Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr. is a former All-Star Shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles. Ripken was elected to the All-Star game 19 times and was a World Series champion in 1981. Ripken garnered wide acclaim when he surpassed Hall-of-Famer Lou Gehrig's record for the most consecutive games played, with 2,131 against the California Angels. In addition to the "Iron Man" record, Ripken finished his career with 3,189 hits and 431 home runs. In 2007 he was elected into the Baseball Hall of fame with Tony Gwynn.

Fast Facts

Born: August 10, 1960
Birth Place: Havre De Grace, Maryland
Nick Name: The Iron Man

"Iron Man" Record

Ripkin passed Lou Gehrig's record of consecutive games played on September 5, 1995. Many sports analysts had believed that Gherig's record would never be broken, especially because of how the game had changed since the 1930s. Ripkin broke the world record for most consecutive games played a year later, surpassing Sachio Kinugasa of Japan with 2,216 games played consecutively. Ripken ended his streak in 1998 at 2,632 games.

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Cal Ripken, Jr. Vital Stats

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- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 225
- Rookie Year: 1981

Cal Ripken, Jr. Timeline

August 24, 1960: Born
1981: Debuts with Baltimore Orioles
1982: American League Rookie of the Year
1983: American League MVP
1991: American League MVP
1995: Breaks Consecutive game streak held by Lou Gehrig
1998: Voluntarily ends his consecutive game streak
2002: Retires from Baseball
2007: Elected into the Hall of Fame

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