Cal Ripken Jr. Quotes


Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.


Citations

Ripken, Cal, Jr., and Bill Ripken. Play Baseball the Ripken Way. Random House, 2004, p. 88.

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Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal Ripken Jr.
  • Born: August 24, 1960
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed "The Iron Man", is a retired American baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played, 2,632, surpassing Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable. In 2007, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 98.53% of votes, the sixth-highest election percentage ever.