Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played, 2,632, surpassing Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable. In 2007, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 98.53% of votes, the sixth-highest election percentage ever.
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| Full name at birth | Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.
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| Claim to fame | played in a record 2,632 straight games
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1960
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| Place of birth | Havre de Grace, Maryland
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| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Weight | 200 lbs (91 kg)
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| Net worth | $75,000,000 USD
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Cal Ripken is known for his role in the documentary Milk (2019) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Tamron Hall (2019) as Self.
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