Written by 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 of character, determination, and true American hero of the game he loved best, baseball.Never heard of this before? Get up to speed here. After retiring in 2007, Ripken went on to organize and found and the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy, incorporating his construction of Ripken Baseball Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland.
Besides being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Carl Ripken has received national applause within many other award winning areas, including: Rookie of the Year in 1982, two MVP titles in 1983 and 1992, and the Golden Glove recipient in 1991 and 1992.
He is currently considering being a consultant for his Oriel team, following in his father’s footsteps as an
Oriel coach.
