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"Cal Ripken" redirects here. For his father, see Cal Ripken, Sr.. For his son of the same name see Cal Ripken Jr Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Shortstop / Third baseman
Born: August 24, 1960 (1960-08-24) (age 47)
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 1981
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
October 6, 2001
for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average     . Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Havre de Grace ( HDG) is a city in Harford County Maryland, United States. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 276
Home runs     431
Hits     3,189
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     2007
Vote     98. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the Orioles winning For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America The Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award is given to the most outstanding player in each year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball 53% (first ballot)

Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. (born August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, Maryland), commonly known as Cal or Cal Jr. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Havre de Grace ( HDG) is a city in Harford County Maryland, United States. , is a Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1981 to 2001. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Yuri Korolev, USSR Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China A 19-time MLB All-Star, Ripken is considered one of the best shortstops to ever play the game. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League At 6' 4" (1. 93 m), he pioneered the way for the taller and larger shortstops. [1][2][3] He was raised in Aberdeen, Maryland, by a baseball family. Aberdeen is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. His father, Cal Sr., was a long-time coach in baseball who managed the Orioles in the late 1980s. For his son of the same name see Cal Ripken Jr Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr Ripken attended Aberdeen High School as did his brother Billy, who later played second base for various teams, including the Orioles. Aberdeen High School is a public High school in Aberdeen, Maryland. William Oliver Ripken (born December 16 1964 in Havre de Grace Maryland) is a radio personality for XM Satellite Radio and is a former Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that He has two other siblings, Elly and Fred. He is married to the former Kelly Geer and has a daughter, Rachel, born in 1989 and a son, Ryan, born in 1993.

Ripken earned the nickname "Iron Man",[4] doggedly remaining in the lineup, despite numerous minor injuries. He played in a record 2,632 straight games spanning sixteen seasons, from May 30, 1982 to September 20, 1998. Listed below are the 15 longest consecutive games played streaks in Major League Baseball history Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He played his 2131st 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. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Ripken hit a home run in game 2130 and game 2131, moving fans to the point that his 2131st consecutive game was named Major League Baseball's "Most Memorable Moment" in MLB history. [5][6] Ripken was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility on January 9, 2007. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball [7]

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History

1981

Ripken, as a member of the Rochester Red Wings (the Orioles Triple-A farm club at the time), played in the longest professional baseball game. The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the triple-A International League, played the longest game in professional baseball history in Ripken started at third base and played all 33 innings against the Pawtucket Red Sox in a game that took parts of three days to complete. The Pawtucket Red Sox (known colloquially as the PawSox) are the Minor league baseball Triple-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox and belong to [1] He made his big-league debut in a strike year. The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike His consecutive game streak record-breaker, 14 years later, would be seen by many as a bright spot following the devastating 1994 strike. The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage For example, the writeup in the 1996 Sporting News Baseball Guide, which called it "what almost everyone considered the high point of the major league season. " Ripken would eventually win the shortstop job from veteran Mark Belanger, an eight-time Gold Glover. Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 1944 &ndash October 6 1998) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball

1982

Ripken split time between short and third base in 1981 and 1982, but he started to achieve prominence right away. Ripken homered in his very first at bat of the first game of the Orioles '82 season against Kansas City. His streak started in May of '82, and he hit 28 home runs that year en route to the American League's Rookie of the Year Award. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America [8]

1983

Ripken took an even bigger step forward in 1983, when he earned the first of his 19 All-Star berths and was named the American League MVP in 1983, hitting . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. 318 batting average with 27 home runs and 102 RBI. His fielding percentage that year was . 970. He would go on to hit at least 20 home runs for an additional eight straight seasons, he hit over 20 home runs in ten consecutive seasons[1982-1991] which was unheard of at the time for a shortstop.

The Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS before beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 1 in the 1983 World Series. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The American League Championship Series was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles from October 5 to October 8 The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the Orioles winning In the series Cal hit . 167 with 0 homers and 1 RBI. [9] Although an offensive non-factor, he let his glove do the talking with his usual clutch play at shortstop, and made the final out of the series on a Garry Maddox lineout in Game 5. Garry Lee Maddox (born September 1 1949 in Cincinnati Ohio) nicknamed "The Secretary of Defense" is a former Center fielder in

1987

1987 was a family affair year for Ripken as his dad, Cal Ripken, Sr., who was a former player, coach, and scout for the Orioles became manager of the club. For his son of the same name see Cal Ripken Jr Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr That year, he became the first manager to write two of his sons into the lineup card when both Ripken Jr and his brother and fellow Oriole Billy Ripken played in the same game. William Oliver Ripken (born December 16 1964 in Havre de Grace Maryland) is a radio personality for XM Satellite Radio and is a former However, after going 67-95 in 1987 and beginning the 1988 season 0-6, Ripken Sr was fired by the Orioles. [2]

