Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[whiteymet]

Does anyone have any information on a promotion Brooks did with a "Team Nabisco All Stars"?

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Does anyone have any information on a promotion Brooks did with a "Team Nabisco All Stars"?

Are you referring to the Nabisco promotion in ‘93?

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Are you referring to the Nabisco promotion in ‘93?

Hey Mark:

No, I think 2000. See attached.

[roarfrom34]

I went to the 2131 30th Anniversary Game a couple weeks ago (which ended up being a great one) and was able to pick one of the game used bases the next day at their Authentics store:

[Chstrite]

Added my third AL AS Star Pennant at Memorial Stadium in 1958. Still looking for a NL version. Newest variant pennant is the maroon one at the top. Not sure if other colors exist.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Hey Mark:

No, I think 2000. See attached.

Fred,

I'm not really sure on the year of this Old Timers Game. It has Team Nabisco on the jersey so it may not have been a fully sponsored event by Nabisco. I know I have a snapshot photo, but it's in a box somewhere in my closet (maybe) so I can't see if there's anything on the back of the photo. Possibly can narrow it down from the front of the snapshot.

[Mark70Z]

Bill,

Very cool base for sure!

Charlie,

What cool pennants for the '58 AS game. Thanks for sharing.

[TCope64]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Fred,

I'm not really sure on the year of this Old Timers Game. It has Team Nabisco on the jersey so it may not have been a fully sponsored event by Nabisco. I know I have a snapshot photo, but it's in a box somewhere in my closet (maybe) so I can't see if there's anything on the back of the photo. Possibly can narrow it down from the front of the snapshot.

It's most likely from 2000. Nabisco held a nationwide competition among Wal-Marts to increase sales of Nabisco products and the store in Cheektowaga NY won. As a result they got to play the Team Nabisco All-Stars in a charity game at Dunn Tire Park on August 5, 2000 before the start of the Bisons game. The Nabisco All-Stars won, 22-6. Yogi Berra was the manager. Robinson didn't play third in the game - he was coming off knee replacement surgery which matches with the photo. Brooks played right field - where he allowed an inside-the-park home run.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by TCope64

It's most likely from 2000. Nabisco held a nationwide competition among Wal-Marts to increase sales of Nabisco products and the store in Cheektowaga NY won. As a result they got to play the Team Nabisco All-Stars in a charity game at Dunn Tire Park on August 5, 2000 before the start of the Bisons game. The Nabisco All-Stars won, 22-6. Yogi Berra was the manager. Robinson didn't play third in the game - he was coming off knee replacement surgery which matches with the photo. Brooks played right field - where he allowed an inside-the-park home run.

Thanks for the GREAT detective work and photo!! Would this have been by chance Brooksie's last on the field GAME in a uniform?

[Mark70Z]

Man, I didn’t know Brooks played any Old Timers Games in the 2000’s. I thought it would be late 90’s. I’m wondering if this was his last OT game as well.

I’m wondering if the above photo wearing a Nabisco jersey is a different game than the one I pictured. It appears he’s playing 3rd during the game, he’s wearing a light cap, where the above is a dark cap and definitely a different glove.