This is the second Brooks Robinson card I’ve featured on Monday. I posted about B-Robbie’s 1962 card before but you can never see enough 3B-6 cards, am I right?
Brooks’ 1966 card is slightly less strong offensively as his 1962 one but overall, it a solid contender. Brooks hit .269 with 23 homeruns and 100 rbis while scoring 91 runs.
Interesting note: Brooks was tied with teammate Frank Robinson for 4th in intentional walks with 11. Andy Etchebarren (also a Oriole teammate) came in third with 12 (I’m sure it was because teams were afraid to pitch to Andy).
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Totals | 157 | 686 | 620 | 91 | 167 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 100 | 2 | 56 | 36 | .269 | .333 | .444 |
Aside from his solid hitting (1-6-6-7-7) card, two things stand out about Brooks Robinson’s 1966 card…
- Obviously, his 3B-6. So few thirdbaseman are rewarded with this rare top fielding.
- Count the number of 13s on Brooks’ card. He only has one. This bears out as he struck out only 36 times in 686 plate appearances.
I took Brooks Robinson and the 1966 Orioles to the November 2014 Chicagoland Tournament. Dan Velderrain helped me make a lineup and I wrote about it. The Orioles went 2-4 in the tourney but Brooks hit .318.
Note: APBA placed the 12 on 63 in the 2009 re-issue of the 1966 set. The second 31 was moved to 24.
Also worth noting: Of his 56 base on balls, 11 were intentional. Brooks Robinson’s 11 intentional walks probably helped him gain an extra 14 on his card.
Hopefully very soon, I will see Brooks’ card as he is a 1966 American League All-Star and will be competing against my 1966 NL All-Stars.
hi thomas i always like seeing his cards and love his ’64 ofas card. its double columns but has a 66-1-1 and 3-0s to go with 9s at 35/42 and 55-7. throw in the 6 at the hot corner and its a very productive card.
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I love the article, and Brooks Robinson, but this is in no way a “monster card”. Look at 1930 Fred Lindstrom for a 3B-6 monster card. Or 1981 Mike Schmidt. Or 1930 Pie Traynor. Or 1929 Jimmy Dykes. Or 1901 Jimmy Collins.