1991

While Ripken narrowly missed out on a Gold Glove in 1990—when he made just three errors in 162 games, he had career year in 1991. Ripken led the American League with 111 hits and a . 348 batting average at the All-Star Break. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League He finished the season by hitting . 323/. 374/. 566 over 650 plate appearances, with 34 HR and 114 RBI. In addition to that, Ripken hit 46 doubles, stole a career-high 6 bases and was caught once, and also hit 5 triples, while posting his career lowest strikeout rate and lowest number of strikeouts in a season with 600 or more plate appearances. His 1991 season is the fourth-greatest in baseball history (second among non-pitchers) as measured by WARP3 at 17. 0 wins, bested only by Walter Johnson's 1913 (18. Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946) nicknamed "The Big Train" was an American right-handed 1 wins), Babe Ruth's 1932 (18 wins), and Amos Rusie's 1894 season (17. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Amos Wilson Rusie ( May 30, 1871 - December 6, 1942) nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt" was a hard-throwing Right-handed 6 wins). [10]

Ripken won his second AL MVP award, the Gold Glove Award, 1991 All Star game MVP award (going 2 for 3 including a 3-run home run off Dennis Martínez), the Gatorade Home Run Derby contest (hitting a then record 12 home runs in 22 swings, including 7 consecutive homers to start the contest), Louisville Slugger "Silver Slugger Award", AP Player of the Year Award, and The Sporting News Player of the Year Award. José Dennis Martínez Ortiz (born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua) better known as Dennis Martínez, was the first Nicaraguan Gatorade is a flavored non- carbonated Sports drink manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports The only other player in MLB history to win all those awards in the same season, excluding the Home Run Derby, was Maury Wills in 1962. Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting

Ripken also became the first player ever to win the Home Run Derby and be named All Star Game MVP in the same year. The only other player that has accomplished this feat is Garret Anderson of the Anaheim Angels in 2003. Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles California) is a Major League Baseball Left fielder and Designated The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. He was the first AL MVP in MLB history to win the award while playing with a sub . 500 club. The Orioles finished in 6th place that year with a 67-95 record.

At the end of the 1991 season, Memorial Stadium, the Orioles' home since 1954, saw its last MLB game against the Detroit Tigers. Memorial Stadium was a Sports Stadium in Baltimore Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Ripken was the last Oriole to bat at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, hitting into a double play against Detroit's Frank Tanana on Oct. Frank Daryl Tanana (born July 3, 1953, in Detroit Michigan) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. 6, 1991. [11]

1993

Ripken achieved a personal milestone on July 10, 1993, when he collected his 2,000th career hit, during a game at Oriole Park against the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. [2] This came on the Saturday of "All-Star Weekend", just prior to the All-Star Game played at Camden Yards on July 13. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League

1995

On September 6, 1995, many baseball fans within and out of the United States tuned in to cable TV network ESPN to watch Ripken surpass Lou Gehrig's 56-year-old record for consecutive games played (2,130 games). Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American Baseball. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American The game, between the Orioles and the California Angels, still ranks as one of the network's most watched baseball games. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Cal's children, Rachel and Ryan, threw out the ceremonial first balls. Both President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore were at the game. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former President Clinton was in the WBAL local radio broadcast booth when Ripken hit a home run[12] in the fourth inning, and called the home run over the air. When the game became official after the Angels' half of the fifth inning, the numerical banners that displayed Ripken's streak on the wall of the B&O Warehouse outside the stadium's right field wall changed from 2130 to 2131. The B&O Warehouse is a building in Baltimore Maryland, adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. [13] Everyone attending (including the opposing Angels and all four umpires) erupted with a standing ovation lasting more than 22 minutes, one of the longest standing ovations for any athlete; ESPN did not go to a commercial break during the entire ovation. During the ovation, Cal also did a lap around the entire Camden Yards warning track to shake hands and give high-fives to the fans. The humble superstar had to be convinced by his teammates (who in fact playfully shoved him out of the dugout) to take a victory lap around the stadium, shaking hands and creating a highlight reel moment that's been replayed repeatedly in the ensuing years.

"It was very spontaneous. I was feeling a sense of anxiety that it was unfair to stop the game in the middle of the game. You felt for the pitchers -- it's almost like a rain delay. I just kept saying to myself, 'okay, let's get the game started. Thank you very much. I'll celebrate it as much as you want after it's over, but let's stay with the game.

