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	10-13 / in Starts: 7-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	25 (13-11-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In By
J Lowenstein	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	1	55 (54)	Aug 10	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	12-GF(12)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
2	2	56	Aug 12 (1)	BAL		KCR	L,0-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						SS
3	3	57	Aug 12 (2)	BAL		KCR	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.61	-0.030	.77	-0.02%	-0.24	3B
4	4	59 (1)	Aug 14	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
5	5	61 (1)	Aug 16	BAL		CHW	L,7-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1.09	-0.036	1.62	-0.03%	-0.30	SS
6	6	63 (1)	Aug 19	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-6	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.76	0.024	1.19	0.02%	0.03	PH SS
7	7	64	Aug 20	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.04	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.09	PH
8	8	65	Aug 21	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.41	-0.054	.52	-0.04%	-1.25	SS 3B
9	9	66	Aug 22	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	2.59	-0.056	3.63	-0.05%	-0.33	PH SS
10	10	67	Aug 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	8	.95	-0.143	1.11	-0.10%	-2.13	SS
11	11	68	Aug 24	BAL	@	SEA	W,12-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	8	.21	-0.029	.27	-0.02%	-0.79	SS
12	12	69	Aug 25	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	8	.77	-0.016	1.21	-0.02%	-0.49	SS
13	13	70	Aug 27	BAL		CAL	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9	1.12	-0.061	2.04	-0.07%	-0.64	SS
14	14	71	Aug 28	BAL		CAL	L,2-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	.30	-0.022	.59	-0.03%	-0.52	SS
15	15	73 (1)	Aug 30	BAL		CAL	L,1-7	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	4	.34	-0.007	.69	-0.01%	-0.04	PH 3B
16	16	74	Aug 31	BAL		SEA	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	3						PR
Sept		Gtm	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
17	17	76 (1)	Sep 2	BAL		SEA	W,3-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9						PR
18	18	77	Sep 3	BAL		OAK	L,0-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.114	.139	.114	.253	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.36	3B
19	19	78	Sep 4	BAL		OAK	L,4-5	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.135	.111	.246	3	4.92	-0.135	7.73	-0.13%	-0.30	SS
20	20	82 (3)	Sep 8	BAL		CLE	W,14-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.135	.111	.246	5						3B
21	21	85 (2)	Sep 11	BAL	@	MIL	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278	8	1.25	-0.006	2.34	-0.01%	0.10	SS
22	22	91 (5)	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	L,8-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278	6						PR 3B
23	23	93 (1)	Sep 21	BAL		DET	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278	6	.84	0.004	1.41	0.00%	0.24	PR
							10-13		40	39	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.128	.150	.128	.278		.80	-0.568	1.24	-0.49%	-6.41

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