Brooks Robinson
Baseball Player
1937 –
Photo Credit ยป
66 Views
Who is Brooks Robinson?
Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed, in spite of the fact he was a natural left-hander. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-baseman in major league history. 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. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- May 18, 1937
Little Rock - Also known as
- Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr.
- The Human Vacuum Cleaner
- Brooks Calbert Robinson
- Parents
- Spouses
- Constance Louise "Connie" Butcher
(1960/10/08 - )
- Constance Louise "Connie" Butcher
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Little Rock Central High School
- Employment
- Opening Day Partners
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Baltimore
- Little Rock
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Brooks Robinson." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/brooks_robinson>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Brooks Robinson biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In