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| BROOKS ROBINSON CHRONOLOGY |
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Brooks fielding an Aaron grounder.
"I could field as long as I could remember, but hitting has been a struggle all of my life."
Brooks Robinson
| Date | Event Description |
| 5/18/37 | Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. was born in Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 1947 | wins a new bike in a Bowman Gum Corp. bubble-blowing contest |
| 1951-1954 |
plays for local American Legion team, Doughboys. Club wins state
championship three of the four years. |
| 5/27/55 | graduates Little Rock High School |
| 9/17/55 | goes 2-for-4 in his first game as the Orioles beat the Senators, 3-1. |
| 9/29/56 | first HR, off Evilio Hernandez of Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium |
| 1956 | hits .272 in 154 games for the San Antonio Missions in AA Texas League |
| 4/17/58 | hits first HR at Memorial Stadium off Senators Russ Kemmerer |
| 6/2/58 | hits into his first of record four triple plays vs. Senators |
| 6/9/59 | recalled back up from the minors |
| 7/31/60 | first grand slam homer, off Gary Bell of Cleveland at Memorial Stadium |
| 10/8/60 | marries Constance (Connie) Butcher in Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| 7/24/61 | Brooks David is born, the Robinsons' first child |
| 7/31/61 | first All-Star game hit off Sandy Koufax at Fenway Park |
| 5/6,9/62 | becomes 6th major leaguer in history to hit grand slams in back-to-back games |
| 2/22/63 | second son, Chris, is born |
| 8/21-23/63 | has his second "8 consecutive hits" streak |
| 3/11/64 | third son, Michael, is born |
| 6/6/64 | collects his 1,000th career hit off Dick Stigman (MIN) at Metropolitan Stadium |
| 11/18/64 | outpolls Mickey Mantle 269 to 171 to be named AL MVP |
| 7/25/65 | hits 100th career HR off Dick Stigman at Memorial Stadium |
| 8/18/65 | hits into his third triple play against Boston, tying the record of George Sisler |
| 7/12/66 | named All-Star Game MVP by getting three hits |
| 10/5/66 | first WS at-bat is a hit off Don Drysdale at Dodger Stadium |
| 8/6/67 | Unfortunately, enters the record book by hitting into his fourth triple play |
| 3/22/68 | first daughter, Diana, is born |
| 10/4/69 | first ALCS hit (a single), off Jim Perry of Minnesota |
| 5/7/70 | collects his 200th HR off future HOF'er Tommy John at Comiskey Park |
| 6/20/70 | reaches 2,000th career hit off Joe Coleman, Jr., a three-run HR |
| 10/15/70 | nicknamed the "human vacuum cleaner" and sweeps up '70 WS MVP Award |
| 7/19/71 | in first ever WS night game, Brooks commits three errors in one inning |
| 10/11/71 | ties a series record by reaching base five straight times as O's defeat Pirates |
| 8/20/73 | hits landmark 2,500th hit off Twins Bill Hands at Memorial Stadium |
| 7/23/74 | plays in his last All-Star Game after having been named 15 years in a row |
| 11/29/75 | receives his record setting 16th consecutive Gold Glove Award |
| 4/19/77 | dramatic last HR was a walk-off in 10th inning off Dave LaRoche (CLE) |
| 9/18/77 | "Thanks, Brooks" Day at Memorial Stadium with record setting attendance |
| 1977 | joins Crown Central Petroleum Corp. as Asst. to Management |
| 1/12/83 | elected into the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. |
| 7/31/83 | inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, NY |
| 1999 | voted onto the prestigious All-Century Team |
| 1999-present | President of the MLB Players Alumni Association |
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