A Baseball Great: Cal Ripken Jr.

Oct07
2011 Written by www.ripkenmuseum.com

Redefining the position of baseball’s shortstop, though playing third base until the end of his career, Baltimore Oriel great Cal Ripken, Jr. reached one of the highest achievements of breaking the record in consecutive games played, which was over 500 games over Lou Gherig’s record, totaling 2, 632. This was viewed in 1995 by thousands of fans at home watching ESPN television. Ranked as the most watched baseball game in history, a 22-minute standing ovation thundering the stadium was uninterrupted by commercials by the network.

This 2007 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee was known as a man READ MORE »

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A True Baseball Legend: Cal Ripken Jr.

Oct04
2011 Written by www.ripkenmuseum.com

Cal Ripken Jr. was an amazing baseball player. He is a man who was a great player for almost 18 season and he is a man that was responsible for the most memorable moment in American baseball history, as voted by the fans of this great sport. Cal Ripken Jr. was a short stop and third baseman during his time in the game and he played for the Baltimore Orioles. He was a terrific player and a man who was the very embodiment of consistency. In READ MORE »

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The Brilliance of Cal Ripken Jr.

Oct03
2011 Written by admin

Finishing your career with 400 home runs and 3,000 hits takes a lot of athletic ability but finishing your career with a record of playing 2,632 consecutive games takes a lot of brilliance. There were many days when Cal Ripken Jr. could have taken a day off for injuries or because he needed rest but he kept going. He didn’t keep going because he had to or because a numerous amount of people were behind him or even because his body could take it, he kept going because he had an aspect that many people do READ MORE »

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Learn all about Cal Ripken Jr.

Oct02
2011 Written by admin

Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball Hall of Famer who played his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles. His most famous achievement was setting the all-time Major League record for consecutive games played. Ripken played in every one of his team’s games for nearly seventeen straight full easons, a total streak of 2,632 consecutive games. This broke the previous record of 2,130, which was set by Lou Gehrig and stood for 56 years.

Ripken was also famous for his classy approach, and for being one of the great ambassadors of READ MORE »

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