Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

I've posted a few of these before. I'm not sure what they are actually called, but I refer to them as publicity sheets.

Here are some of the complete sheets I have featuring Cal Ripken Jr. Cal had an amazing career and is featured on countless items. It's always amazed me on the number of items that spelled his name incorrectly. In 1991 and 1992, Cal's name was misspelled Ripkin, even though Billy's name was correct.

Alan...

There are a few publicity sheets with Cal Jr. & Billy here I have never seen before (thanks for sharing).

As far as the misspelling of "Ripkin" is concerned, that has always frustrated me as well although I think you'll find it interesting that both Cal Sr. and Cal Jr. have had their names misspelled going way back to their respective High School Yearbooks (and probably before that):

[Mark70Z]

Day 179 (June 27, 2020 – 179)

Posting kind of a fun little item today. It’s a couple business cards with Brooks pictured on the front, Mr. All Star, and a Brooks and Eddie rendering on the back for All Star Chevrolet Dodge along with the employee name, title and phone number. The dealership, I believe, was in Denton, Maryland, but I could be mistaken; I know the All Star dealerships in MD had several locations back then. I know both Brooks and Eddie did some advertising for these dealerships and I’ve seen some other items associated with this dealership and have a few of the advertising materials myself.

All Star Chevrolet Dodge business cards

Day 179 a All Star Business Card Jerry Roemer.jpg
Day 179 b All Star Business Card Jerry Roemer back.jpg
Day 179 c All Star Business Card Mike Meagher.jpg
Day 179 d All Star Business Card Mike Meagher back.jpg

This is an 8X10 picture used on the business cards.

Day 179 e Photo Premium Crown 1.jpg

A hat snapback hat with a rendering of Brooks and Eddie for All-Star Chevrolet.

Day 179 ee Hat All Star Chevrolet.jpg

One more item for today; something that has been shown a few times before, an ad for All Star Dodge on the back cover of the 1983 Orioles Yearbook.

Day 179 f Ad All Star Dodge 1983 Orioles Yearbook BC 1.jpg

[BaltOrioles]

I've always liked the look of the calendars put out by the Baltimore Sun, especially those that used drawings for the front instead of photos.

Here are a few examples from 1976-1982.


1976 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1977 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1978 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1980 Sunpapers Calendar.jpg

1981 Baltimore Sun Calendar.jpg

1982 Baltimore Sun Calendar.jpg

[ripfan008]

Good morning,

Alan, I love that Bendix Beam magazine. My next door neighbor when I was growing up worked for Bendix and would give me items from the Bendix Orioles group outings (I posted one of the group sign up posters with Cal and Eddie in January).

Below is an Equitable Trust Bank Orioles Savings Coupon from 1976. I wonder how many of them were actually redeemed and how many are still floating around out there?

Equitable Trust Bank O's- front.jpg

Equitable Trust Bank O's- back.jpg

[roarfrom34]

Mark...I'm not sure if I mentioned it before but I can remember going to All Star Dodge on a Saturday afternoon during the season in like 1986, where they had both Brooks & Eddie signing (free) autographs.

Not to exclude Bill from the "Ripkin" club, here is a Worth bat he used in Spring Training 1987 with that misspelling: