Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

Chstrite · #1 04-18-2021, 11:33 AM

Good Sunday, everyone. This week I will discuss the Brooks Master 1972 entries, which there are 8. 1972 did not have as many entries as 1971, but some nice cards, nonetheless. First, is the 1972 Milton Bradley. This card is not easy to find. I actually bought the entire set on an Auction to get this card (ungraded). This PSA 6 example is a nice grade but there is one higher. Next, is the 1972 Topps Candy Lids Test Issue. Unlike other Test Issues, PSA graded this one with a number. The PSA 4 is a decent grade. This card is pretty difficult to find. I think I overpaid for it, but was happy to make the deal. There are 2 graded higher. The 1972 Venezuelan Stamp is extremely hard to find, rarely grades higher than VG. This example is a PSA 1. The stamp uses the same photo as the 1972 Topps card and has a blank back for a stamp album. The next entry is the 1972 Canadian Pro Star Promotions card, which is an oversized card and grades as a PSA 9. There are two PSA 10s. This card is very expensive and not easy to find. I believe there is a PSA 9 on ebay for around $400. Next, is the 1972 Topps regular card with the Orioles team card. The regular card is plentiful at a high grade. This PSA 9 has over 100 peers. There are 15 PSA 10s; if anyone has one laying around, let me know. The Orioles Team card is a PSA 10. There are 23 other PSA 10s. Next, is the Brooks Topps Boy Hood Photo Card and the OPC version. Both are graded as PSA 9s. The Topps version has 64 graded peers with 7 PSA 10s. The OPC version is highest graded with 9 peers. Hope you enjoyed the posting. See you next week with the 1973 entries.

Chstrite · #2 04-18-2021, 11:37 AM

Hi, everyone. Curious if anyone has the details on the Wild Bill Hagy Megaphone. I have been looking for this for a year or two and won on an auction recently. Can anyone educate me on how you would get this megaphone (purchase in the Orioles Team Store or was it a give away?). Also, any idea what year these were sold/given to fans? Thanks.

roarfrom34 · #3 04-18-2021, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chstrite

Hi, everyone. Curious if anyone has the details on the Wild Bill Hagy Megaphone. I have been looking for this for a year or two and won on an auction recently. Can anyone educate me on how you would get this megaphone (purchase in the Orioles Team Store or was it a give away?). Also, any idea what year these were sold/given to fans? Thanks.

It definitely wasn't a Stadium Give Away item.....I don't believe they sold them at the concession stands inside Memorial but rather at the independent vendor stands outside the stadium (I would estimate the year of issue at about 1980)

I picked up a nice copy of one a few years ago off eBay.

uyu906 · #4 04-18-2021, 01:18 PM

I love the Candian Pro Stars Brooks. A fellow collector here at Net54 sold me mine a few years ago. In fact that whole set is really neat and chock full of Hall of Famers.

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Originally Posted by Chstrite

Good Sunday, everyone. This week I will discuss the Brooks Master 1972 entries, which there are 8. 1972 did not have as many entries as 1971, but some nice cards, nonetheless. First, is the 1972 Milton Bradley. This card is not easy to find. I actually bought the entire set on an Auction to get this card (ungraded). This PSA 6 example is a nice grade but there is one higher. Next, is the 1972 Topps Candy Lids Test Issue. Unlike other Test Issues, PSA graded this one with a number. The PSA 4 is a decent grade. This card is pretty difficult to find. I think I overpaid for it, but was happy to make the deal. There are 2 graded higher. The 1972 Venezuelan Stamp is extremely hard to find, rarely grades higher than VG. This example is a PSA 1. The stamp uses the same photo as the 1972 Topps card and has a blank back for a stamp album. The next entry is the 1972 Canadian Pro Star Promotions card, which is an oversized card and grades as a PSA 9. There are two PSA 10s. This card is very expensive and not easy to find. I believe there is a PSA 9 on ebay for around $400. Next, is the 1972 Topps regular card with the Orioles team card. The regular card is plentiful at a high grade. This PSA 9 has over 100 peers. There are 15 PSA 10s; if anyone has one laying around, let me know. The Orioles Team card is a PSA 10. There are 23 other PSA 10s. Next, is the Brooks Topps Boy Hood Photo Card and the OPC version. Both are graded as PSA 9s. The Topps version has 64 graded peers with 7 PSA 10s. The OPC version is highest graded with 9 peers. Hope you enjoyed the posting. See you next week with the 1973 entries.

Mark70Z · #5 04-18-2021, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by uyu906

I love the Candian Pro Stars Brooks. A fellow collector here at Net54 sold me mine a few years ago. In fact that whole set is really neat and chock full of Hall of Famers.

I like this issue as well. I wish they would have made the Brooksie poster like they did for some of the others in the set.

ripfan008 · #6 04-19-2021, 07:54 AM

Good morning,

Several items from Bethlehem Steel Nights at Memorial Stadium have been posted on this thread before but here is a full ticket from 1966.

1966 Bethlehem Steel Night full ticket - front.jpg

1966 Bethlehem Steel Night full ticket - back.jpg

roarfrom34 · #7 04-19-2021, 09:00 AM

It was 40 years ago yesterday that the longest game in professional baseball started when the AAA Rochester Red Wings played the Pawtucket Paw Sox at McCoy Stadium.....The two teams played 32 innings until early Sunday morning before the game game was finally suspended and then resumed in June, when it lasted only one more inning with Pawtucket winning 3-2.

