DATE: Sep 1970 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Baltimore Orioles SUBJECTS: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson PHOTOGRAPHER: Louis Requena APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8-1/8" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (Vacuum Cleaner) was born in 1937 in Little Rock, AR and died in 2023 in Owings Mills, MD. He played major league baseball from 1955 to 1977 as 3rd baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, appeared in 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Series, was selected 15 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner"[1], he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-baseman of all time. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second most all-time for any player at any position. In 1964, Robinson won both the American League MVP and All-Star Game MVP awards. In the AL MVP voting, he received 18 of the 20 first-place votes, with Mickey Mantle finishing second. Robinson was selected for the All-Star team in 15 consecutive years (1960-74). After the 1970 World Series, Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson quipped, "I'm beginning to see Brooks in my sleep. If I dropped this paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first." When the Orioles started their team Hall of Fame, Brooks and Frank Robinson were the first two men inducted. Following his retirement as a player, Robinson began a successful career as a color commentator for the Orioles' television broadcasts. In 1982, local television WMAR's on air newsteam in Baltimore, Maryland went on strike and picketed the WMAR headquarters for the two months approaching the baseball season. When Robinson refused to cross the picket line, WMAR management re-opened the negotiations and the strike ended the next day. In the 1970s, Robinson published his autobiography entitled "Third Base is My Home." The book is notorious for the story about how he met his future wife. She was a flight attendant on an Orioles team flight, and he was so smitten with her, he kept ordering iced teas from her until he eventually ended up helping her in the galley. In 1999, he ranked Number 80 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. "Brooks never had a candy bar named after him. In Baltimore, people named their children after him." - Gordon Beard Frank Robinson was born in 1935 in Beaumont, TX and died in 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. He played major league baseball from 1956 to 1976 as outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels and Cleveland Indians, appeared in the 1961, 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Series, was selected 12 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. During a 21-season career, he is the only player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues, won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement. Robinson was honored in 1966 with the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year in any sport. During the last two years of his playing career, he served as the first black manager in Major League history, managing the Cleveland Indians to a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, the Montreal Expos and the Washington Nationals. Robinson is also a charter member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame (along with Brooks Robinson), and a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, being inducted into both in 1978. Both the Reds and the Orioles have retired his uniform number 20. In 1999, he ranked Number 22 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2003, The Cincinnati Reds dedicated a bronze statue of Robinson at Great American Ball Park. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 9, 2005, by President George W. Bush. In his career, he held several Major League Records. In his rookie season, he tied Wally Berger's record for home runs by a rookie (38). This record was broken by Mark McGwire. He still holds the record for home runs on opening day (8), which includes a home run in his first at bat as a player-manager. Louis Requena (pronounced Re-KEN-ya) was born in 1919 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Living in Chelsea, NY, Requena gained his fame in the 1960's freelancing for the Associated Press, United Press International, and the New York Yankees. His photos have also appeared as many Topps baseball card issues. He started shooting almost by accident. A World War II veteran, he began working for a Veterans Administration office in Manhattan. One day, the office needed someone to take photos of a veteran who had become a professional boxer. At the same time, he was working part-time as a salesman in a men's clothing store in the Bronx. A suggestion from a co-worker led him to El Diario, the Spanish-language daily. He finagled the Yankees organization into letting him photograph team members standing with amateur Hispanic ball teams in the Bronx. El Diario gave his photos big display and he was off. After that, the Yankees started asking him to shoot things for them, and he became one of their official photographers. SKU: L15239
Item: L15239
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