Brooks Robinson

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, AR us

Died: September 26, 2023 in Owings Mills, MD

High School: Little Rock Central HS (Little Rock, AR)

School: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)

Debut: September 17, 1955 (Age 18-122d, 11,305th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 13, 1977 (Age 40-087d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1983. (Voted by BBWAA on 344/374 ballots)
View Brooks Robinson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Agents: Jordan Feagan, Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Brooks Calbert Robinson

Nicknames: Human Vacuum Cleaner or Mr. Impossible

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

78.5

10654

2848

268

.267

1232

RBI

1357

OBP

.322

SLG

.401

OPS

.723

OPS+

105

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-7 / in Starts: 6-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	21 (11-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (15-8-4)

Most Driven In
Self	1
B Gardner	0
G Triandos	0

Most Driven In By
T Nelson	2
W Miranda	1
Self	1
B Hale	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	138 (137)	Sep 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	5.30	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-0.77	2B
2	8	140 (1)	Sep 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	1-GF(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	3	2.19	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.56	3B
3	9	141	Sep 15	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	7	.75	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.20	3B
4	10	143 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	7	.31	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.33	3B
5	11	144	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	L,2-6	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.308	.522	9	.26	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.78	3B
6	12	145	Sep 19	BAL	@	DET	L,1-9	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.267	.454	9	.12	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.62	PH 3B
7	13	146	Sep 21	BAL		WSH	W,7-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.133	.188	.267	.454	3						3B
8	14	147	Sep 22	BAL		WSH	W,8-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.235	.402	3	1.53	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.68	3B
9	15	148	Sep 23	BAL		WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	7	.21	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.27	3B
10	16	149	Sep 24	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	7	1.66	0.287	.00	0.00%	1.34	3B
11	17	150	Sep 25	BAL		NYY	L,6-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	7	.58	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.26	3B
12	18	151	Sep 26	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.250	.432	6	.75	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.89	3B
13	19	152	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	4	4	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.417	.660	5	.74	0.048	.00	0.00%	1.52	3B
14	20	153	Sep 30 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.220	.375	.595	4	.73	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.99	3B
15	21	154	Sep 30 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227	.244	.386	.631	5	1.18	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.66	3B
							8-7		45	44	5	10	4	1	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	.227	.244	.386	.631		.98	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.33

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