks Robinson, but does have Clemente.


1962 Spring Training (Portsmouth).jpg

[quitcrab]

I think this type of Premium was given to Sporting Goods stores and displayed. The one of Brooks standing (autographed) is the only one I have ever seen of that Premium.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by quitcrab

I think this type of Premium was given to Sporting Goods stores and displayed. The one of Brooks standing (autographed) is the only one I have ever seen of that Premium.

Scott,

Like I've told you in the past that's the only one I've ever seen as well of the example which is autographed. Just notice all of the Brooks signatures in the white box of the photo are all the same "except" for the standing w/hand in the glove premium. Also, the box is a lot higher than the others as well. Maybe that was made for something special (like Carl's birthday )

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Mark,

I don't have much in my collection that directly relates to Roberto Clemente, but I did find a couple of spring training programs you might enjoy. Teams often play games at the end of spring training closer to where they open their season. The Orioles have played in Norfolk in recent years. Here are a couple of late spring training programs.

1955 Game in Baltimore

1962 Game in Portsmouth, VA. vs the Mets. The selection of Orioles players on the cover oddly didn't include Brooks Robinson, but does have Clemente.

WOW! Both of these programs are very nice. I like to see how they did a lot of work and design to get these things specific to the games played. I also enjoy when they put pictures on the cover of these programs; enjoy seeing all the stars at the time on the covers. Of course if it's just artwork I like that as well. I guess I'm easy to please when it comes to these items.