Robinson spent his entire 23-year Hall of Fame career with the Orioles. He finished with 268 homers, drove in 1,357 runs, and batted .267 in 2,896 career games.
BALTIMORE — Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86.
Mr. Robinson participated in 18 All-Star Games, won 16 consecutive Gold Gloves, and earned the 1964 AL Most Valuable Player award after batting .318 with 28 home runs and a league-leading 118 RBIs.“An integral part of our Orioles family since 1955, he will continue to leave a lasting impact on our club, our community, and the sport of baseball,” the team said.
“Brooks was maybe the last guy to get into the clubhouse the day of the game, but he would be the first guy on the field,” former Orioles manager Earl Weaver said. “He’d be taking his ground balls, and we’d all go, ‘Why does Brooks have to take any ground balls?’ He jockeyed between the majors and minors until July 1959, when he stuck around in Baltimore for good.
Many Orioles rooters who never got to see Mr. Robinson play still were able to enjoy his observations as he was part of team broadcasts. In Game 1, Mr. Robinson delivered the tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning. One inning earlier, he made a sensational backhanded grab of a hard grounder hit down the line by Lee May, spun around in foul territory and somehow threw out the runner.
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