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05-19-2020, 07:28 AM
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1977 Orioles postcards
There have been some nice alternate orange jerseys being posted lately. In 1977, the Orioles used the alternate jersey for many of their team issued postcards. It marked the last postcards printed of Brooks as a player. The Orioles have done several postcards of Brooks after his retirement for various signing opportunities. This also marked the first postcards of a young Eddie Murray.
I believe both Brooks and Eddie were probably double printed on the sheets, as both have multiple variations that included either a cropping or name placement change. The backs are blank, except for two postcards. The Orioles reused 1976 postcards of Al Bumbry (I don't have) and Jim Palmer (2nd one) and printed a message to planholders encouraging them to come watch the 1977 Orioles. There could be other players that were reused with the spring training message. I would love to know if there are others out there. 1977 Postcards 01.JPG 1977 Postcards 02.jpg 1977 Postcards 03.jpg 1977 Postcards 04.jpg 1977 Postcards 05.jpg 1977 Postcards 06.jpg 1977 Postcards 07.jpg 1977 Postcards 08.jpg 1977 Postcards 09.JPG SCAN8395.JPG 
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05-19-2020, 07:55 AM
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Alan:
Those postcards bring back good memories for me because in 1978 I purchased my first Baseball Address list from Jack Smalling and that style postcard were among the first that I sent to the players to sign... Have you ever seen this Bill Ripken customized postcard (postmarked 08/26/88) with the message about an upcoming cruise?  
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05-19-2020, 09:55 AM
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Bill Ripken postcard
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Wow. I have that Billy Ripken postcard, but I've never seen it with a printed back. That is very cool to me. What a shame they postmarked the front too. Of course, it had to be a Ripken, so no chance you want to part with it. LOL Looks like I add one more to the want list. Currently, I have 2725 out of 2874 team issued postcards.
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05-20-2020, 03:08 AM
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1969
Day 141 (May 20, 2020 – 141)
The Orioles really did have a good year in 1969. The O’s finished the season 109-53 finishing 1st in the AL East. Then the Orioles swept the Twins in three games to win the AL Championship Series. I know we lost to the Mets in five, but still love the 1969 Birds. Think they used a cool photo for the 1969 World Series program. 1969 World Series Program Day 141 a Publication 1969 WS Program 1.jpg 1969 B&W photo which is similar to the World Series Program. Day 141 b Photo 1969 Circle.jpg 1969 B&W Orioles team photo Day 141 c Photo 1969 Orioles Team.jpg What is ironic, the Colts lost to the Jets and the Bullets lost to the Knicks all in 1969; seems like NY had our number that year.
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05-20-2020, 07:09 AM
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1969 World Series
The 1969 World Series was was tough time for an 11 yr old. I had no concept that the Orioles would lose and remember crying after that last out. One of my friends down the street, came over for moral support. He was a Red Sox fan and fresh off the Sox 1967 loss.
Check out post #947 for other programs from the 1969 World Series. Here are a few other items from the series. Sorry about a couple of the photos. I'm not very good with lighting. Ticket stub and Press Pass 1969 World Series (Baltimore Game 2).jpg 1969 World Series Press Pass.jpg Media Guide 1969 PressMedia Guide (World SeriesAL Publicity Office).jpg Press Pin images.jpg DSCN2229.jpg World Series Black Bat $_1.jpg DSCN2227.jpg Last edited by BaltOrioles; 05-20-2020 at 07:15 AM.
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05-20-2020, 07:44 AM
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Mark....that '69 club may have been the best one ever...Alan, great momentos from the WS (I'm a fan of those black bats)!
Here is a 1977 orange alternate of Scott McGregor (sporting an unfamiliar #39). As an aside, we have an Orioles Sunday Season ticket plan (I'd go more often if I didn't live 150 miles away) and there is a group of loyal Orioles fans we've sat and hung out with for years which we refer to as the "Sunday Fun Day Crew." Since we've been missing each other because we haven't seen each other since September, we started a Zoom call each Sunday where there would have been a home game at 1:05. The Orioles Alumni director participates and each session, he graciously invites a former Oriole player or two to join (which has been a blast). A couple weeks ago, Scott McGregor jumped in and I showed him this jersey & asked him how he went from #39 to #16. He said he was issued #39 when he was traded over, however he always wanted #16 because Whitey Ford was his childhood idol (and he would never get that with the Yankees), so he patiently waited until Tony Muser left the organization to ask for it:  
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05-20-2020, 08:34 AM
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Alan...
Last night I was sorting through my postcards to see if there were any unique ones to share with you (and the Board). Back in '91 Cal Jr. did some publicity work with the American Red Cross (Central MD Chapter), which generated some memorabilia including this (un-used) postcard. While certainly not a team issue, I remember Wayne Johnson telling at me at one time that he hadn't seen it before:  
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05-20-2020, 10:14 AM
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Nice. I have heard of a Red Cross postcard, but never seen it. That kind of local stuff, doesn't make it up to Maine.  Thanks for sharing.
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