Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 251 (September 7, 2020 – 251)

Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!

I hope that most of you are off work today and if retired just enjoying the day. Today is a favorite card of mine Brooks’ 1975 Topps #50. I know some don’t like the setup on the 1975 Topps (something is wrong with you…), but I think it’s AWESOME! All these different colors on one card, game action shot, the AL ALL STAR in a star, eye black, short brim helmet, nice facsimile signature; this card is COOL. I think Brooks was the only major league player that wore the short brim helmet. Brooks basically took a hacksaw and cut 1 ½ off of the brim of the helmet and a ½ inch off of the ear flap.

1975 Topps Match Print photo

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1975 Topps #50

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A Topps Baseball Collecting three ring binder with a 1975 Topps Brooks pictured.

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[quitcrab]

I have always liked the cartoons drawn on the back of the 75s . Set is a real challenge to find centered and without print dots and fish eyes. I am with Mark, I like the 75 set and Brooks looks great!

[BaltOrioles]

Found this looking through some stuff and wondering if anyone attended? Bill?? It looks like a nice group of attendees from the 1983 World Series team.

It's a program from the 1983 World Series Reunion Picnic on June 28, 2003. Well, not really much of a program since there's only a front and back. Eddie Murray was scheduled to be there. Sometimes I wish I lived closer to Baltimore.

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[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Found this looking through some stuff and wondering if anyone attended? Bill?? It looks like a nice group of attendees from the 1983 World Series team.

It's a program from the 1983 World Series Reunion Picnic on June 28, 2003. Well, not really much of a program since there's only a front and back. Eddie Murray was scheduled to be there. Sometimes I wish I lived closer to Baltimore.

Alan:

Yes, I took my youngest son down for the weekend...Saturday afternoon was the outdoor luncheon and listened to a lot of players give short talks, which was then followed by an autograph session for both teams (as per the program).

On Saturday night, they held a Home Run hitting contest (which was won by Rick Dempsey I believe) and on Sunday, they actually had an Old Timers Game (which you never see anymore)...

The Orioles later in the season auctioned off the uniforms & helmets used in that Old Timers game and I was fortunate to get the Eddie batting helmet (fortunately Eddie was there however Cal Jr. was not):

[Mark70Z]

Day 252 (September 8, 2020 – 252)

In 1969 Topps did something a little different; they put stamps in their own 5 cent packs. Inside the packs you would get gum, a sheet of 12 stamps and one team album. There was a total of 240 stamps in the 1969 set.

1969 Stamp sheet

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1969 Stamp sheet proof

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1969 Stamp Album

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[ripfan008]

Good morning,

Mark, I really like the 12-stamp proof sheet.

Below are photos from a 1972 Gillette All-Star 8x10 sheet that includes the starting line-ups of both the AL and NL All-Star Team. Brooks is included as the AL starting third baseman.

Earl was the manager and Jim Palmer was the starting pitcher. Dave McNally took the loss that game.

Both the AL and NL were loaded with HOFers (and I think next year Dick Allen will join them as well). This would also be Roberto Clemente's last All-Star game.

Sorry about the glare, I didn't want to remove the 8x10 from it's holder, as it's on thin paper stock.

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1972 Gillette back - Dick Allen.jpg

[roarfrom34]

Pressbox is a free Baltimore area sports tabloid size newspaper that comes out monthly..In the past I usually pick my copy up outside Rick Dempsey's restaurant after Oriole/Ravens games, unfortunately COVID has unfortunately stopped my travels down there.

I'm fortunate to have a relationship with the publisher/founder and he was kind enough to send me up their last two issues featuring both Brooks & Cal Jr. as cover subjects celebrating milestone anniversaries:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good morning,

Mark, I really like the 12-stamp proof sheet.

Below are photos from a 1972 Gillette All-Star 8x10 sheet that includes the starting line-ups of both the AL and NL All-Star Team. Brooks is included as the AL starting third baseman.

Earl was the manager and Jim Palmer was the starting pitcher. Dave McNally took the loss that game.

Both the AL and NL were loaded with HOFers (and I think next year Dick Allen will join them as well). This would also be Roberto Clemente's last All-Star game.

