Word: calbert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though the Orioles were not wanting for heroes, they agreed to a man that Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. was the spark that ignited their attack-just as he has for most of his seasons at Baltimore. Son of a Little Rock fireman, Brooks was a star quarterback in high school who selected baseball over football and, ironically, the Orioles over the Reds, the one other team that was negotiating for him. Signed for a paltry $4,000 at 18, he was so impressive that Umpire Ed Burley remarked after one game: "Robinson plays third like he came down from...
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