Cal Ripken Jr.
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Cal Ripken Jr.
| Born: | August 24, 1960 |
| Birthplace: | Havre De Grace, Maryland |
| Height: | 6' 4" |
| Weight: | 225 lbs |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Drafted: | 1978: 2nd Round by the Baltimore Orioles |
| College: | None |
| High School: | Aberdeen High School (MD) |
| Teams: | Baltimore Orioles 1981 - 2001 |
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Overall Career
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960 in Havre De Grace, MD), is best known as baseball's "Iron Man", playing in a record 2,632 straight games, spanning sixteen seasons, from (May 30, 1982 - September 20, 1998). He played his 2,131st consecutive game on September 6, 1995, against the California Angels, breaking the 56-year-old record set by the "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig, the legendary New York Yankees first baseman who ended his playing streak after contracting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Awards
- Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 2007 (98.5%)
- 1982 American League Rookie of the Year
- 1992 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
- 1992 Roberto Clemente Award
- 2-time Major League Player of the Year (1983 & 1991)
- 2-time American League MVP (1983 & 1991)
- 2-time American League Gold Glove - SS (1991 & 1992)
- 8-time American League Silver Slugger - SS (1983 - 1986, 1991, 1993-1994)
- 19-time American League All-Star (1983 - 2001)
- 2-time Major League All-Star Game MVP (1991 & 2001)
- 1999: Elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
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Records Held
- Consecutive games, 2632
- Consecutive innings, 8234 (unofficial)
- Grounded into double plays, career, 350
- Sacrifice flies, right handed batter, career, 127
- Seasons leading league in games, 9
- Seasons playing all of team's games, 15
- Consecutive seasons playing all of team's games, 15
- At bats, season, without a triple, 646, 1989
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Achievements
- Member of the 3,000 Hit Club (3,184 Hits)
- 2-time AL At Bats Leader (1983 & 1993)
- AL Runs Scored Leader (1983)
- AL Hits Leader (1983)
- AL Total Bases Leader (1991)
- AL Doubles Leader (1983)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 12 (1982-1991, 1993 & 1996)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1991)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 4 (1983, 1985, 1991 & 1996)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 3 (1983, 1984 & 1985)
- 200 Hits Seasons: 2 (1983 & 1991)
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Trivia
- Brother of former Major Leaguer Billy Ripken and Son of former Major League Manager Cal Ripken Sr.
- Won a World Series Ring with the Baltimore Orioles in 1983
- Member of the 1981 Topps All-Star Rookie Team and 1982 Topps All-Star Rookie Team (The only player to ever be on more than one).
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Transactions
- June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1978.
- November 16, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
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External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
- 2007 Hall of Fame Class
