Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Rochester NY has long been associated with the Eastman Kodak Company. In what I can best guess is 1994 and 1995, they sponsored some very nice 4x6 color photos of the Rochester Red Wings. On the back of the photos is stamped Eastman Kodak. I don't know much more about these, but assume they might have been stadium giveaways. Maybe our Rochester connections can provide more information.

I would love to get a complete checklist together of these photos at some point. I have 1 photo from 1994 and 16 photos from 1995.

All of these guys, except Scott McClain, Rod Robertson, Brad Tyler, John Shea and Tyrone Woods, played for the Orioles at some point.

Alan,

Those are very professional looking photos. Can you picture one of the backs so I can view the type of Kodak stamp?

[Mark70Z]

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy)

Today Clint has another 80's Oriole helmet, left handed batter, with no player identification. I'm a definite fan of this type of helmet.

You can see that the bird is a sticker. What year/years did the Orioles have the white panel front helmets with the bird painted on rather than a sticker?

Helmet.jpg

[Mark70Z]

Day 115 (April 24, 2020 – 115)

We were just talking about 3-D cards so why not post the '75 Kellogg's Brooksie example.

The Kellogg’s cards in 1975 went a bit smaller than in the past. For ’75 they were 2 1/8”x 3 1/4” in size. I’m a fan of the 3-D cards; I’m not a fan of them cracking…

I have pictured a 1975 Brooks Robinson #18 that is blank backed. I’ll also picture the normal back to one '75 Brooks 3-D cards as well.

1975 3-D #18 front/blank back

Day 115 a 1975 Kellogg's 3-D blank back.jpg
Day 115 b 1975 Kellogg's 3-D blank back back.jpg

1975 3-D #18 back

Day 115 c 1975 Kellogg's 3-D back.jpg

I also have a 1975 Kellogg’s progressive proof

Day 115 1975 Kellogg's #18 Proof.jpg

[quitcrab]

I like the 3D cards too.Not sure why Brooks wasn’t included in the 71 set. I also a like the 73 Kellogg’s even though they weren’t 3D. For the longest time as a kid my 1973 Kellogg’s Lou Brock was one of my favorite cards. How cool was it to pull a card out of a box of cereal? (Frosted Flakes) ...no wonder I have so many cavities in my mouth!
The card was always at the very bottom of the box too!

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 115 (April 24, 2020 – 115)

We were just talking about 3-D cards so why not post the '75 Kellogg's Brooksie example.

The Kellogg’s cards in 1975 went a bit smaller than in the past. For ’75 they were 2 1/8”x 3 1/4” in size. I’m a fan of the 3-D cards; I’m not a fan of them cracking…

I have pictured a 1975 Brooks Robinson #18 that is blank backed. I’ll also picture the normal back to one '75 Brooks 3-D cards as well.

1975 3-D #18 front/blank back

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1975 3-D #18 back

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I also have a 1975 Kellogg’s progressive proof

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Mark,

I really like your Kelloggs cards. I've always been a Kelloggs fan for a few reasons. If you want to put together Orioles team sets, the Kelloggs sets are fairly easy. If you like a challenge, putting together Kelloggs team sets with all the variations can take years.. I'm still looking for the 1979 Mike Flanagan 1st printing with 57 SO on the back.

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy)

Today Clint has another 80's Oriole helmet, left handed batter, with no player identification. I'm a definite fan of this type of helmet.

You can see that the bird is a sticker. What year/years did the Orioles have the white panel front helmets with the bird painted on rather than a sticker?

Attachment 396185

Mark the first white panel helmets were painted in 1975. Not sure how long they were used but probably into the late 70’s. The one thing for sure is the Orioles helmets of the 60’s and 70’s were very inconsistent. Sometimes the Oriole was painted very professionally and others not so much.

[BaltOrioles]

Just found out that Steve Dalkowski passed away on April 19th. Some consider him the fastest pitcher ever. He just could never find the strike enough to live up to his potential.

