TTM Stats
- Sent: 1/30/2021 | Received: 4/30/2021 | 90 Days
- ’83 Fleer, ’83 Topps, ’87 Donruss, ’91 Topps
- Address: Home (address from Sports Card Forum)
The Story of the Autograph
Tom Brookens is a former third baseman in the major leagues. He played from 1979 to 1990 with the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians.
Brookens was born and raised in Pennsylvania and went to Mansfield University. He was drafted by the Tigers in the first round of the 1975 MLB Draft with the fourth overall pick. He made his debut with them on July 10, 1979. He played in 60 games that first season which would earn him significant time starting in the 1980 season when he played 151 games. That would probably end up being his bester overall season as he hit .275 (a career high with 10 homers, 9 triples (a career high), 66 RBI (a career high) and 13 steals.
He was a member of the Tigers 1984 World Series winning team. Ernie Harwell, the Tigers radio announcer, nicknamed him “The Pennsylvania Poker,” like the song Pennsylvania Polka. He spent almost his entire career with Detroit until the last two seasons where he was traded to New York in March of 1989 for Charles Hudson, and then his final year where he went to Cleveland as a free agent.
He later managed in the minors and coached in the majors.
The Score on Tom Brookens – 7.5
Tom has a pretty sweet signature. I think this might be my favorite “B” that anyone puts in their signature. That tail and the little extra bit a the end are really cool. The top of it is just the right size and the the bottom makes it so great. I think my favorite of this bunch is the 1987 Topps card, but I do wonder what’s happening with the bill of his cap in that one.
Thanks Mr. Brookens! I’m giving this return a 7.5.
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