“I’m beginning to see Brooks (Robinson) in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he’d pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first.” – Sparky Anderson
When most fans think of defensive third basemen one name immediately comes to mind, Brooks Robinson. His nickname “The Human Vacuum Cleaner” describes his ability at third pretty well. He holds a career .971 fielding percentage in 2,900 Major League games. He also won the Gold Glove every year from 1960-1975. He led the AL in fielding percentage a record 11 times. He was selected to the American League All-Star team eighteen times from 1960-1974 as well. He even took home the MVP award of the midsummer classic in 1966. Numbers cannot even quantify what he did at the position. He made catches that all third basemen must now live up to. Read the rest of this entry ?
for which “Mr. October” is most remembered. Five of those came in the 1977 World Series when the Yankees faced the Dodgers, including three in Game 6, giving New York the Championship. Jackson had already established himself as a star in Oakland, winning the MVP award in 1973 while leading the AL in homers, RBI, slugging, and OPS.
