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Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. (innate May 18, 1937) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played his Twenty-three-month career by having a Baltimore Orioles (1955-77).

Robinson was innate around Little Rock, Arkansas. He grew as much as play third base for the Orioles, & gained outstanding celebrity for his fielding ability. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is typically acclaimed when a greatest defensive attitude third-baseman ever. He won 16 Gold Glove Awards during his career, attached by owning Jim Kaat for the most for any streaming video player at any position.

Inside 1964, Robinson won both a American League MVP and All-Star Game MVP awards. Robinson was selected for the A lot-Star team within Fifteen sequentially years (1960-74). He besides played inside quaternion World Series. Around 1970, he received the World Series MVP Award, when well as a Hickok Belt as top professional jock of the month.

Within his career, Robinson compiled the .267 batting average with 268 home runs and 1357 RBI. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. As punishment his retirement as the streaming video player, Robinson began a successful career as a color commentator on the Orioles' television broadcasts.

Baseball Almanac - Quotations : Brooks Robinson
Quotations by and about Brooks Robinson.

CBS SportsLine - Chat with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson
Transcript from an online chat with Robinson.

National Baseball Hall of Fame: Brooks Robinson
Brief biography and photo.

CNN/SI - Brooks Robinson
Profile and career statistics.






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