Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[roarfrom34]

while perusing eBay this morning I noticed this 1972 Red Sox program which shows a couple pictures of Brooks in the upper left corner & while I don't recall ever seeing this before, I thought some people may be interested in picking this one up.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

while perusing eBay this morning I noticed this 1972 Red Sox program which shows a couple pictures of Brooks in the upper left corner & while I don't recall ever seeing this before, I thought some people may be interested in picking this one up.

I did pick this Red Sox example years ago. I thought it odd that the Red Sox would put, not one, but two images of Brooks on their program.

[Lucas00]

Think you all will like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvaXRXR3myE

[GeoPoto]

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1702631851

[Chstrite]

NFS - Anyone wanna play Shufbaseball (Brooks Robinson) by Shufflesports Industries? Pretty cool baseball game from 1970 featuring Brooks. Anyone seen before?

[ripfan008]

Great piece! And no, I've never seen it before.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

NFS - Anyone wanna play Shufbaseball (Brooks Robinson) by Shufflesports Industries? Pretty cool baseball game from 1970 featuring Brooks. Anyone seen before?

I’ve never seen this game as well. It just mind blowing that lately I’ve seen several Brooks/Orioles items I’ve never seen before. Just cool to see these items.

[uyu906]

For me, this is even crazier because I live in the same postal code as the company that made that Brooks item. I have been collecting since 1976 and have never see one before either!

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

NFS - Anyone wanna play Shufbaseball (Brooks Robinson) by Shufflesports Industries? Pretty cool baseball game from 1970 featuring Brooks. Anyone seen before?

Great pickup...I can remember seeing early 1970's souvenir pricelists from the Orioles (yearbooks, etc.) and seeing a Brooks Robinson Game listed & never knowing what it was (now I do)...

Of course I know we all learned of the sad passing of Ryan Minor & thought I'd share a dual signed signed picture with Cal, game used bat & a triple signed streak baseball of Rayford, CRJ and Minor that I had done a few years ago...



On a somewhat happier note, I recently acquired the scorecard that Red Sox HOF broadcaster Ken Coleman kept on 06/25/88, which happened to be Cal's 1000th Consecutive Game (which Coleman noted and had signed)...It's a neat companion piece to the lineup card that I own to this game:



Happy Holidays to All!

[Chstrite]

Day 1 – 1 January 2024

Happy New Year! I have decided to pick up where Mark Comer left off in 2020. I am going to post something each day for 2024 about Brooks Robinson or the Baltimore Orioles from years past. My collection is all over the place but by far it is dominated by items that PSA grades but don’t worry, I will not bore you with “PSA!” I believe I have plenty of different items to share. I felt compelled to do this for several reasons, but my inspiration comes from the recent passing of “Mr. Oriole” Brooks Robinson this past September. Like many of you, I was born in Maryland and followed Brooks from the early 1970s, through his broadcasting days, card shows, local advertisements, and visits to Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards. I have collected Brooks stuff all my life but while I served in the Army and raised kids, it was hard to consistently keep pace with all the things out there. Through this group on Net54 and newfound friends, I have learned so much, which is another reason to do this…meet new people, share my limited knowledge, make a trade or two and share my average collection hoping others will catch the Brooks / Orioles collecting bug and decide to collect! I will try to group my postings by week with a theme as much as I can. Mark warned me to organize myself, so we’ll see how this goes.

My first posting will be from 1963. Nothing too exciting (I am lying)! I recently decided to let go of some of my more expensive / non-Oriole / Topps cards in my collection and focus on Brooksie. I am happy to share what I believe is the nicest complete 1963 Jell-o box on planet earth. This “pick-up” came at a cost, a lot of stress, and years of looking. I know…no complaining about a crazy purchase and I am sure there is another one out there, so please share. Every time I visit the local Grocery Store (Martins in Hagerstown, MD) and walk past the Jell-o section, I envision these boxes on the shelf featuring our baseball heroes of the 1962 and 1963 season. I have seen one other complete 1963 Strawberry Jell-o box featuring Brooks but it was in horrible shape (torn, flat and rough edges) and it was open. Someone asked me if I was going to have this box graded and of course, I quickly said no. It is proudly displayed with other unique items of Brooks in my curio cabinet…Top Shelf, for sure. I have also included my graded single card of Brooks from the 1963 Jell-o box. Again, Happy New Year!