I'm going to make an attempt to collect as many baseball cards as possible from 1976. I was 9 when the 1976 Topps baseball cards came out. I have most of those cards, but I'd like to expand and get the other cards from this great year.
Friday, May 29, 2009
1976 Topps #95 - Brooks Robinson
There isn't much to be said about Brooks Robinson that hasn't already been said. He was a heck of a third baseman for a LONG time with the Baltimore Orioles. When I was a kid I liked getting the cards of guys who had a lot of stat lines on the backs (as long as it didn't say major and minor league batting record).
Brooks didn't play high school baseball and was discovered while playing second base for a church baseball team.
Here is a Sports Illustrated article written about his offensive woes toward the end of his career.
This (along with the Pete Rose card) was one of my first '76 Topps cards. Being a huge Mike Schmidt fan growing up, I wanted to find out about this Brooks Robinson guy people were always comparing him to. I found out it was a pretty good comparison!
I remember going to a card show in 1981 or 1982 and my dad bought me this card because it was Brooks Robinson. I had no idea who he was at the time and got the full explantion. Still have this card.
Brooks is a great guy. I can't figure out what he's doing in this card. It either looks like the sun's in his eyes or he's laughing with someone out of the picture while playing catch.
This (along with the Pete Rose card) was one of my first '76 Topps cards. Being a huge Mike Schmidt fan growing up, I wanted to find out about this Brooks Robinson guy people were always comparing him to. I found out it was a pretty good comparison!
ReplyDeleteI remember going to a card show in 1981 or 1982 and my dad bought me this card because it was Brooks Robinson. I had no idea who he was at the time and got the full explantion. Still have this card.
ReplyDeleteBrooks is a great guy. I can't figure out what he's doing in this card. It either looks like the sun's in his eyes or he's laughing with someone out of the picture while playing catch.
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