Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 86.
Baltimoreans of a certain age can recite the numbers by heart: Robinson’s 23 seasons in an Orioles uniform, the 18 all-star appearances, the 16 Gold Gloves as arguably the greatest defensive third baseman in history. He was the most beloved figure of the most successful era in Orioles history: the 1966 to ’74 teams that went to four World Series, won two of them, and made two other playoff appearances.
“I’ve even had a few dogs named after me,” Robinson once said. In fact, in 2019, WBAL-TV in Baltimore held a “Puppy With a Purpose” campaign to pair dogs with veterans and first responders. When the station held a vote to let viewers pick one new pup’s name, there were 117,000 votes. And soon, someone had a new puppy named Brooks.It may not be literally true that Brooks Robinson was synonymous with the Orioles, but at least for a generation of fans, it was practically so.
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