"Bobby Bonilla and Rafael Palmeiro pushed me out of the dugout and said, 'Hey, if you don't do a lap around this thing, we'll never get the game started. Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (boʊˈniːjə born February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball player with a career spanning ' I thought it was a ridiculous sort of thing, . . . but as I started to do it, the celebration of 50,000 started to be very one-on-one and very personal. I started seeing people I knew. . . . Those were the people that had been around the ballpark all those years, and it was really a wonderful human experience. "[2]

1996

On June 14 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City against the Royals, Ripken broke the world record of consecutive games played of 2,216. Ewing M Kauffman Stadium (ˈkɔfmən formerly Royals Stadium) is a Major League Baseball Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and The record had been held by Sachio Kinugasa of Japan. Professional career Kinugasa was born to an African American father and a Japanese mother For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kinugasa was at the game to watch Ripken break his record. On July 15th, Cal Ripken was moved to third base as an experiment. In the first inning, he dove for a grounder down the line and threw from his knees to get the runner out at first. This was the first time someone other than Cal had started a game at shortstop for the Orioles since 1982. [14]

1997

The Orioles signed free agent shortstop Mike Bordick from Oakland and moved Ripken back to third base permanently.

1998

On September 20, before the final home game of the season against the New York Yankees, Ripken decided to end his streak at 2,632 games, having surpassed Gehrig's previous record by exactly 502 games. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Rookie third baseman Ryan Minor started in his place. Ryan Minor (born January 5 1974 in Canton Ohio) is a retired American Major League Baseball Third baseman and College Realizing that the streak was coming to an end, the fans, his teammates, and the visiting Yankees gave Ripken an ovation after the game's first out was recorded. Ripken later stated that he decided to end the streak at the end of the season, to avoid any off-season controversy about his playing status.

1999

In 1999, Ripken had his statistically best season since 1991. Although he was injured at the beginning and the end of the 1999 season, he managed to hit 18 homers in only 332 at-bats (one HR every 18. 4 AB's) while hitting a career high . 340. He also had the best individual game of his career, going 6 for 6 with 2 homers off John Smoltz and tying a club record with 13 total bases against the Atlanta Braves on June 13, 1999. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

2000

3,000th hit certificate
3,000th hit certificate

Ripken's 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only 9 hits away from joining the 3000 hit club. In Major League Baseball, the 3000 Hit Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3000 or more career base hits. He finally achieved the milestone early in the 2000 season when he singled off reliever Héctor Carrasco in a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 15, 2000 in the Metrodome. Héctor Pacheco (Pipo Carrasco (born October 22, 1969 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Ripken had a good night at the plate, getting three hits, the third of which was the milestone. [3] The Twins distributed a commemorative certificate to the fans as they left the Metrodome after the game. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota.

2001

In June 2001, Ripken announced his retirement. He was voted the starting third baseman in the All-Star game at Safeco Field on July 10, 2001 in Seattle. Safeco Field, sometimes referred to as Safeco or The Safe, is a Retractable roof Baseball stadium located in Seattle Washington Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In a tribute to Ripken's achievements and stature in the game, shortstop Alex Rodriguez (unknowingly foreshadowing his own future) insisted on exchanging positions with third baseman Ripken for the first inning, so that Ripken could play shortstop as he had for most of his career. Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the In the third inning, Ripken made his first plate appearance and was greeted with a standing ovation. Ripken then homered off the first pitch from Chan Ho Park. Chan Ho Park (born June 30, 1973 in Gongju, South Korea) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently pitches for the Ripken ended up with All Star MVP honors. He is the only AL player in MLB history with multiple All Star Game MVP Awards (1991 and 2001). Ripken's # 8 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in a ceremony before the final home game of the 2001 season. Ripken's final game was originally set to be played at Yankee Stadium; however, all Major League Baseball games from September 11th to September 17th were postponed due to the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. The Orioles were at home during the attacks, so the games missed were added on to the end of the season's schedule, which changed the location of Ripken's final game to Oriole Park, much to the delight of Orioles fans. Cal Ripken ended his career in the on deck circle in the bottom of the ninth inning. Long time teammate Brady Anderson, also playing in his last game for the Orioles, swung and missed a fastball high and tight on a 3-2 count to end the game. Brady Kevin Anderson (born January 18 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a former center and Left fielder in Major In his final season, Ripken had the lowest zone rating of all major league third basemen (. 734). [4]

Post-playing life

Cal Ripken retired on October 6, 2001. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He is a part owner of the New York-Penn League's Aberdeen IronBirds, the Short-season Class A affiliate Minor League Baseball team within the Orioles' system. The New York - Penn League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. The Aberdeen IronBirds are a Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The team plays at Ripken Stadium in Cal's hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland. Ripken Stadium is the home of the Aberdeen IronBirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the New York-Penn League. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council

On June 28, 2005, he announced that he was also purchasing the Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League, a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Augusta GreenJackets are a Minor league baseball team that plays in Augusta Georgia as a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The South Atlantic League or "Sally League" is a Minor league baseball League which operates mostly in the Southeastern United States, The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.

