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The Story of the Best Third Baseman in Baseball History

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published June 29, 2020 at 3:09 PM CDT

Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles makes a diving stop.

This week's tour of Arkansas history, courtesy of the D avid and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, places the spotlight on Brooks Robinson, who was born in Little Rock and became of the best third baseman in baseball history.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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