Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Mark70Z]

Day 296 (October 22, 2020 – 296)

Brooks Robinson Sculpture Dedication Ceremony on October 22, 2011.

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[roarfrom34]

Mark:

I need to get one of those dedication programs.....A week later I was in town for a Ravens game & took this photo:

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Mark:

I need to get one of those dedication programs.....A week later I was in town for a Ravens game & took this photo:

Here's a nice bobblehead from Custom Made Figurines

2011 Brooks Robinson (Custom Made FigurinesGold Glove).jpg

[roarfrom34]

I remember the saga of both Mike Smith's...They were both pitchers and were in Spring Training in 1989...To avoid confusion the Orioles nicknamed one "Texas" Mike the other "Mississippi" Mike....They also screened silhouettes of the states on the back of their jerseys....

As things worked out only "Texas" Mike pitched for the Orioles during the regular season while "Mississippi" Mike ended up in Pittsburgh...

I met "Texas" Mike at the 1990 Fan Fest and asked him to inscribe the photo:

[BaltOrioles]

I know Mark loves these types of posts.

Have you ever wondered "What's the most common name in Orioles history?"
Probably not. Today I would like to explore players, to appear with the Orioles, that shared the same name.

A couple that come to mind are fairly easy -

Cal Ripken Jr & Cal Ripken Sr and Tim Raines Jr & Tim Raines Sr

Ripkens 1 - Copy.JPG Raines, Tim Jr & Sr 1 - Copy.jpg

Here are a few others you might have forgot about...

Can you identify these players? (answer at the end)

Dave Johnson, Davey Johnson and David Johnson
Jose Bautista (the pitcher) and Jose Bautista (the outfielder)
Tommy Davis (the catcher) and Tommy Davis (the DH)
Alberto Castillo (the catcher) and Alberto Castillo (the pitcher)
John O'Donoghue Jr and John O'Donoghue Sr
Dwight Smith Jr and Dwight Smith Sr

Pictures # 1-3

Davis, Tommy (C) 2 - Copy.JPG Bautista, Jose (P) 1 - Copy.jpg Johnson, Dave 1 - Copy.jpg

Pictures # 4-6

Castillo, Alberto (P) 1 - Copy.jpg O'Donoghue, John Jr 1 - Copy.jpg Smith, Dwight 1 - Copy.jpg

Pictures #7-9

Johnson, David.jpg Copy of Castillo, Alberto (C) 1.jpg Davis, Tommy 3 - Copy.jpg

Pictures #10-12

Johnson, Davey 2 - Copy.jpgBautista, Jose (OF) 1 - Copy.jpg O'Donoghue, John Sr 3 - Copy.jpg

Picture #13

Smith, Dwight Jr 1 - Copy.JPG

Honorable mention goes to Mike (Texas) Smith and Mike (Mississippi) Smith, both pitchers. Unfortunately, only Texas Mike made it to the majors with the Orioles.

Here's the answer key

#1 Tommy Davis (the catcher)
#2 Jose Bautista (the pitcher)
#3 Dave Johnson
#4 Alberto Castillo (the pitcher)
#5 John O'Donoghue Jr
#6 Dwight Smith Sr
#7 David Johnson
#8 Alberto Castillo (the catcher)
#9 Tommy Davis (the DH)
#10 Davey Johnson
#11 Jose Bautista (the outfielder)
#12 John O'Donoghue Sr
#13 Dwight Smith Jr

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

I know Mark loves these types of posts.

Have you ever wondered "What's the most common name in Orioles history?"
Probably not. Today I would like to explore players, to appear with the Orioles, that shared the same name.

Alan,

Ha! Yes; I’ve learned that I really don’t know too much about about Orioles history which I “thought” I did beforehand. I’m learning, I’m learning...

[Mark70Z]

Day 297 (October 23, 2020 – 297)

I know this Japanese magazine has been pictured before, but it doesn't hurt to repeat on cool publications.

Japanese Magazine – Brooks and Shigeo Nagashima

Day 297 Publication 1971 Japan.jpg

I didn't think I had any Japanese tickets from the Tour of Japan, but I do have ONE...

Tour of Japan ticket

Day 297 Ticket Japan.jpg

[ksfarmboy]

That’s a great shot of Brooks on that mag cover Mark! Not sure why but Palmer hasn’t got much love on this thread. Great rendition of him on that ticket.

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

That’s a great shot of Brooks on that mag cover Mark! Not sure why but Palmer hasn’t got much love on this thread. Great rendition of him on that ticket.

Clint,

I love the Japan tour stuff as well. Really cool stuff.

Here are a couple Jim Palmer items for you.


1995 SAM Bobblehead and 1971 Baltimore Sun Newspaper Poster

1995 Jim Palmer (SAM).jpg 1971 Baltimore Sun Newspaper Poster #11 (Jim Palmer).jpg



1984 Hand-Painted Baseball and 1984 SportsFirst Newspaper Poster

1984 Roberta Howard Hand Painted Baseball (Jim Palmer).JPG 1984 SportsFirst Poster 10x12 (Jim Palmer).jpg



1976 English's Chicken Lid

1976 Englsh Lids (LargeJim Palmer).JPG




1971 Japan Tour Program

1971 Japan Tour (Program #1).jpg

[ksfarmboy]

You really came out strong with those Palmer items Alan. That newspaper poster is one of if not the best looking one of the set.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Clint,

I love the Japan tour stuff as well. Really cool stuff.

Here are a couple Jim Palmer items for you.

1995 SAM Bobblehead and 1971 Baltimore Sun Newspaper Poster

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1984 Hand-Painted Baseball and 1984 SportsFirst Newspaper Poster

Attachment 423242 Attachment 423241

1976 English's Chicken Lid

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1971 Japan Tour Program

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Great looking Palmer items. I especially like the Japan Tour Program.