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Cal Ripken Jr. played 21 seasons for the Orioles. He had a .276 batting average, 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, 1,695 RBIs and 1,647 runs scored. He won 2 Gold Glove awards, 2 MVP awards, the Rookie of the Year award, 8 Silver Slugger awards and 1 World Series.
Oct 5, 2021 · Joe Trezza. @ JoeTrezz. Cal Ripken Jr. has now been retired for almost as long as he played. This year marked the 20th anniversary of Ripken’s last game, when the baseball world descended on Baltimore to bid farewell to its Iron Man. That 5-1 loss to the Red Sox on Oct. 6, 2001, marked the end of a singular, Hall of Fame career, one of the ...
Sep 19, 2022 · 16-year-old Cal Ripken, Jr., before he was drafted, with Cal Ripken, Sr. at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.; Ripken pitching for Aberdeen High School in Maryland, in 1978, where he played both varsity baseball and varsity soccer. Midway through the 1981 season, Ripken was called to join the Orioles in Baltimore.
— Luis Arraez and Fernando Tatis Jr. had consecutive RBI singles in the four-run sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Sunday to avoid being swept in consecutive ...
May 2, 2024 · Vice Chairman. Cal Ripken, Jr. is baseball’s all-time Iron Man. He retired from baseball in October 2001 after 21 seasons with his hometown Baltimore Orioles. During his career he was Rookie of the Year, a 19-time All-Star, a 2-time AL MVP and is one of only 10 players in history to amass over 400 home runs and 3,000 hits.
Sept. 2, 1999: Long ball No. 400. Ripken became the 1st Orioles player to hit 400 homers, swatting a 3-run blast vs. Tampa Bay. He hit 31 more HRs before retiring. September 2, 1999.
Apr 14, 2020 · He had, of course, broken and far surpassed Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games played. And in September 1999, Ripken became the first primary shortstop to reach 400 career home runs. But when back surgery ended Ripken’s 1999 season with about a week left to play, it also left him just nine base knocks shy of one last check box: 3,000 ...
