Cal Ripken, Jr "The Ironman"
- Born: August 24, 1960
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 220
- Bats: R Throws: R
- Contract Status: Option for 2000 picked up
- Major League Service (entering 2000): 18 years, 57 days
- Orioles: 2nd round selection in the 1978 June Draft
- Birthplace: Havre de Grace, Md.; grew up in nearby Aberdeen, Md.
- Residence: Reisterstown, Md.
- Family: Kelly (wife), Rachel Marie (11/22/89) and Ryan Calvin (7/26/93); Cal, Sr (father d. 1999), Vi (mother),
Billy (30) brother, Fred (brother), sister Ellen Leigh
Cal saluting the fans at
OPACY on 4/19/2000
STATS:
- HITS: 3001
- 2Bs:
- 3Bs:
- HRS: 403
- SBs:
- AVG:
- OBP:
HONORS:
- 24th member of the 3000 hit club
- 7th memeber of the 3000 hit/400 HR club
- MVP: 1983 and 1991
- ROY: 1982
- Gold Glove: 1991 and 1992 (SS)
- World Series: 1983 champs
- All Star MVP: 1991, 2001 (ironic that in both games Cal hits a HR)
- All Star Team: 1984-2001 ('01 was Cal's final season)
- Roberto Clemente Award: 1992
- Lou Gehrig Award: 1992
- Bart Giamatti Caring Award: 1989 (the first recipient)
- MVO (Most Valuable Oriole): 1990 and 1991; 1983 and 1988 with Eddie Murray
- TSN POY: 1983 and 1991
- TSN and BA's ALPOY: 1983 and 1991
- Silver Slugger: 1983-1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994
- AP POY: 1991
- Orioles Hall of Fame (September 6, 2003) story from ESPN
- Baseball consultant (imdb's bio on Cal) to the movie "The Fan"
Mr. Ripken, if by chance you happen to read this I just want to say thank you for all the great memories that you have given not only myself, but every Oriole fan
through out your entire career. May God bless you on your future and hopefully I'll be in Cooperstown in August of 2007 to see the first ever UNANIMOUS selection
into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Again, Mr. Ripken... thanks for everything!
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Signing autographs
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