Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 191 (July 9, 2020 – 191)

Were you a member of the Topps Sports Club? I wasn’t, but here’s a form for the mail in to join the new Topps Sports Club. What do you receive you may ask? Well, you receive three times a year newspaper, a sampling of the newly released sports cards and an autographed picture of a top sports figure (wonder if it was a facsimile) along with a membership certificate. Also, there were exciting premiums that I’ll let you read on your own.
It’s neat how they have a drawing of a young person with a Yankees hat holding the 1975 Topps Brooks card.

1975 Topps Sports Club membership application form

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Here’s the Topps #50 “mini” version which I didn’t even know existed when I was young. The minis were sold in Michigan and on the West Coast and replicate the “regular” issue Topps card apart from their size.

1975 Topps #50 mini

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1975 Topps #50 mini back

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[BaltOrioles]

Ed-U-Cards , a company headquartered out of Long Island, NY manufactured baseball themed card games beginning around 1949. Most of the games were very similar, with only slight design changes to the packaging.

In 1964, Ed-U-Cards produced sets for individual teams. I'm not sure if all teams were done, but the Orioles were included. I've seen sets of an additional 10-12 teams. I see them occasionally listed on eBay.

It was a simple game, that involved drawing cards until each batter made an out or reached base. There are 36 cards in the deck and include a game board.

1964 Orioles game box

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Game board

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Sample game cards

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Ed-U-Cards , a company headquartered out of Long Island, NY manufactured baseball themed card games beginning around 1949. Most of the games were very similar, with only slight design changes to the packaging.

In 1964, Ed-U-Cards produced sets for individual teams. I'm not sure if all teams were done, but the Orioles were included. I've seen sets of an additional 10-12 teams. I see them occasionally listed on eBay.

It was a simple game, that involved drawing cards until each batter made an out or reached base. There are 36 cards in the deck and include a game board.
]

Alan,

Is the box the cards are contained in really small?

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Alan,

Is the box the cards are contained in really small?

Mark,

The box is approximately 4" x 5" and the cards are the same size as regular playing cards.
The box is fairly thin with two rows of 18 cards fitting inside. The rules and playing field came folded up.

[Mark70Z]

Day 192 (July 10, 2020 – 192)

The Orioles were back in the World Series in 1971, but ultimately lost to the Pirates in seven games. I have and envelope which contained the 1971 World Series credentials for an employee at the Providence Bulletin.

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Within the envelope was an Orioles 1971 World Series Press Notes.

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There may have been more items within the credential packet, but the last item was the orange Clubhouse – Field Pass for the 1971 World Series games.

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Below is the Orioles press pin for the 1971 World Series.

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[roarfrom34]

Back in October of 2009, Brooks was honored with an "Evening" at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, which also served as a fundraiser for the Babe Ruth Museum....

It was a great event indeed with Brooks sitting up on the stage with friends, Orioles alum (Hansen, Cal, Palmer, etc.) & family sharing stories about him and his career.

Printed on the admission tickets was "no autographs" and people that walked in with bats, photos, pennants, etc. were told to take them back to their car.

When the event was over, the organizers were trying to have Brooks immediately exit back stage, but in typical Brooks fashion he ended up signing the event program for anyone that stood in line (including me and my son)...

[ripfan008]

[QUOTE=roarfrom34;1997700]Back in October of 2009, Brooks was honored with an "Evening" at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, which also served as a fundraiser for the Babe Ruth Museum....

It was a great event indeed with Brooks sitting up on the stage with friends, Orioles alum (Hansen, Cal, Palmer, etc.) & family sharing stories about him and his career.

Printed on the admission tickets was "no autographs" and people that walked in with bats, photos, pennants, etc. were told to take them back to their car.

When the event was over, the organizers were trying to have Brooks immediately exit back stage, but in typical Brooks fashion he ended up signing the event program for anyone that stood in line (including me and my son)...

Hi Bill,

What a great story and program! I love hearing about Brooks doing things like that. I remember I was unable to attend that event because it was a Monday and I couldn't come down from Pennsylvania.

The 2018 'Dinner with the 1983 Orioles' was the same story, since it was on a Wednesday. Were you and your son able to attend that event?

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Back in October of 2009, Brooks was honored with an "Evening" at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, which also served as a fundraiser for the Babe Ruth Museum....

It was a great event indeed with Brooks sitting up on the stage with friends, Orioles alum (Hansen, Cal, Palmer, etc.) & family sharing stories about him and his career.

Printed on the admission tickets was "no autographs" and people that walked in with bats, photos, pennants, etc. were told to take them back to their car.

When the event was over, the organizers were trying to have Brooks immediately exit back stage, but in typical Brooks fashion he ended up signing the event program for anyone that stood in line (including me and my son)...

Love it Bill! I wanted to go to this event so bad, but I had the job thing going and I just couldn’t make it work out (also the travel from FL). I definitely need to pick up “anything” from this awesome event.