Cal Ripken Junior

Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr. 2007
Shortstop / third baseman
Born: August 24th, 1960 in Havre de Grace , United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
August 10,  1981  with the  Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB assignment
October 6,  2001  with the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	, 276
Hits	3,184
Home runs	431
Runs batted in	1,695
Teams
Baltimore Orioles ( 1981 - 2001 )
Awards
19 × All-Star ( 1983 - 2001 ) World Series Winner ( 1983 ) 2 × Gold Glove Award (1991, 1992) 8 × Silver Slugger Award (1983–1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994) 2 × AL MVP (1983, 1991) AL Rookie of the Year (1982) 2 × MLB All-Star Game MVP ( 1991 , 2001 ) Roberto Clemente Award (1992) Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1992) Discontinued number 8 of the Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball All-Century Team
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	2007
Quota	98.53%

Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace , Maryland ) is a former American baseball player who played from 1981 to 2001 in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles . His positions were shortstop and third baseman . His father Cal Ripken Sen. and brother Billy Ripken were also players with the Orioles.

Cal Ripken Jr. before a game at Tiger Stadium in Detroit , 1993

He is best known for being the Iron Man of Baseball, having played 2,632 games in a row for the Orioles from May 30, 1982 to September 20, 1998. He exceeded the 56-year-old record of Lou Gehrig , who played 2130 games in a row. He played a total of 3,001 games.

On January 9, 2007, Ripken was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 98.5% of the possible votes. He has the fifth highest percentage of votes of any player in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Today Cal Ripken Jr. owns two teams in the minor leagues . The Aberdeen Iron Birds and the Augusta Green Jackets . He also runs the marketing company "Ripken Baseball", which aims to make the sport of baseball known worldwide.

Records and awards

• Rookie of the Year the American League in 1982
• Most Valuable Player of the American League 1983, 1991
• Gold Glove Award winner 1991, 1992
• 2,632 games in a row
• 19 appointments to the annual All-Star Game
• All-Star MVP 1991, 2001
• World Series Champion 1983
• Sportsman of the Year ( Sports Illustrated ) 1995
• Associated Press Athlete of the Year 1995

Web links

Commons : Cal Ripken, Jr.  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
• Cal Ripken in the Baseball Hall of Fame (English)
• Official Site of Ripken Baseball (English)