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  1.                                  Brooks Robinson was 
  2.                                  called the "Human 
  3.                                  Vacuum Cleaner" because
  4.                                  he scooped up any ball 
  5.                                  hit near him. He was the
  6. best fielding third baseman in major league
  7. history. Brooks picked up 16 Gold Gloves
  8. during his 23 years with the Baltimore
  9. Orioles. His lifetime fielding average at that
  10. position was .971! He played in 15 straight
  11. All-Star Games. 
  12.  
  13. Brooks had his best season in 1964. He 
  14. batted .317, led the league with 28 homers, 
  15. and knocked in 118 runs. He was voted the 
  16. American League MVP. 
  17.  
  18. Altogether, Brooks played in five
  19. American League Championship 
  20.