| Brooks Robinson | ||
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| Third baseman | ||
| Born: May 18, 1937 Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| September 17, 1955 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| August 13, 1977 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| Batting average | . A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 267 | |
| Hits | 2,848 | |
| Home runs | 268 | |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Elected | 1983 | |
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Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. (born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of He played his entire 23-year career with the Baltimore Orioles (1955-77). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey,
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. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to James Lee "Jim" Kaat (born November 7, 1938 in Zeeland Michigan) nicknamed "Kitty", is a former Pitcher in 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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Career
In 1964, Robinson won both the American League MVP and All-Star Game MVP awards. Athletics (track and field Indoor Competition March 6 &mdash Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor Mile The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. 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). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers He also played in four World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. 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. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. SPORT magazine was the original major general interest American sports magazine The S Rae Hickok Belt was a trophy awarded to the 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. The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins 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. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 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. Carl Michael Yastrzemski (jəˈstrɛmski (born August 22, 1939) nicknamed "Yaz" then moved him to the Minneapolis Millers for the post-season
Retirement
When the Orioles started their team Hall of Fame, Brooks and Frank Robinson were the first two men inducted. Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player Following his retirement as a player, Robinson began a successful career as a color commentator for the Orioles' television broadcasts. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic 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. WMAR-TV, channel 2 is the ABC affiliate in Baltimore Maryland, owned by the broadcasting division of the E WMAR-TV, channel 2 is the ABC affiliate in Baltimore Maryland, owned by the broadcasting division of the E 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. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas ( May 7, 1933 &ndash September 11, 2002) nicknamed The Golden Arm and often called Memorial Stadium was a Sports Stadium in Baltimore Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street When the Orioles played their last game there on October 6, 1991, Brooks and Unitas were invited to throw out the ceremonial first balls. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. (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 1970s, 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.
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. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1998 The Sporting News compiled a list of Baseball's Greatest Players In 1999 MasterCard sponsored the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
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. Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million The Silver Beaver Award is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. 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. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation was created Bobby Bragan, who has worked since 1992 to motivate the youth of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to become better scholars On May 16, 2007, Radio Tower Drive, a road in Pikesville, Maryland, was renamed "Brooks Robinson Drive" in honor of Robinson's 70th birthday. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Pikesville is an Unincorporated community and a Census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. [3]
Other
- Brooks Robinson started his career at Lamar Porter Field, a neighborhood baseball field in Little Rock, Arkansas. Lamar Porter Athletic Field is located in the Stifft Station Historic District neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. [4]
- In 2008, Brooks released a charity wine called Brooks Robinson Chardonnay with all of his proceeds donated to the Baltimore Community Foundation in a fund created in the name of Brooks and his wife Connie Robinson.
- Brooks Robinson currently serves as president of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA), an organization that assists players and fans to interact off the field. MLB legends Bob Boone, George Brett, Chuck Hinton, Mike Hegan, Robin Yount, Rusty Staub, Carl Erskine and Al Kaline preside as Vice Presidents. As well as the non-profit missions of the MLBPAA, the organization assists former major-leaguers through its wholly owned for-profit organizations MLAM (Major League Alumni Marketing), and MLAS (Major League Alumni Services). MLAM goals include implementing a player pool and gaining compensation for former players through appearances and endorsements, while protecting the name and likeness of former players from unauthorized uses.
Quotes
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Perhaps the greatest accolades he received as a player came from his opponents. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 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. The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is a former American Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to "[5]
"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. A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee In Baltimore, people named their children after him. " - Gordon Beard
"Very nice (play). Gordon Wilbert Beard ( September 27, 1921 in Neepawa, Manitoba – 1972 was a Politician in Manitoba Canada. . . where do they plug Mr. Hoover in?" - Lee May
See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
References
- ^ Baseball Hall of Fame entry for Brooks Robinson
- ^ Quotes about Brooks Robinson
- ^ Baltimore County news release
- ^ Stifft Station Historic District, Little Rock, Pulaski County. Lee Andrew May (born March 23 1943 in Birmingham Alabama) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 155 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 400 doubles milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ ESPN: Top 10 plays of all time
External links
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
- Baltimore Sun Gallery and Archive - Brooks Robinson
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
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