Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson died on Tuesday, the crew introduced. The Corridor of Repute 3rd baseman was once 86 years worn.

“We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Brooks Robinson,” the Orioles’ joint commentary with the Robinson public learn. “An integral part of our Orioles Family since 1955, he will continue to leave a lasting impact on our club, our community, and the sport of baseball.”

Robinson spent the whole lot of his 23-year profession with the Orioles franchise and helped the franchise win two Global Order titles. He batted .267/.322/.401 with 268 house runs and 1,357 RBI. He received 16 Gold Glove Awards and made 18 All-Megastar Video games. He was once voted to the Corridor of Repute in 1983, having won 92% of the vote. 

Robinson additionally received the 1964 Maximum Worthy Participant Award, in addition to the 1970 Global Order MVP Award and the 1966 All-Megastar Recreation MVP Award.

Primary League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred exempt refer to commentary about Robinson:

“All of us at Major League Baseball are saddened by the loss of Brooks Robinson, one of the greats of our National Pastime and a legend of the Baltimore Orioles. Brooks stood among the greatest defensive players who have ever lived. […] He was a model of excellence, durability, loyalty and winning baseball for the Orioles. After his playing career, he continued to make contributions to the game by working with the MLB Players Alumni Association. I will always remember Brooks as a true gentleman who represented our game extraordinarily well on and off the field all his life. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I send my deepest condolences to Brooks’ family, his many friends across our game, and Orioles fans everywhere.”

Robinson initially joined the Orioles as an beginner sovereign agent for a $4,000 signing bonus, in step with his SABR biography. A part of Robinson’s motivation for becoming a member of the Orioles was once that he may just go briefly during the machine. (The Orioles had handiest just lately relocated to Baltimore.) Positive plethora, Robinson made his debut in Sept. 1955, simply 4 months upcoming celebrating his 18th birthday, and with fewer than 100 minor-league video games below his belt.

Robinson’s contributions have been estimated to be utility 78.4 Wins Above Substitute, consistent with Baseball-Reference. That ranks because the 7th maximum all-time for a participant who seemed in a minimum of 50% in their video games at 3rd bottom. To this time, he ranks 2d in Orioles franchise historical past in WAR, in the back of handiest Cal Ripken Jr.

Robinson was once a part of two Global Order-winning Orioles squads, in 1966 and 1970. The ones Orioles additionally received the American League pennant in 1969 and 1971, although they misplaced within the Fall Vintage to the Brandnew York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates.

So cherished was once Robinson that an Related Press columnist as soon as wrote: “Brooks never asked anyone to name a candy bar after him. In Baltimore, they name their children after him.”