"Seldom has a sandlot ball player caused as much excitement as Brooks did in Little Rock, Arkansas," declares the backside bio. "He was a sensation and it wasn't long before Major League scouts were wearing grooves in front of his house, trying to sign him. The Orioles won and put Brooks on their York farm team. Look at the statistics if you want a real success story. He's a superb infielder and can fill in as catcher." The Human Vacuum Cleaner's 1957 Topps Baseball #328 rookie card is a sharp PSA NM 7 example boasting a large, prominent, jet-black ("9-10") signature.
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