I found his short-brimmed helmet disturbing.
Dubbed “Mr. Oriole,” Robinson shares the record with former pitcher Jim Kaat for the most Gold Gloves awarded at 16, played in 18 All-Star games, and was named to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
His death was announced by the Orioles in a joint statement with his family. The statement did not reveal his cause of death.
“We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Brooks Robinson. An integral part of our Orioles Family since 1955, he will continue to leave a lasting impact on our club, our community, and the sport of baseball,” the statement reads.
today, a part of my youth just died. I am truly saddened by the lose of not just a great ballplayer, but a great human being. he always had nothing but kind word for everyone … he allowed his children to take anything from his memorabilia they wanted & gave the rest away to be auctioned to the benefits of his charities. a wonderful human being
Brooks Robinson was one of my three youth sports hero’s … Mickey Mantle, Johnny Unitas & Brooksie
Mickey was my dad’s hero; hence I loved the Mick too (met him & got him to autograph one of his books that I sent to my Old Man. an object he treasured until his dying day … his widow gave me the book, which I gave to my son). my Old Man got me Johnny Unitas’ autograph, which I still have.
I got my first Brooks Robinson autograph in 1965 when I mailed a request to the Baltimore Orioles c/o Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD (simpler times back then) & received a post card, free through the US mail (the Orioles Organization paid the postage of 3 cents), w/ a picture of Brooks Robinson and a personalized, ball point penned autograph of Brooks … I figured it was faked & compared it to signatures of Brooks & it fit exactly … still have it.
after their world series win in ’66 I requested Frank Robinson’s autograph & they said I must pay a dollar for is …. a dollar was all I got from my paper route each month! … an early lesson on corporate capitalism
anyway, Brooks was always my hero … always a gentleman, always a professional, always willing to help others & always a great baseball player … 23 years w/ the O’s, 18 All-Star appearances, 16 Golden Gloves, American League MVP, World Series MVP, All Star Game MVP, Hall of Famer, MLB All-Century Team
If he played in NY or LA he’d be hailed as the Greatest Third Baseman Ever .. & he is!
the greatest third baseman that ever slapped the leather … Pie Traynor & Mike Schmitt were closest.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Good job.
I watched the Orioles beat my beloved Reds in 70. Brooks Robinson made some of the most outrageous catches and plays at third that I stated rooting for the Orioles from them on (as long as they weren’t playing the Reds).
RIP
didn’t they call him the hoover or the human vacuum cleaner? I remember him killing the Mets in 73
David MacCallum also passed.
Man from U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS.
Brooks Robinson was the greatest third baseman ever and was appropriately named the human vacuum cleaner. Hardly any balls ever got by him while playing third base.
Men at the game in a tie and jacket. I miss that culture. I would have been 8 yrs old when they won the World Series. I remember watching Brooks, Frank and Boog many times.
That is a name from the past.
“I remember him killing the Mets in 73″…Mets beat the O’s in ’69. Brooks actually had a horrible WS (1 for 19). You’re probably thinking of the following year when the O’s beat the Reds in 5 games and Brooks was WS MVP. He tore it up that year: 9 for 21 with 2 HR and 6 RBI plus some outstanding plays in the field.