Cal Ripken Jr.

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD).

High School: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)

Debut: August 10, 1981 (Age 20-351d, 14,462nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 2001 (Age 41-043d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2007. (Voted by BBWAA on 537/545 ballots)
View Cal Ripken Jr.'s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Calvin Edwin Ripken

Nicknames: Iron Man or Rip

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Relatives: Brother of Billy Ripken; Son of Cal Ripken Sr.

Hall of Fame
2x MVP
Rookie of the Year
19x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
1983 World Series
2x Gold Glove
8x Silver Slugger
2x AS MVP
2x ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

95.9

11551

3184

431

.276

1647

RBI

1695

OBP

.340

SLG

.447

OPS

.788

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-12 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1983	ALCS g1	Oct 5	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	1.10	-0.020	34.45	-0.37%	0.42	SS
2	1983	ALCS g2	Oct 6	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	3	.33	0.040	9.35	0.62%	1.03	SS
3	1983	ALCS g3	Oct 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,11-1	CG	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.583	1.045	3	.42	0.011	17.53	0.26%	0.77	SS
4	1983	ALCS g4	Oct 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.533	1.033	3	1.17	0.042	53.15	1.47%	0.22	SS
5	1983	WS g1	Oct 11	BAL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.455	.474	.928	3	1.38	-0.085	71.94	-2.91%	-0.11	SS
6	1983	WS g2	Oct 12	BAL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.455	.916	3	.79	0.039	40.55	0.96%	1.07	SS
7	1983	WS g3	Oct 14	BAL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.320	.433	.400	.833	3	1.44	0.089	90.30	2.77%	0.59	SS
8	1983	WS g4	Oct 15	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.400	.367	.767	3	.81	-0.002	49.38	0.00%	-0.16	SS
9	1983	WS g5	Oct 16	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.333	.718	3	.33	0.009	11.48	0.26%	-0.12	SS
1996 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	1996	ALDS g1	Oct 1	BAL		CLE	W,10-4	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	6	.56	0.047	8.75	0.41%	0.52	SS
11	1996	ALDS g2	Oct 2	BAL		CLE	W,7-4	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.667	.875	1.542	6	1.53	0.241	25.40	2.24%	2.10	SS
12	1996	ALDS g3	Oct 4	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.538	.667	1.205	6	1.06	-0.040	12.62	-0.28%	-0.46	SS
13	1996	ALDS g4	Oct 5	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.474	.611	1.085	6	1.16	-0.038	25.76	-0.50%	-0.50	SS
14	1996	ALCS g1	Oct 9	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.435	.458	.609	1.067	6	1.51	-0.006	39.38	-0.10%	0.49	SS
15	1996	ALCS g2	Oct 10	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.429	.448	.571	1.020	6	1.07	0.011	28.30	0.23%	-0.14	SS
16	1996	ALCS g3	Oct 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.406	.516	.922	6	.53	-0.043	16.51	-0.75%	-0.53	SS
17	1996	ALCS g4	Oct 12	BAL		NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.382	.417	.500	.917	6	1.26	0.013	38.58	0.26%	0.36	SS
18	1996	ALCS g5	Oct 13	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.375	.447	.822	6	.44	-0.048	7.95	-0.54%	-0.66	SS
1997 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1997	ALDS g1	Oct 1	BAL	@	SEA	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	5	.31	0.046	4.91	0.44%	0.31	3B
20	1997	ALDS g2	Oct 2	BAL	@	SEA	W,9-3	CG	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.600	.778	1.378	6	.86	-0.033	12.41	-0.22%	0.23	3B
21	1997	ALDS g3	Oct 4	BAL		SEA	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.583	1.083	5	1.66	-0.112	14.96	-0.67%	-1.06	3B
22	1997	ALDS g4	Oct 5	BAL		SEA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.500	.563	1.063	5	.72	0.058	13.86	0.63%	0.72	3B
23	1997	ALCS g1	Oct 8	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.500	.579	1.079	6	.46	0.047	11.95	0.67%	1.37	3B
24	1997	ALCS g2	Oct 9	BAL		CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.435	.500	.696	1.196	6	2.17	0.056	57.42	0.86%	0.96	3B
25	1997	ALCS g3	Oct 11	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.419	.571	.991	6	1.29	-0.169	40.57	-2.95%	-0.80	3B
26	1997	ALCS g4	Oct 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.417	.531	.948	6	1.82	-0.171	58.18	-3.28%	-0.83	3B
27	1997	ALCS g5	Oct 13	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.425	.528	.953	6	.60	0.002	14.31	0.05%	0.72	3B
28	1997	ALCS g6	Oct 15	BAL		CLE	L,0-1	CG(11)	5	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.564	1.031	6	1.45	0.122	64.82	3.03%	1.14	3B
									124	110	14	37	10	0	1	8	12	0	22	2	0	0		1	0	0	.336	.411	.455	.866

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