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CAL RIPKEN JR.

CAL RIPKEN JR. By: Brett Hower. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The Background of Cal Ripken Jr. Born in Aberdeen, Maryland in 1961 Father, Cal Ripken Sr., was baseball manager Played baseball and basketball at Aberdeen High School, along with his brother, Billy

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CAL RIPKEN JR.

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  1. CAL RIPKEN JR. By: Brett Hower

  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS

  3. The Background of Cal Ripken Jr. Born in Aberdeen, Maryland in 1961 Father, Cal Ripken Sr., was baseball manager Played baseball and basketball at Aberdeen High School, along with his brother, Billy Was drafted out of high school in the second round by the Baltimore Orioles

  4. Ripken’s Playing Career Came up to the Orioles in 1981-1982 Won Rookie of the Year, leading Orioles in hitting Helped lead team to World Series in 1983, being named to first all-star team and winning MVP In 1987, played alongside his brother, Billy, and was managed by father, Cal Sr.

  5. Stats, Honors, and Awards • 2-Time American League MVP • 19 time All-Star Selection • Has jersey number 8 retired by Orioles • Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, 98% of voters elected him, highest ever • Orioles’ all-time leader in: • Games played, hits, runs, RBI, extra base hits, doubles, home runs, and walks

  6. Consecutive Games Streak In 1995, played in his 2131st consecutive game Broke Lou Gehrig’s record of 2130 consecutive games Hit a home run in the game, in front of sellout crowd at Camden Yards 22 minute standing ovation after he had broken the record

  7. Consecutive Games Streak Here is a link to a video about Cal Ripken Jr. breaking the consecutive games played record: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=3251272&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_3251272&v=3

  8. Ripken’s Legacy At 6’4”, was one of biggest shortstops to play in MLB Paved way for other big, power-hitting shortstops like Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, and Miguel Tejada His breaking of consecutive games streak was voted Baseball’s most memorable moment Now owns 3 minor league baseball teams, started organization in Baltimore to promote baseball to keep kids out of trouble

  9. Sources www.ripkenbaseball.com http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ripkeca01.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken,_Jr. www.images.google.com http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=3251272&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_3251272&v=3

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