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  Brooks Robinson -- baltimoresun.com
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Hall of Fame third-baseman Brooks Robinson said Friday that baseball stars of his generation are upset that their place in history could be diminished because new records might have been set by users of illegal substances.
Brooks Robinson's peers believe his defense wasn't just one of the Orioles' defining characteristics.
Brooks Robinson was crowding 40, but on that April night in 1977, his legions of fans were able to banish the depressing thought of his age from their minds.
www.baltimoresun.com /sports/baseball/bal-brooksstories,0,83177.storygallery?coll=bal-sports-baseball   (395 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson, sports celebrities, brooks robinson, sports personalities
Brooks Robinson won Gold Gloves every year from 1960 to 1975, led AL third basemen eleven times in fielding and eight times each in putouts and assists, and made more putouts, assists, chances, and double plays than any third baseman in history.
Brooks Robinson made his debut as an Oriole in 1955 and collected 2,848 hits in the regular season; however, no amount of work could make up for his basic lack of speed; he grounded into more double plays than any other American Leaguer (297) and stole only 28 bases in his entire career.
Robinson hit an even.500 in the 1969 playoffs and.583 in 1970 as the O's crushed the Twins.
www.barberusa.com /sports2/robinson_brooks.html   (546 words)

  
 Book Brooks Robinson Speaker Keynote Speaking Engagement, Corporate Event - Your Booking Agent for Brooks Robinson
Brooks Robinson, former third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and the much beloved color commentator for the Orioles' television network, retired from baseball in 1977 after 20 years and 72 days in the major leagues.
Robinson was voted the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the American League in 1964, MVP for the 1966 All-Star Game, and MVP for the 1970 World Series.
Robinson's 268th and last home run provided one of the most emotional experiences in Orioles' history.
www.grabow.biz /Speakers/BrooksRobinson.htm   (676 words)

  
  Brooks Robinson | BaseballLibrary.com
Humility is one reason Brooks Robinson won't celebrate 50 years since his O's debut; his cool relationship with the club is another.
Robinson didn't play high school ball, and was playing second base in a church league when he was discovered.
Brooks pinch hits in the 8th inning, however, as the Senators edge the Orioles 6—5.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Robinson_Brooks.stm   (2957 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson, Jr. --  Encyclopædia Britannica
She was Gwendolyn Brooks, poet laureate of Illinois and the first African American winner of a Pulitzer prize for poetry.
Brook became involved in theater at a young age and had directed several shows before he graduated from Oxford University at age 19.
Exploration of the murder of William Robinson and the conviction of Tshuanahusset for the crime on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia in 1868.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9063913   (834 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson | The BASEBALL Page
Robinson's glove was what kept him in the lineup for much of his career, but he was a dual threat in '64, hitting.317 (missing the batting title by only four points), and posting career highs in on-base percentage (.368) and slugging (.521).
Robinson was second in MVP voting in 1966, and third two other times.
Robinson was also an effective leadership presence in the Orioles' clubhouse.
www.thebaseballpage.com /players/robinbr01.php   (352 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Brooks Robinson was born on Tuesday, May 18, 1937, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Robinson was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1955, with the Baltimore Orioles.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Brooks Robinson baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=robinbr01   (291 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson Quotes
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotations spoken by Brooks Robinson and about Brooks Robinson.
Source: Third Base is My Home (Brooks Robinson)
You can compare Brooks Robinson to other hall of fame third baseman to see his offensive skill level, but defensively he was in a class by himself and without parallel.
www.baseball-almanac.com /quotes/quobrob.shtml   (851 words)

