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Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.
I could field as long as I can remember, but hitting has been a struggle all my life.
I wouldn't mind seeing someone erase my record of hitting into four triple plays.
I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.
I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.... (more Brooks Robinson quotes)
Brooks led the American League in games played 5 times during his career (1961-64 and 1968).
Robinson was 3rd in the 1965 AL MVP race.
Brooks came in 3rd in the 1960 AL MVP voting.
Brooks won the 1972 Roberto Clemente Award.
Brooks scored 1,232 runs during his career.... (more Brooks Robinson trivia)
| Brooks Robinson (Baseball Legends) by Rick Wolff | |
| The Brooks Robinson story by Jack Zanger | |
| Sports Hero: Brooks Robinson by Marshall Burchard |
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