Cal Ripken's number 8 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in 2001

Ripken has also made donations to charity causes, including many donations supporting research on Lou Gehrig's disease. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( ALS, sometimes called Maladie de Charcot, or in the United States Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive He and his brother Billy also formed the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to give underprivileged children the opportunity to attend baseball camps around the country and learn the game. The Foundation is a branch of Ripken Baseball. In addition to controlling these camps and Ripken's minor league teams, Ripken Baseball operates for-profit camps and designs ballfields for youth, college, and professional teams. He also gives speeches about his time in baseball and some of the lessons he has learned. Between 2001 and 2004, inclusive, Ripken served as commissioner of the White House Tee Ball Initiative of President George W. Bush, in which capacity he worked to promote the value of teamwork amongst players and volunteership amongst the public and helped to teach tee ball fundamentals to teams of children at the White House. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul White House Tee Ball Initiative refers to efforts by President George W White House Tee Ball Initiative refers to efforts by President George W The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Tee Ball or T-Ball is a Sport based on Baseball and is intended as an introduction for young players to develop baseball skills and have fun See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence

In 2007, Cal Ripken, Jr. along with Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Warrick Dunn, Mia Hamm, Jeff Gordon, Tony Hawk, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, and Alonzo Mourning founded Athletes for Hope, a charitable organization, which helps professional athletes get involved in charitable causes and inspires millions of non-athletes to volunteer and support the community. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is an American football Running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma Alabama) is a former American Soccer Jeffery Michael Gordon Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional Skateboarder He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the Andrea Jaeger (born June 4 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former World No Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St Louis Illinois) is a retired American athlete ranked among the all-time greatest Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player who [15]

Ripken is still a popular figure in Baltimore and Washington, DC area advertising, and frequently appears in regional commercials for Comcast cable and internet service. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone His appearance at a Washington Capitals game on February 10, 2007, prompted a standing ovation from the crowd [5]. For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

In 2005, the Orioles honored Ripken on the 10th anniversary of his 2,131st consecutive game. After the top of the 5th inning, the numbers 2130 on the warehouse behind the stadium changed to 2131, just as they did on September 6, 1995. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

In April 2007, he released two books, Get in the Game, described as a motivational guide to success, and The Longest Season, a children's book about the Orioles' 1988 season. He also writes a weekly youth sports advice newspaper column in the Baltimore Sun which is syndicated nationwide and has produced a line of baseball training videos. A column is a recurring piece or article in a Newspaper, Magazine or other publication The Baltimore Sun (officially just The Sun) is Maryland ’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides comprehensive coverage Print syndication is a form of syndication in which News articles columns, or Comic strips are made available to Newspapers, Magazines

On April 9, 2007, Ripken announced a partnership with the recently-formed "Reviving Baseball in the Inner City" program, with the donation of US$1 million in cash and equipment from the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [16]

On January 9, 2007, Cal Ripken, Jr. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. was elected to the Hall of Fame, appearing on 537 out of 545 of the ballots cast (98. The 2007 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded according to revised rules enacted in 2001 53%), eight votes short of a unanimous selection. His percentage is the third highest in history, behind Tom Seaver who received 98. George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and 84 percent of the vote and Nolan Ryan who received 98. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in 79 percent, and the highest ever for a regular position player. Tony Gwynn, who also appeared on his first ballot, was chosen alongside Ripken. Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and Both Hall of Fame-Elects were formally inducted on July 29, 2007. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [17] The induction ceremony was attended by a record 75,000 people including special guests of Ripken: John Travolta, Richard Gere and Brett Herman.