  
 A Tribute To Brooks Robinson
I've been a Brooks fan since the age of five, while watching him for the first time in the 1970 World Series.
This Series was the one that ensured Brooks a place in the prestigious Hall of Fame as it became his stage for five glorious days to showcase his skills to the world.
As anyone who knows Brooks would already know, the man continues to represent more to baseball than his numbers could ever reflect.
www.brooksrobinsontribute.com   (464 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson — Infoplease.com
Baseball's greatest--Brooks Robinson: the game's best defensive third baseman: his glove work during the 1960s and 1970s was unmatched,......
Contrasts in children's development: an interview with Nancy Robinson.
Brooks retiring from L&T. (Lord and Taylor, Joseph E. Brooks)
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109582.html   (174 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson All Star Game > Home
Mark’s first experience on a major league field was at Camden Yards at the Brooks Robinson All Star Game.
Brooks Robinson and all star game sponsor Geier Financial Group are proud to announce the 25th annual Brooks Robinson High School All Star Game.
Featured presenters Brooks Robinson, sponsor Joseph Geier, and game organizer Dave Norton will make roster announcements and present this years players with certificates and game jerseys.
www.brooksrobinsonallstargame.com   (474 words)

  
 Online Sports Directory: Browse Players: Brooks Robinson
Brooks Robinson "Diving Catch, Sepia" Double Matted 8" X 10" Photograph (Unframed)
Brooks Robinson "Posed Kneeling with Bat" Double Matted 8" X 10" Photograph (Unframed)
Brooks Robinson Autographed MLB Baseball with HOF '83 Inscription
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 Brooks Robinson's Hot Corner: The Greatest is up to you
Brooks Robinson's Hot Corner: The Greatest is up to you
Hello, Brooks, it is an honor to speak to you.
But after that series we all wanted to be third basemen like Brooks Robinson.
brooks.mlblogs.com /my_weblog/2005/09/the_greatest_is.html   (672 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Brooks Robinson: a great third baseman, a great Baltimore Oriole, a great gentleman.
View Brooks Robinson's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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 Brooks Robinson Posters
Here are Brooks Robinson posters and photos at AllPosters.
If you still can't find the Brooks Robinson poster you're looking for, you could ask in the Orioles discussion forum if anybody else knows who sells them.
By the way, if you're looking to sell a Brooks Robinson poster, good old eBay is probably still your best bet.
www.2baseball.info /poster/Brooks-Robinson.html   (229 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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Five decades of baseball history, from Cal Abrams to Cal Ripken Jr.; from Jim Palmer's first game to Brooks Robinson's last; from Frank Robinson's game-winning home run in the final game of the 1966 World Series...
Douglas Brooks-one of the top personal trainers in the United States-shares hisno-nonsense, results-oriented approach to training.
www.ctskyhawks.com /Brooks-Robinson.html   (850 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson's Hot Corner
People ask me who are the greatest players I’ve played against and certainly I always say, Mantle, Mays, Aaron and I think Clemente and Frank Robinson should also be in that group.
He used that big bat and he was a terrific player and he played on five World Championship teams with the Yankees.
I’ll be signing Norman Rockwell “Gee Thanks Brooks” Prints at the Ollie’s in Pasadena, Maryland on December 10th.
brooks.mlblogs.com   (3876 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson
A defensive specialist at the hot corner, Brooks Robinson established a standard of excellence for modern-day third ballplayers.
He won 16 Gold Gloves in his 23 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, setting major league records for games, putouts, assists, chances, double plays and fielding percentage.
"I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers."
www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/Robinson-Brooks.html   (255 words)

  
 Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play August 6 in History
Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play August 6 in History
Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play
Every town has the same two malls: the one white people go to and the one white people used to go to.
www.brainyhistory.com /events/1967/august_6_1967_133494.html   (59 words)

  
 Junior Baseball: MLB Stars as Kids - Cal Ripken, Jr.
When I was growing up, the Orioles were a great team, and the Cincinnati Reds were the ‘Big Red Machine’.
The key figures I looked up to on the Orioles then were Brooks Robinson, Boog Powell, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, and on the Reds were Pete Rose, Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan.
JB: Any special coaches when you were a kid?
www.juniorbaseball.com /wheniwasakid/ripkenjr.shtml   (743 words)

  
 Brooks Robinson
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Brooks Robinson to receive a rating.
Live interviews and original film highlights are used to present the most memorable moments in Robinson's career.
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