Arguably the best ever at 3rd base, especially for his time. One of the main reasons the Orioles became my favorite team as a child. RIP.
Those plays he made in the World Series.
Legendary.
RIP
Saw Brooks, Powell, the other Robinson along with Frank Howard and Ed Brinkman when the Senators came up the Parkway to play back in the day. You could stand outside the stadium after the game and get your glove signed without any consideration for resale value...remember having Carl Y. signing my glove, as well...I’m sure someone made a pretty penny off of that glove long after I ‘lost’ it while moving.
Condolences to his family and friends. I don’t know much about him other than that he was a fantastic 3rd baseman, and a pretty good hitter...but in “real” life we are a lot more than just what we do (or did) to earn a living. I hope that his family and friends can find comfort in having known him.
Was he vaccinated?
I have met and talked to over a dozen hall of famers, in addition to a handful of other MLB players. Brooks, with Tony Gwynn a close second, was the nicest of them all.
Top notch. RIP
Brooks played minor league baseball here in York, PA up the road from Baltimore.
He made many personal appearances around York after retirement and I spoke with him more than once always a class guy.
I saw him play several times in Comiskey Park in Chicago, and several more times in south Florida during Spring Training.
No great plays to report in person, but the highlight films are amazing.
He could hit the long ball, too.
Over 20 HRs in several seasons, as I recall.
Sports Illustrated once called him “The Brooks Robinson Vacuum Cleaner Company.”
One of the best of all time. Remember the 1970 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds?
According to the Baltimore Sun he used to attend Halloween parties dressed as Erwin Rommel. You couldn’t get away with that today, bomb plot notwithstanding.
RIP Brooks!
I will concede that George Brett and Mike Schmidt were better hitting third baseman, even Clete Boyer. But I never saw anyone field better than Brooks Robinson. RIP Brooks.