On January 10, 2007, Ripken expressed interest in purchasing the Baltimore Orioles if current owner Peter Angelos were to sell the team. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Peter G Angelos (born July 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American trial lawyer and the current owner of the Baltimore Orioles He has yet to be approached about the potential purchase of the team. At a National Press Club speech in Washington D. C. on April 13, 2007 he denied having an interest in purchasing the Orioles due to lack of sufficient funds. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

On August 13, 2007, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced that Ripken has been named Special Sports Envoy for the US State Department and that he will be going to China in October. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States "And we're just delighted that somebody of Cal Ripken's stature is going to be someone who will go out and represent America so well and represent what we consider to be American values, but also universal values; that hard work and stick-to-it-ness and the willingness to really put it all on the line every day is something that kids need to learn," said Rice. Something is of universal value if it has the same value or worth for all or almost all people [6]

In October 2007, Ripken began working as a studio analyst for TBS Sports during the 2007 Major League Baseball playoffs. Major League Baseball on TBS is a broadcasting agreement between Major League Baseball and Turner Sports to broadcast baseball via Cable television [7]

On February 28, 2008, Ripken announced his venture into the massively multiplayer online sports game market with "Cal Ripken's Real Baseball". Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Cal Ripken 's Real Baseball, formerly known as Ultimate Baseball Online, is the first Free-to-play Baseball based massively multiplayer [8] [9]

On March 30, 2008, I-395 Eastern's Branch in Baltimore, from I-95 to Conway Street, was to dedicated to Cal Ripken, Jr. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Interstate 95 ( I-95) is the main Highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to This stretch of I-395 is now called Cal Ripken Way. [18] On May 31, 2008, Ripken received an honorary doctorate from the University of Delaware, for "Doctor of Humanities," and also served as the university's commencement speaker. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U [19]

Legacy

At 6 ft 4 in, 225 lb (1. 93 m, 102 kg), Ripken was a departure from the prototypical shortstop of the time — small, fleet-of-foot players who played a defensively difficult position but often did not post the home run and batting average totals that an outfielder might. Power hitting shortstops such as Alex Rodriguez and Miguel Tejada are often seen to be part of Ripken's legacy. Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974

Nonetheless, Ripken demonstrated the ability to play excellent defense at shortstop, and as a result remained a fixture there for well over a decade, leading the league in assists several times, winning the Gold Glove twice, and, in 1990, setting the MLB record for best fielding percentage in a season at his position. Though not a flashy fielder, Ripken displayed excellent fundamentals, and studied batters and even his own pitching staff so he could position himself to compensate for his lack of physical speed, even calling pitches at times. Ripken's legacy as a fielder is reflected by his place near the top of almost every defensive statistical category — he holds at least one all-time record (for either season, career, or most seasons leading the league) in assists, putouts, fielding percentage, double plays, and fewest errors.

Ripken's power, which led to records like the most home runs by shortstop and 13th for career doubles, also had some consequences. His propensity to drive the ball often led to his grounders getting to fielders quickly for tailor-made double-play balls. In 1999, Ripken passed Hank Aaron as the player who had grounded into the most double plays in his career — interestingly enough, he is also second on the fielding side for double plays by a shortstop.

Billy and Cal Ripken are one of only four two-brother combinations in major league history to play second base/shortstop on the same club, Baltimore Orioles, during the 1980s. The others are Garvin and Granny Hamner, for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945; the twins Eddie and Johnny O'Brien, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid-1950s, and Frank and Milt Bolling, for the Detroit Tigers in 1958. Granville Wilbur Hamner ( April 26 1927 — September 12 1993) was an American Shortstop and Second baseman in The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Edward Joseph O'Brien (born December 11, 1930 in South Amboy New Jersey) is a former backup Shortstop in Major League Baseball who John Thomas O'Brien (born December 11, 1930 in South Amboy New Jersey) is a former backup Second baseman in Major League Baseball The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Frank Elmore Bolling (born November 16, 1931 in Mobile Alabama) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from Milton Joseph Bolling (born August 9, 1930 in Mississippi City Mississippi) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball who played The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA [10]

On September 23, 2001, the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and MBNA re-named the fall race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE naming the race the MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. MBNA Corporation was a bank Holding company and parent company of wholly owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank N The race paid tribute to Ripken's legacy and he was also in attendance greeting the competing drivers as they crossed the stage during driver introductions. Driver Bobby Labonte had a special paint scheme on his #18 Interstate Batteries car featuring Baltimore Orioles colors along with Ripken's retirement seal. Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi Texas) is an American Race car driver and drives the #43 Cheerios The race was won Dale Earnhardt Jr. , who was then driving the #8 car (coincidentally matching Ripken's jersey number).

Awards and records

Baseball

Baltimore Orioles

See also

References

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Persondata
NAME Ripken, Cal, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ripken, Calvin Edwin, Jr.
SHORT DESCRIPTION Major League baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Havre de Grace ( HDG) is a city in Harford County Maryland, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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