Brooks Robinson

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Brooks Robinson

Born:	May 18, 1937
Birthplace:	Little Rock, Arkansas
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	190 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1955 Amateur Free Agent by the Baltimore Orioles
College:	None
High School:	Unknown
Teams:	Baltimore Orioles 1955 - 1977

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (born May 18, 1937, in Little Rock, AR)was known as "The Human Vacuum Cleaner." Robinson established a standard of excellence for modern-day third basemen. He played 23 seasons for the Orioles, setting major league career records for games, putouts, assists, chances, double plays and fielding percentage. A clutch hitter, Robinson totaled 268 career home runs, at one time an American League record for third basemen. Robinson earned the league's MVP Award in 1964 and the World Series MVP in 1970, when he hit .429 and made a collection of defensive gems.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1983 (91.98%)

1964 American League MVP
1966 All-Star Gamr MVP
1966 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1970 American League Babe Ruth Award
1970 World Series MVP
1972 Roberto Clemente Award
15-time American League All-Star (1960-1974)
16-time American League Gold Glove Winner (1960-1975)

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Achievements

AL At Bats Leader (1961)
AL RBI Leader (1964)
20-Home Run Seasons: 6 (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 & 1971)
100 RBI Seasons: 2 (1964 & 1966)

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Trivia

Holds a Major League Record for batting into 4 Triple Plays.
Brooks Robinson's memorable performance in the 1970 World Series coincided with the first-ever Fall Classic to be played on artificial turf (Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium)
Won two World Series Ring with the Baltimore Orioles (1966 & 1970)

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