Sorry about the glare, I didn't want to remove the 8x10 from it's holder, as it's on thin paper stock.

Alan,

I've never seen this item before; very nice!

[Fleerfan]

That is such a great photo that Topps used it (or at least a very similar shot) on the 1976 box (although they reversed the image)

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Day 251 (September 7, 2020 – 251)

Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!

I hope that most of you are off work today and if retired just enjoying the day. Today is a favorite card of mine Brooks’ 1975 Topps #50. I know some don’t like the setup on the 1975 Topps (something is wrong with you…), but I think it’s AWESOME! All these different colors on one card, game action shot, the AL ALL STAR in a star, eye black, short brim helmet, nice facsimile signature; this card is COOL. I think Brooks was the only major league player that wore the short brim helmet. Brooks basically took a hacksaw and cut 1 ½ off of the brim of the helmet and a ½ inch off of the ear flap.

1975 Topps Match Print photo

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1975 Topps #50

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A Topps Baseball Collecting three ring binder with a 1975 Topps Brooks pictured.

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Fleerfan

That is such a great photo that Topps used it (or at least a very similar shot) on the 1976 box (although they reversed the image)

Believe it's the same shot, but has all the air brushing of the uni and helmet. Since Brooks does most things left handed you have to wonder why he didn't bat left handed...

[Mark70Z]

Day 255 (September 11, 2020 – 255)

In 1969, Game 1 of the World Series, Don Buford homers off Tom Seaver in his first ever WS at bat. Buford is greeted by Jay Mazzone, the Orioles bat boy, along with the rest of the Orioles dugout including Brooks with open arms ready to offer his congratulations. Mike Cuellar went the distance in a 4-1 victory over the Mets.

1969 Topps Buford Belts Leadoff Homer! #305

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1969 O-PEE-CHEE Buford Belts Leadoff Homer #305

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[BaltOrioles]

Mark,

I love when you post the O-Pee-Chee cards. Those of us that love to collect the O-Pee-Chee cards, we know how challenging it can be to find them. Centering has always been an issue with the OPC cards, making it even harder to assemble a nice set.

Before 1970, the number of cards needed to complete an Orioles team set was less than 20 cards, usually 15-18. OPC expanded the size of their set to 528 cards in 1970, making the Orioles team set one of the largest ever. With regular player cards, leader cards and post season cards is 38 cards. Unforunately, OPC didn't include the higher numbers, meaning no Frank Robinson, although he did appear in the All-Star group.

One of the more difficult cards to find any decent border around the whole card is #455, the Brooks Robinson All-Star card.

1970 O-Pee-Chee Orioles set

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[Mark70Z]

Posted for ksfarmboy

The 1970 Orioles finished first in the American League East with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, 15 games ahead of the runner-up New York Yankees. The Orioles swept the Minnesota Twins for the second straight year in the American League Championship Series. They then went on to win their second World Series title over the National League champion Cincinnati Reds in five games.

Clint picked up a very nice Danbury Mint 1970 Baltimore Orioles team figurine. This piece measures around 28" Long x 7" tall.

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[Mark70Z]

Day 256 (September 12, 2020 – 256)

It wasn’t long into collecting Brooks that I saw a picture, in an auction I believe, of a series of marbles put out by Creative Creation. I was able to pick up the Brooks marble early on from one of the ads in SCD.

1968 Creative Creation marble

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Well this year, thanks to Howard (hcv123), I was finally able to pick up an unopened package of the Creative Creation Series 3 marbles with Brooks included. There’s quite a bit of stars in this series and include the Orioles Boog Powell and Frank Robinson.

1968 Creative Creation Series 3 marbles

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[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Posted for ksfarmboy


Clint picked up a very nice Danbury Mint 1970 Baltimore Orioles team figurine. This piece measures around 28" Long x 7" tall.

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Clint,

That is a very nice piece. I picked mine up around the time they came out and I'm sure you will agree that a picture doesn't do it justice. Does anyone know the production run? Mine is in my display case and if there's number on the bottom, I'm too lazy to try and take it out. Thanks