Cal Ripken Jr

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Cal Ripken Jr

• By Chad Tyrrell

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About me

• I live in Woodbridge Virginia
• I am a freshman at VWC
• My major is undecided

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Cals Background

• Date of Birth August 24, 1960
• Born as Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.
• Birth Place Havre de Grace, Maryland
• Nicknames Cal, Jr., Iron man
• Education Aberdeen High School

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Growing Up

• Grew up in a small town.
• Always wanted to go play baseball
• His dad got him involved in baseball when he was
  young
• He got drafted to the Orioles straight out of
  high school
• He was the 48th pick in the second round
• He quickly ascended through the minor leagues to
  make it to the majors

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Awards

• 1982 American League Rookie of The year
• 1983 American League MVP
• 1991 American League MVP, All Star Game MVP and
  Gold Glove at Short Stop
• 1992 Gold Glove at Short Stop
• 1996 ESPY Male of the Year and Showstopper of
  the Year
• 2001 All Star Game MVP

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The Streak

• He broke Lou Gehrigs consecutive game streak of
  2,130.
• He broke it on Sept. 6, 1995 by playing 2,131
  games
• He continued the streak to 2,216 games until it
  came to an end.

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Baseball Career

• He ended his baseball career at the end of the
  2001 season.
• He had played 20 seasons with the Baltimore
  Orioles.
• Now he has started a new baseball career by
  starting a youth baseball league for kids 9-12
  years old.

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Career Statistics

• At Bats 11,551
• Hits 3,184
• Doubles 603
• Triples 44
• Homeruns 431
• Runs Batted in 1,695
• Walks 1,129
• Strike outs 1,305
• Batting Average .276
• On Base percentage .340

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Works Cited

• The Sporting News Baseball - Cal Ripken
• ESPN.com Cal Ripken Jr.