Brooks Robinson started his professional career, fresh out of Little Rock, Arkansas as a second baseman at York, PA (just 40 miles north of Baltimore) in the Piedmont League. It was his manager at York, George Staller, who wisely recommended that Brooks be moved to third base.

Later that same year he made his Orioles debut under manager Paul Richards who inserted him in the lineup as a replacement for another rookie, Kal Segrist, who was scratched because of an injury. The date was September 17, 1955 and Brooks went 2 for 4 against the Washington Senators while driving in a key run in the 8th inning.  From there he went on to:

    * Play in 2,896 games for the Orioles; seventh on the all-time list. For 15 years (1960-1974)
       Brooks played in 98% of all Oriole games.

    * Hit six grand slam home runs.

    * Have eight straight hits on two occasions.

    * Lead the American League in RBI's in 1964 with 116 with a career high 28 home runs.

    * Hit a home run of Dodger's Don Drysdale in his first World Series at bat in 1966.

    * Hit his 268th and last home run in dramatic fashion on April 19, 1977 against the Cleveland
       Indians. It was a three-run drive in the 10th inning off of Dave LaRoche that gave the
       Orioles a 6-5 victory.