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Brooks Calbert Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Third Base
Born: May 18, 1937, Little Rock, AR
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1947 season
Major League Teams: Baltimore Orioles 1955-77
World Series Appearances: Baltimore Orioles 1966, 1969-71
Died: September 26, 2023, Owings Mills, MD (age 86)
Hall of Fame Induction: 1983
Brooks Robinson spent his entire 23-year major league career with the Baltimore Orioles, a record in terms of longevity with only one team. While I'm personally partial to Mike Schmidt, Robinson is considered to be one of the best defensive third baseman in the history of the game and he won 16 consecutive Gold Gloves during his career. He was named to the American League All-Star team for 15 consecutive seasons between 1960 and 1974, earning All-Star Game MVP honors in 1964. Robinson helped lead the Orioles to World Series appearances in 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971, winning the series in 1966 and 1970 and earning World Series MVP honors in 1970.
Robinson was named the American League MVP in 1964, a season in which he hit .317 with 28 home runs and a league leading 118 RBIs. Along with his win in 1964, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting in seven different seasons. He finished his career with 2,848 hits, 268 home runs and 1,357 RBIs. His #5 was retired by the Orioles in 1977 at the end of his final season with the club. Robinson was a first ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Died: September 26, 2023, Owings Mills, MD (age 86)
Hall of Fame Induction: 1983
Brooks Robinson spent his entire 23-year major league career with the Baltimore Orioles, a record in terms of longevity with only one team. While I'm personally partial to Mike Schmidt, Robinson is considered to be one of the best defensive third baseman in the history of the game and he won 16 consecutive Gold Gloves during his career. He was named to the American League All-Star team for 15 consecutive seasons between 1960 and 1974, earning All-Star Game MVP honors in 1964. Robinson helped lead the Orioles to World Series appearances in 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971, winning the series in 1966 and 1970 and earning World Series MVP honors in 1970.
Robinson was named the American League MVP in 1964, a season in which he hit .317 with 28 home runs and a league leading 118 RBIs. Along with his win in 1964, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting in seven different seasons. He finished his career with 2,848 hits, 268 home runs and 1,357 RBIs. His #5 was retired by the Orioles in 1977 at the end of his final season with the club. Robinson was a first ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #439
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Bagger's Auctions)
The Card / Orioles Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
1969 Season
Robinson's numbers slipped a little, as he batted .234 in 156 games with 23 home runs and 84 RBIs. Despite his off year, the Orioles advanced to the first ever ALDS, sweeping the Twins in three games. In the World Series, against the underdog and surprising Mets, Robinson struggled mightily, batting just .053 (1 for 19) in the five-game series.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1957 Topps #328
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (22): 1957-78
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2024 Topps Update Autumn Tales #AT-13
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 2,425 in the Beckett online database as of 12/27/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Bagger's Auctions)
I wrote a full write-up of The Philly Show from December over at The Phillies Room. Having added another 145 commons to our 1969 Topps set build, and then securing autographs from Tom Herr and Bobby Wine (#648), Doug and I were ready to call it a day.
On our way out, I stopped at a table near the exit when I noticed a display with baseball cards from the 1930s, including a few Diamond Stars cards. I had been watching the Carl Hubbell card from that set for a while on a few eBay auctions, and given the reasonable price tag on this card for $110, I started a short negotiation with the dealer. He pointed out there were some other Diamond Stars cards in a bargain bin next to the case, and I was pleasantly surprised to find an extremely reasonably priced Ducky Medwick card to pair with the Hubbell purchase. A reasonable person would have stopped there, but this Robinson card along with the card of his manager, Earl Weaver (#516), seemed too good to pass up, especially from what was deemed to be a bargain bin. I bundled the Medwick, Weaver and Robinson cards together, made a fairly low offer for the trio, and had my offer accepted. It likely helped I had already committed to buying the more expensive Hubbell card.
We quickly exited the show soon afterwards, given my now completely empty wallet.
The Card / Orioles Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
The "B. Robinson" nameplate on the back of Robinson's jersey was necessitated by the acquisition of Frank Robinson (#250) in 1966. The photo is likely from 1966, as it's the same exact photo used on Robinson's 1967 Topps card. This is also the third and final appearance of Robinson in the 1969 Topps set, as he previously appeared on an All-Star card (#421) and the 6th Series checklist (#504). Oddly enough, this seems to be one of the few Robinson Topps flagship releases that has yet to be reprinted.
Accuracy Index: This is a great card, but it scores a +1 since the photo had been used two years before.
Inserts: Robinson is included in the 35 card Topps Deckle Edge insert set.
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1969 Season
Robinson's numbers slipped a little, as he batted .234 in 156 games with 23 home runs and 84 RBIs. Despite his off year, the Orioles advanced to the first ever ALDS, sweeping the Twins in three games. In the World Series, against the underdog and surprising Mets, Robinson struggled mightily, batting just .053 (1 for 19) in the five-game series.
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First Mainstream Card: 1957 Topps #328
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (22): 1957-78
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2024 Topps Update Autumn Tales #AT-13
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 2,425 in the Beckett online database as of 12/27/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
#549 Ron Brand - Montreal Expos / #551 Wayne Granger - Cincinnati Reds
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