Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson bats during a 1960s game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. (Focus On Sport/Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: Frank Robinson, left, and Brooks Robinson led the Orioles to four World Series and two Series titles. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson (5) is shown with fellow Orioles' Infielders Mark Belanger, Davey Johnson and Boog Powell during their dynastic days in Baltimore. (Focus On Sport/Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson holds up the ball in his glove following a diving catch on a line drive hit by Reds catcher Johnny Bench during the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1970 World Series. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson in action at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium during the 1970 World Series. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: A sight that terrified major league hitters for 23 years -- Brooks Robinson manning the hot corner for the Baltimore Orioles. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson gets the traditional champagne bath from teammates in the dressing room after the Orioles clinched the American League Eastern Division championship in 1973 with a 7-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson, diving to his right, gloves Oakland hitter Gene Tenace's sharp grounder down the base line during a July 1974 game. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson signs autographs for fans prior to a 1977 game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson poses in front of a statue of himself with, from left, Cal Ripken Jr., Eddie Murray, Earl Weaver, Frank Robinson and Jim Palmer at a ceremony in his honor before a 2012 game at Camden Yards. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson is honored before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 29, 2012. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Brooks Robinson: Brooks Robinson throws out the first pitch before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Houston Astros at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 24, 2022 in Baltimore. (G Fiume/Getty Images)