Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy)

Today Clint has a 1986 Majestic made warm up for Al Pardo.

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[Mark70Z]

Day 120 (April 29, 2020 – 120)

We’ve seen some Salada coins and a shield posted previously and this one is from the next year. The 1963 Salada Tea coin #53; this ’63 Salada set was called the All-Star Baseball Coins. These coins were made of metal and are 1 ½” in diameter.

1963 Salada Tea #53

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[ripfan008]

Hello,

With some time to go through my various cabinets of magazines, I'd thought I'd feature some newer ones featuring Orioles players but from some oddball sources.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Hello,

With some time to go through my various cabinets of magazines, I'd thought I'd feature some newer ones featuring Orioles players but from some oddball sources.

Very cool. A couple of them I've never seen before.

[Mark70Z]

Day 121 (April 30, 2020 – 121)

Let’s end the month of April with the good word. I know, I know no religious talk on Net54 so I’ll try to refrain. This bi-monthly magazine is called “the good word” and was put out by Gunther Brewing Company and pictures the Orioles team shot on the cover of the magazine for the April 1957 issue. Brooks is pictured on the back row 10th player over (looking oh so happy). I purchased this magazine from Dan (danmckee) who extended a great deal after a bit of crying and begging on my part (at least that’s what I recall).

1957 “the good word”, April Baseball Issue, Vol. 6, No. 2

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Quote: “The Orioles were built on having great defense, and Brooks was the cornerstone.” Ron Hansen

I like the pin…

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[roarfrom34]

Clint, nice '86 BP jersey...don't see those often!
Mike...Love the oddball publications
Mark...I've never seen that Good Word publication before
Alan...Great pictures of the minor leagues (as always)..What I like about this Forum (among a lot of things) is that names of players will pop up & it will remind me of things I have buried around here...

Alan showed a photo of Willie Royster..Royster had a monster year at AA Charlotte in 1981 setting Franchise records in HR's/RBI's & Stolen Bases...Willie stole 53 bases that year and he was a catcher!

He was rewarded with a promotion to Baltimore after the season ended, however he only got 4 AB's with the Orioles that last month & never saw a day in the Major Leagues after that.

Well over 20 years ago I bought a collection of game bats from a former Rochester Red Wings clubhouse employee and Royster was among them..I had wanted to get this bat signed at some point, however Willie passed away before I had the opportunity to do so.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Alan...Great pictures of the minor leagues (as always)..What I like about this Forum (among a lot of things) is that names of players will pop up & it will remind me of things I have buried around here...

Bill,

I echo that statement. We head back to Maine in a week and I have some items I need to unearth.

[BaltOrioles]

When the Orioles ended their relationship with the Stockton Ports after 1971, the next four seasons saw the Orioles class A affiliate in the California League located in Lodi,CA. During that span, Lodi went through several name changes and averaged between 300-600 fans per game. From 1972-1974, Lodi was managed by Jimmy Schaffer. In 1975, the Orioles were managed by Bobby Malkmus.

Here are programs and a few team issued and Mel Bailey postcards from those teams. I have a bunch of postcards of players in Lodi uniforms, that I'll post when I'm back in Maine.

1972 Lodi Orions

The 1972 Orions finished 67-73. A few players included Manager Jimmy Schaffer, Bob Bailor, Terry Clapp and Larry Harlow. Terry Clapp never made it to Baltimore.

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1973 Lodi Lions

The Orions changed their name to the Lions in 1973. They finished with their best record as an O's affiliate finishing 77-63. Players included Blake Doyle, Kiko Garcia, Larry Harlow and Dave Skaggs.

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1974 Lodi Orioles

A final name change occurred in 1974 and for the next couple seasons they were the Lodi Orioles. The 1974 Orioles ended up going 61-79, but did include a couple cup of tea Orioles in Randy Miller and Mike Parrott

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1975 Lodi Orioles

The 1975 Orioles were back over .500, finishing 71-69 under new manager Bobby Malkmus. Willie Royster was the only future Oriole on the roster

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