Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

stevelucille · #1 02-27-2020, 06:34 AM

Hi! New here and loving all this Orioles stuff!

I think the reason you don't see many JD McCarthy Brooks Robinson postcards is he usually used Orioles team postcards for autographs. He was very good about replying to requests back in the day. I have a number of signed team postcards that I got just by writing to him care of the Orioles from 1965-1972 or so. All team postcards. Usually he'd just sign it, somebody would address it and drop it in the mail, no envelope.

Steve

roarfrom34 · #2 02-27-2020, 07:04 AM

Alan:

I have to admit to never seeing those Red Q Print Centers Rochester cards before (one of the reasons I love this thread).

Here is Mike Boddicker's Red Wings warm up jacket..Mike joked to me one time that he spent so much time in Rochester (parts of six seasons), he probably could have been elected mayor:

BaltOrioles · #3 02-27-2020, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Here is Mike Boddicker's Red Wings warm up jacket..Mike joked to me one time that he spent so much time in Rochester (parts of six seasons), he probably could have been elected mayor:

Bill,

Nice jacket. It's interesting that the tags give you a history of the players that wore the same jacket. So much stuff in the minor leagues are reused over and over.

Mark70Z · #4 02-27-2020, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Alan:

I have to admit to never seeing those Red Q Print Centers Rochester cards before (one of the reasons I love this thread).

Here is Mike Boddicker's Red Wings warm up jacket..Mike joked to me one time that he spent so much time in Rochester (parts of six seasons), he probably could have been elected mayor:

Awesome jacket Bill. So cool how the players would get hand me downs. Wonder who else wore the jacket...

roarfrom34 · #5 02-27-2020, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Awesome jacket Bill. So cool how the players would get hand me downs. Wonder who else wore the jacket...

I'm sure Alan (and a few others) may recognize the others on the tag..

Gerry Pirtle was with the Red Wings in 1979 (and actually had a cup of coffee with Montreal the year prior)

Tommy "Skid" Rowe was with the Orioles organization for a few seasons in the late 1980's and early 1990's

Mark70Z · #6 02-28-2020, 03:19 AM

Day 59 (February 28, 2020 � 059)

Gunther Brewing Company was one of the original beer sponsor for the Baltimore Orioles and became the primary sponsor in 1956. Their slogan for the Orioles back in 1954 were � �Get on the Oriole bandwagon with Gunther�. If I�m not mistaken they had two different ads on the scoreboard at the time within Memorial Stadium; one with the beer bottle cap and one with the bottle.

This is a relatively common Orioles poster, but not a lot are in the best of shape and some, when found, have been folded. In 1959 Gunther put out a team poster, around 24�x36�, of the Orioles pictured in front of the scoreboard with the Gunther ad predominantly shown.

1959 Gunther Beer Baltimore Orioles team poster.

Day 59 a.jpg

BaltOrioles · #7 02-28-2020, 09:17 AM

Pine Bluff, Arkansas hosted the Orioles Class C representative from the Cotton States League for several years. The Judges has been affiliated with the St Louis Browns previous to 1954.

The 1954 Pine Bluff Judges finished with a record of 47-71. Attendance for the whole season was 24,196 (an average of 410/game). I wish I had more items to share from that team, but it's amazing that anything survives from some of the obscure teams. I'm lucky to have a program.

1954 Pine Bluff Judges.jpg

Attendance in 1955 continued to be an issue and on June 16, the Judges moved from Pine Bluff to Meridian, Mississippi. The team was 25-31, while in Pine Bluff, but rebounded to finish with a winning record of 59-56, after moving to Meridian. Unfortunately, neither of the Judges teams produced any future major league Orioles.

I've never seen anything from Meridian, but here's the 1955 Judges program.
It's not mine, but I hope to have first chance at it, if it ever hits the market. Hint! Hint! Donny

1955 Pine Bluff Judges.jpg

Mark70Z · #8 02-28-2020, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Pine Bluff, Arkansas hosted the Orioles Class C representative from the Cotton States League for several years. The Judges has been affiliated with the St Louis Browns previous to 1954.

