Brooks Robinson, the face of the Orioles for nearly a quarter of a century, died Tuesday, his family said in a joint statement with the team. He was 86.
Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday, his family said in a joint statement with the Orioles. He was 86.
"My kids thought it was trick photography," Robinson said."They told me, ‘Dad, you never jumped that high in your life.’" In 1999, Robinson was named to Major League Baseball’s All-Century team. In 2007, baseball fans named him the best defensive third baseman of all time in balloting conducted by Rawlings. No other position player received as much of the vote .Modest to a fault, Robinson seemed unfazed by accolades. Accepting his MVP award in 1964, he quipped,"I’m still trying to figure out how I hit 28 homers.
Pigeon-toed and slow afoot, Robinson made up for it with sure hands, lightning reflexes and an unerring knack for making acrobatic throws that would nip runners by a whisker. He barehanded bunts with poetic precision.
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