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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2024 · 3H 23M

Third base forever belongs to Brooks Robinson, Yankees at Orioles, April 18, 1964

from Classic Baseball Radio · host Ewan Spence

In a decade packed with legends that echo through history, there will be players who rarely grab the historical spotlight. Brooks Robinson might not be the household name of the former, but he's very much a legend. Starting his major league career in 1955, he played all of his 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. In that time, he made third base his own and is arguably one of the greatest third baseman the game has ever seen, with 18 call-ups to the All-Stars, 16 consecutive Gold Gloves, and 2 World Series rings. To this day, he still holds the record for putouts (2,697), assists (6,205), total chances, and double plays at third base (618). For today's game, we’re going to early in 1964. Robinson had an offensive slump in the back half of 1963 and has been working with the Orioles hitting coach to find his form again. Listen out for his at bats as the Orioles welcome the Yankees to Memorial Stadium. It's the familiar team of Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, and Mel Allen… although 1964 is Allen's debut year, so enjoy his first steps into the radio world. You can find the boxscore here: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL196404180.shtml This game was played on April 18, 1964.

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