The 1954 Pine Bluff Judges finished with a record of 47-71. Attendance for the whole season was 24,196 (an average of 410/game). I wish I had more items to share from that team, but it's amazing that anything survives from some of the obscure teams. I'm lucky to have a program.

Attendance in 1955 continued to be an issue and on June 16, the Judges moved from Pine Bluff to Meridian, Mississippi. The team was 25-31, while in Pine Bluff, but rebounded to finish with a winning record of 59-56, after moving to Meridian. Unfortunately, neither of the Judges teams produced any future major league Orioles.

Very interesting information on the Pine Bluff/Meridian Judges. How can a team survive with that type of attendance. Does the program mention the Orioles anywhere within the program?

Fleerfan · #9 02-29-2020, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 59 (February 28, 2020 � 059)

Gunther Brewing Company was one of the original beer sponsor for the Baltimore Orioles and became the primary sponsor in 1956. Their slogan for the Orioles back in 1954 were � �Get on the Oriole bandwagon with Gunther�. If I�m not mistaken they had two different ads on the scoreboard at the time within Memorial Stadium; one with the beer bottle cap and one with the bottle.

This is a relatively common Orioles poster, but not a lot are in the best of shape and some, when found, have been folded. In 1959 Gunther put out a team poster, around 24�x36�, of the Orioles pictured in front of the scoreboard with the Gunther ad predominantly shown.

1959 Gunther Beer Baltimore Orioles team poster.

Attachment 387145

Yes, the original scoreboard had a bottle cap, which was later replaced with the bottle. Here is a picture from 1954 that appeared in the Baltimore Sun, with a caption that read "Gunther presents the world's largest scoreboard to citizens of Baltimore".

You can see my look back at the history of Memorial Stadium's scoreboards here:

http://fleersticker.blogspot.com/201...l-stadium.html

BaltOrioles · #10 02-29-2020, 08:56 AM

As I attend Orioles spring training games in Sarasota this month, I'm reminded just how much it has changed over the years.

Here are some of the earliest items from my collection. They are from the Orioles first spring training in 1954. The Orioles began spring training in Yuma, Arizona. I would love to add a program from a game in Yuma, but have yet to come across one.

As you can see from the O's spring schedule, towards the end of spring training, teams would travel from city to city playing exhibition games. It looks like the Orioles and Cubs got to know each other fairly well.

1954 PressMedia Guide.jpg SCAN8043.JPG

Here are a couple of programs before the Orioles started the regular season.

Program vs Chicago Cubs in Dallas (March 29-30)

1954 Spring Training (Dallas).jpg SCAN8044.jpg

Program vs St Louis Cardinals in St Louis (April 10-11)

1954 Spring Training (St Louis).jpg

If anyone has any other programs from the Orioles 1954 spring training. Please post!!!

Mark70Z · #11 02-29-2020, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Fleerfan

Yes, the original scoreboard had a bottle cap, which was later replaced with the bottle. Here is a picture from 1954 that appeared in the Baltimore Sun, with a caption that read "Gunther presents the world's largest scoreboard to citizens of Baltimore".

You can see my look back at the history of Memorial Stadium's scoreboards here:

That is a GREAT read and nice pictures to go along. Thanks for the link. I can�t believe I haven�t seen that till now.

Mark70Z · #12 02-27-2020, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stevelucille

Hi! New here and loving all this Orioles stuff!

I think the reason you don't see many JD McCarthy Brooks Robinson postcards is he usually used Orioles team postcards for autographs. He was very good about replying to requests back in the day. I have a number of signed team postcards that I got just by writing to him care of the Orioles from 1965-1972 or so. All team postcards. Usually he'd just sign it, somebody would address it and drop it in the mail, no envelope.

Steve

Steve,

Welcome aboard and great to have you viewing the Orioles thread. Would love to see anything O's related, and or any and all teams that are connected to the O's, from your collection. Of course we like feedback as well...

Yeah, I wasn't sure on the Brooksie JDM. That definitely could be the reason. Thanks for the input.

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