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Brooks Robinson
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Brooks Robinson's
Message to the Fans
Biography
Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. (born May 18,
1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American former third baseman in Major
League Baseball. He played his entire 23-year career with the Baltimore Orioles
(1955-77). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Robinson grew up to play third base for the Orioles, and gained great renown for
his fielding ability. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner"[1], he is generally
acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-baseman of all time. He won 16
consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for
the second most all-time for any player at any position. He was also a
productive hitter who in his best season offensively (1964) hit 28 home runs and
led the league with 118 runs batted in.
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3rd Baseman
Born: May 18, 1937 (1937-05-18) (age 70)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1955
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
August 13, 1977
for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Hits 2848
HR 268
AVG .267
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1955-1977)
Career highlights and awards
AL MVP: 1964
All-Star (AL): 1960-1974
Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award: 1966
World Series champion: 1966, 1970
World Series MVP: 1970
Gold Glove Award: 1960-1975
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award: 1966
Roberto Clemente Award: 1972
Babe Ruth Award: 1970
Led League in RBIs: 1964 (118)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected 1983
Vote 91.98%
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Career
In 1964, Robinson won both the American League MVP and All-Star Game MVP awards.
In the AL MVP voting, he received 18 of the 20 first-place votes, with Mickey
Mantle finishing second. Robinson was selected for the All-Star team in 15
consecutive years (1960-74). He also played in four World Series. In 1970, he
received the World Series MVP Award presented by SPORT magazine, as well as the
Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year. After the 1970 World
Series, Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson quipped, "I'm beginning to see
Brooks in my sleep. If I dropped this paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop
and throw me out at first."[2]
In his playing career, Robinson compiled a .267 batting average with 2,848 hits,
268 home runs and 1357 RBI. His Number 5 was retired by the Orioles at the
conclusion of the 1977 season, his last. His 23 seasons with one team set a new
major league record, since tied by Carl Yastrzemski.
Retirement
When the Orioles started their team Hall of Fame, Brooks and Frank Robinson were
the first two men inducted. Following his retirement as a player, Robinson began
a successful career as a color commentator for the Orioles' television
broadcasts. In 1982, local television WMAR's on air newsteam in Baltimore,
Maryland went on strike and picketed the WMAR headquarters for the two months
approaching the baseball season. When Robinson refused to cross the picket line,
WMAR management re-opened the negotiations and the strike ended the next day.
Honors
Considered among the greatest all-time Orioles, Robinson and the man usually
considered the greatest Baltimore Colt football player, Johnny Unitas, had
plaques in their honor in the lobby of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. When the
Orioles played their last game there on October 6, 1991, Brooks and Unitas were
invited to throw out the ceremonial first balls. (Unitas threw a football.)
After the conclusion of the game, several Oriole players took the field in the
uniforms of their time and stood at their old positions on the field, Brooks was
chosen to be the first player to come out (Cal Ripken, Jr. was chosen to be the
last). Throughout his Major League career he won 16 Gold Glove awards.
In the 1970's, Robinson published his autobiography entitled "Third Base is My
Home." The book is notorious for the story about how he met his future wife. She
was a flight attendant on an Orioles team flight, and he was so smitten with
her, he kept ordering iced teas from her until he eventually ended up helping
her in the galley.
A longtime supporter of scouting, Robinson served for many years on the
executive board of the Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America and is a
recipient of the Silver Beaver Award.
In 1999, he ranked Number 80 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest
Baseball Players, and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
On December 5, 2006 he was recognized for his accomplishments on and off of the
field when he received the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Lifetime Achievement
Award.
On May 16, 2007, in preparation for his 70th birthday, Radio Tower Drive, a road
in Pikesville, Maryland, was renamed to Brooks Robinson Drive in his honor[1].
Quotes
Perhaps the greatest accolades he received as a player came from his opponents.
After the 1970 World Series upon seeing him receive his World Series MVP award
ceremony in which he received a brand new Toyota as part of his award,
Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench said, "Gee! If we had known he wanted a new
car that bad, we'd have chipped in and bought him one."[3]
"I'm beginning to see Brooks (Robinson) in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate,
he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first." - Sparky Anderson
"That kid plays third base like he came down from a higher league." -Umpire Ed
Runge
"Brooks never had a candy bar named after him. In Baltimore, people named their
children after him." - Gordon Beard
"Very nice (play)...where do they plug Mr. Hoover in?" - Lee May
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References
1^ Baseball Hall of Fame entry for Brooks Robinson
2^ Quotes about Brooks Robinson
3^ ESPN: Top 10 plays of all time
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Source: Wikipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Robinson
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