Brooks Robinson | |||
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Third baseman | |||
Born: Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. May 18, 1937 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |||
Died: September 26, 2023 Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 86)|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 17, 1955, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 13, 1977, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .267 | ||
Hits | 2,848 | ||
Home runs | 268 | ||
Runs batted in | 1,357 | ||
Teams | |||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Member of the National | |||
Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
Induction | 1983 | ||
Vote | 91.98% (first ballot) |
Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (May 18, 1937 – September 26, 2023) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. He was nicknamed "the Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover". He has been called the greatest defensive third baseman in major league history.[1]
Robinson died on September 26, 2023 in Owings Mills, Maryland from heart disease at the age of 86.[2][3]