Here is a 1981 Red Wings program signed by about 12-13 of the players including a 19 year old Cal Ripken Jr.:

BaltOrioles · #8 04-19-2021, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by roarfrom34

It was 40 years ago yesterday that the longest game in professional baseball started when the AAA Rochester Red Wings played the Pawtucket Paw Sox at McCoy Stadium.....The two teams played 32 innings until early Sunday morning before the game game was finally suspended and then resumed in June, when it lasted only one more inning with Pawtucket winning 3-2.

Bill,

Love the program. Here's the newspaper headline the next day from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

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Mark70Z · #9 04-19-2021, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ripfan008

Good morning,

Several items from Bethlehem Steel Nights at Memorial Stadium have been posted on this thread before but here is a full ticket from 1966.

Attachment 453050

Attachment 453051

Very NICE!

BaltOrioles · #10 04-19-2021, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Chstrite

Good Sunday, everyone. This week I will discuss the Brooks Master 1972 entries, which there are 8. 1972 did not have as many entries as 1971.

Charlie,

Here are a few team issued items from 1971-72 you might enjoy.

The Orioles used the same photo for both 1971 & 72 for their postcards. The font used is larger than the 1970 postcard. The name is printed closer to the photo on the 1971 postcard (left), compared to the 1972 (right).

1971 and 1972 Team Issued Postcards

1971 Postcards 08 - Copy.JPG 1972 Postcards 07 - Copy.JPG

1972 Tadder 8x10 Photo

Robinson, Brooks 15 - Copy.jpg

1971 and 1972 Publicity Team Sheets featuring Brooks

1971 Team 1 - Copy.JPG 1972 Tadder 3 - Copy.jpg

Chstrite · #11 04-20-2021, 09:21 PM

Alan, thanks for sharing. Love the post cards! Slowly chipping away on the Brooks Photos and Post Cards. Thanks for the insights.

roarfrom34 · #12 04-21-2021, 06:10 AM

Team signed ball from the 1984 Hagerstown Suns who were the Orioles Class A affiliate in the Carolina League. The team (which used three different managers) wasn't very good that year with a 60-80 won/loss record...Bill Ripken participated in 115 of those games:

JollyElm · #13 04-21-2021, 03:40 PM

Who is Len Johnston, and why does he get the sweet spot??

BaltOrioles · #14 04-21-2021, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyElm

Who is Len Johnston, and why does he get the sweet spot??

Len Johnston was the Suns manager for part of that year. He also spent over 30 years as a coach in the Orioles minor league system, mainly with the Bluefield Orioles.

See also post #2261.

Johnston, Len 1 - Copy.jpg

Here's the 1984 Hagerstown Suns program. Every post needs a program..

1984 Hagerstown Suns - Copy.jpg

roarfrom34 · #15 04-21-2021, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyElm

Who is Len Johnston, and why does he get the sweet spot??

About 25-30 years ago I was in touch with Len's son, Tom who was a collector himself and I picked up a lot of neat memorabilia from him.

Chstrite · #16 04-26-2021, 06:53 PM

Good Monday, everyone. Sorry for being a day late. I went on a small "vacation" over the weekend. So...this week I will discuss the 1973 PSA entries for Brooks Robinson. First, is the Brooks Johnny Pro Fielding and Batting "variations." These two cards are part of a Regional Orioles set (28 total). The fielding version is a PSA 6 with five graded higher. The Batting version is highest graded with 5 peers. Both are reasonbly priced. Next, is the 1973 Topps Pin Up test issue, which includes a number of HoF'ers in the 24 card set. This version is a PSA 8. This pin up is very expensive and not easy to find at this grade. There is 1 graded as a PSA 9 (I believe one of our members owns this one!). The Orioles Post Card of Brooks is not difficult to find. Finding this one in this condition without a signature was not so easy though. The one here is the highest graded (PSA 6). One of my favorite and most difficult cards to find is the next example...the 1973 Topps Comics (another test issue by Topps). This card is a PSA 6.5 and is very expensive and very hard to find. This set had 24 different cards with plenty of HoF'ers. There is one graded as a PSA 8. Finding this one proved very difficult. I am sure there are a few of you that have one but wow, this card is amazing. Next is the Topps Brooks and OPC Brooks. The Topps card is plentiful and very affordable at the PSA 9 grade...the PSA 10 has not proven easy to find (8 PSA 10s are out there!). The OPC version is a PSA 7 with one graded higher. The Orioles Team Card is a PSA 9 (5 PSA 10s exist) and the OPC Orioles Team is a PSA 7 with 12 graded higher. Finally, you see the Topps Candy Lids, which is not terribly difficult to find and another Topps "experiment." There were 55 lids in this set with 20 HoF'ers. This example is a PSA 5 with 7 graded higher. Accompanying the Lid is the proof, which PSA suprisingly graded (this is the only one graded...my gut says they will never grade another "proof"). Next week I will cover the 1974 PSA Brooks entries, which there are 11.

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