A few Steve Dalkowski items

1961 and 1963 Scrapbook cards

1961 Baltimore News-Post Scrapbook (Dalkowski, Steve).jpg 1963 Baltimore News-Post Scrapbook (Dalkowski, Steve).jpg

1963 Team Issued 8x10 Photo and Postcard

Dalkowski, Steve 1.jpg 1963 Postcards 03 - Copy.JPG

Don Wingfield 8x10 Photo

Dalkowski, Steve (Don Wingfield).jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Just found out that Steve Dalkowski passed away on April 19th. Some consider him the fastest pitcher ever. He just could never find the strike enough to live up to his potential.

Sad news Alan. Thanks for sharing the news and some of his pictures.

[Mark70Z]

Day 116 (April 25, 2020 – 116)

Here’s one for you Scott (quitcrab). I finally dug out a piece made by the same company that made the odd-ball baseball lacing needle you pictured in post #109. While the box is rough, I really like these types of odd-ball items. This was made by Ajay and is a “Professional Shatterproof Flip-Up Sunglasses” endorsed by Brooks Robinson. I remember wearing a pair like this when I was playing ball back in the day, but I think mine were of better quality (at least that’s how I remember it).

Speaking of flip-up sunglasses; I went all in, at least for me, on a pair of games used, flip-up Brooks Robinson sunglasses, in Heritage Auctions. I wanted them bad but came up short. I was disappointed at the time, but you can’t win ‘em all.

Day 116 a Ajay Sports Flip-up sunglasses front.jpg
Day 116 b Ajay Sports Flip-up sunglasses back.jpg

A Brooks Robinson endorsed rosin bag just in case you need a improve your grip or to keep your hands dry.

Day 116 c Ajay Sports Rosin bag.jpg

[quitcrab]

Wow Mark
Never have seen either of those. We have to find you a lacing needle! I wonder if any other items exist? Bat donut, spoil of rawhide for relaxing gloves, batting glove or a ball and strike counter ....

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Alan,

Those are very professional looking photos. Can you picture one of the backs so I can view the type of Kodak stamp?

I'll have to post the backs when I get back to Maine. I'll have access to many more items then. We head back the second week of May, hopefully.

[BaltOrioles]

Yesterday, I shared some photos from the Rochester Red Wings. Today are some photos from the Orioles AA team, the Bowie BaySox. My research leads me to believe these are from 1995-1997. They are 4x6 photos, but not as high quality as the Rochester Red Wings photos. They are sponsored by CPI Photo. I'm not sure if that's a local Bowie business or the nation wide company that is known for doing yearly photos of school children. We all remember dressing up our kids for that perfect photo at school and not always loving the photos we got back.

I assume the photos were stadium giveaways. I've cataloged them by style and when the players appeared for the BaySox to come up with the 1995-1997 estimate. As always, additional info, corrections or checklists are appreciated.


1995 Photos (I only have one of the eight)

1995 Bowie BaySox (Millares, JoseCPI Photo).jpg


1996 Photos

1996 Bowie BaySox (CPI Photo) 01.jpg 1996 Bowie BaySox (CPI Photo) 02.jpg 1996 Bowie BaySox (CPI Photo) 03.jpg 1996 Bowie BaySox (CPI Photo) 04.jpg
1996 Bowie BaySox (CPI Photo) 05.jpg


1997 Photos

1997 Bowie BaySox (CPI Photo) 01.jpg

[roarfrom34]

Mark...

Love that Brooks' Kelloggs Proof Card (never seen any, let alone Brooks!)...

There was a tough oddball/test issue from Topps back in 1997 called "ProShooters Marbles." There were 60 plastic marbles in the set (the checklists are collectible as well) and the rumor was that they were distributed in Canada.

Here is the Cal Ripken Jr. marble and checklist (with him pictured):

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark...

Love that Brooks' Kelloggs Proof Card (never seen any, let alone Brooks!)...

There was a tough oddball/test issue from Topps back in 1997 called "ProShooters Marbles." There were 60 plastic marbles in the set (the checklists are collectible as well) and the rumor was that they were distributed in Canada.

Here is the Cal Ripken Jr. marble and checklist (with him pictured)

That’s a marble? Doesn’t look like one... Does look cool though!