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Http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=c_ripken_northfield. Retired at 41 Was in the All-Star game 19 out of 20 times Held fundraisers for disabled children Secret Weapon in the WS in 1983 Born August 24,1960 in Harve de Grace, Maryland His father played for the Baltimore Orioles also

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  1. Http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=c_ripken_northfield Retired at 41 Was in the All-Star game 19 out of 20 times Held fundraisers for disabled children Secret Weapon in the WS in 1983 Born August 24,1960 in Harve de Grace, Maryland His father played for the Baltimore Orioles also 2 brothers, fred and billy, and 1 sister Elly Pitched in HS Drafted as a pitcher in 1977 to orioles minor league team Major league career started in 1981, played 20 yrs.

  2. http://www.cbssports.com/u/fans/celebrity/ripken/career/bio.htmlhttp://www.cbssports.com/u/fans/celebrity/ripken/career/bio.html • Played 3rd base as a baltimore oriole • Known as the “Iron Man” • Surpassed the milestone of most consecutive games in baseball history, Passed Lou Gehrigs 2,130 consecutive games, his streak ended at 2,216 games, september 6, 1995 • Started as 3rd baseman then switched to SS • In 1982 was voted as AL rookie of the year • Next season he was selected as AL MVP, and major league player of the year. Also achieved the pinnacle of any players career, by being part of 1983 WS champ. • Been named on the all star team 6 times, AL all-stars 13 times, the sporting news AL all-star team 7 times, Silver Slugger 9 times, most productive SS in baseball, been named Orioles MVP 4 times

  3. http://www.noteablebiographies.com/pu-ro/Ripken-Jr-Cal.html • Wanted to be closer to his father so he joined the orioles organization • In high school, made varsity as a freshman • Played in mickey mantle world series in texas, 1977, and won hartford county batting title with .492 BA his senior yr • His team was crowned class A champs in 1978, soon after he was selected by the orioles 2nd round • Assigned as ss instead of pitcher • First season he had a .264 BA and led league in errors with 33 • The next season he improved greatly, named southern leagues all-star, and moved to AAA, BA of .288 and 23 HRs • Called for Major leagues in august of 1981, 39 AB .128 BA. • Second season in Majors .264 BA 28 hrs, selected as AL rookie of the yr • In 1983 he helped orioles beat phillies in the WS, voted as AL mvp for the series, and sporting news player of the year. • 1989 season he was slowly taking over as team leader. Despite losing division title to toronto, he committed only 8 errors and 21 hrs. • First SS to have 8 20 hr seasons. Also set SS record by playing 95 games w/o an error • Quote after beating lou’s record “I’m truly humbled to have our names spoken in the same breath” • July 2001, ripken played in his last all-star game, winning MVP. At the end of the season he walked away from, the game for good. • In retirement he holds nearly every Oriole offensive batting record, most hits, doubles, hr, and rbi’s

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