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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	BAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
2	2	Apr 3	BAL		KCR	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
3	3	Apr 4	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	4	Apr 5	BAL	@	TEX	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 6	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
6	6	Apr 7	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
7	7	Apr 9	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	46	11.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
8	8	Apr 11	BAL		TEX	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
9	9	Apr 13	BAL		TEX	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
10	10	Apr 14	BAL		MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
11	11	Apr 15	BAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	13	Apr 17	BAL	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
15	15	Apr 21	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
16	16	Apr 22	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
17	17	Apr 23	BAL		CHW	L,9-11	CG	53	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	18	Apr 24	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	47	12.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
19	19	Apr 25	BAL		BOS	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
20	20	Apr 26	BAL		BOS	W,14-5	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	21	Apr 27	BAL		BOS	L,7-13	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
22	22	Apr 29	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
23	23	Apr 30	BAL	@	MIN	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
25	25	May 2	BAL		OAK	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
26	26	May 3	BAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
27	27	May 4	BAL		OAK	W,11-0	GS	26	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
28	28	May 5	BAL		ANA	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 6	BAL		ANA	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
30	30	May 7	BAL		ANA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
31	31	May 8	BAL		SEA	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
32	32	May 9	BAL		SEA	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
33	33	May 10	BAL		SEA	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
34	34	May 11	BAL		SEA	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	35	May 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
36	36	May 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	37	May 14	BAL	@	ANA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
38	38	May 15	BAL	@	ANA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	39	May 16	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	40	May 17	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
41	41	May 18	BAL	@	SEA	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	42	May 20	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
43	43	May 21	BAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
44	44	May 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	45	May 24	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
46	46	May 25	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
47	47	May 26	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
48	48	May 27	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	47	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
49	49	May 28	BAL	@	DET	W,8-1	GS	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
50	50	May 30	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
51	51	May 31	BAL		CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	2	7	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	52	Jun 3	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
53	53	Jun 4	BAL		NYY	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
54	54	Jun 6	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
55	55	Jun 7	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	41	10.1	2	2	0	4	1	3B
56	56	Jun 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	57	Jun 9	BAL	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
58	58	Jun 10 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
59	59	Jun 10 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	60	Jun 11	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS	32	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
61	61	Jun 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
62	62	Jun 13	BAL	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
63	63	Jun 14	BAL	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	49	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
64	64	Jun 15	BAL	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B SS
65	65	Jun 16	BAL		MON	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
66	66	Jun 17	BAL		MON	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	67	Jun 18	BAL		MON	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
68	68	Jun 20	BAL	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
69	69	Jun 21	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	3B
70	70	Jun 22	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
71	71	Jun 23	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
72	72	Jun 24	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
73	73	Jun 25	BAL	@	MIL	W,9-1	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
74	74	Jun 26	BAL		TOR	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
75	75	Jun 27	BAL		TOR	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
76	76	Jun 28	BAL		TOR	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
77	77	Jun 29	BAL		TOR	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
78	78	Jun 30	BAL		PHI	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	79	Jul 1	BAL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
80	80	Jul 2	BAL		PHI	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
81	81	Jul 3	BAL	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	82	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
83	83	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,8-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
84	84	Jul 5	BAL	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
85	85	Jul 6	BAL	@	DET	L,9-14	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
86	86	Jul 11	BAL		MIL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
87	87	Jul 12	BAL		MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
88	88	Jul 13	BAL		MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
89	89	Jul 14	BAL		TOR	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
90	90	Jul 15	BAL		TOR	W,8-4	GS	26	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
91	91	Jul 16	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	92	Jul 17	BAL		BOS	L,9-12	CG	50	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
93	93	Jul 18	BAL		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
94	94	Jul 19	BAL		CHW	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
95	95	Jul 20	BAL		CHW	L,2-10	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
96	96	Jul 21	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
97	97	Jul 22	BAL	@	TEX	W,9-3	GS	36	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
98	98	Jul 23	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
99	99	Jul 25	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
100	100	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	48	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
101	101	Jul 27	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
102	102	Jul 28	BAL		TEX	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
103	103	Jul 29	BAL		TEX	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
104	104	Jul 30	BAL		TEX	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
105	105	Jul 31	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	42	11.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	106	Aug 1	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
107	107	Aug 2	BAL	@	OAK	W,13-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
108	108	Aug 3	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
109	109	Aug 5	BAL	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
110	110	Aug 6	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
111	111	Aug 8	BAL	@	ANA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
112	112	Aug 9	BAL	@	ANA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	113	Aug 10	BAL	@	ANA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
114	114	Aug 12	BAL		OAK	W,8-0	GS	24	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
115	115	Aug 13	BAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
116	116	Aug 15 (1)	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
117	117	Aug 15 (2)	BAL		SEA	L,3-8	GS	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
118	118	Aug 16	BAL		ANA	W,10-9	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
119	119	Aug 17	BAL		ANA	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
120	120	Aug 18	BAL		ANA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
121	121	Aug 19 (1)	BAL	@	KCR	W,12-9	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
122	122	Aug 19 (2)	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-9	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	123	Aug 20	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
124	124	Aug 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
125	125	Aug 22	BAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
126	126	Aug 23	BAL		MIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
127	127	Aug 24	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
128	128	Aug 26	BAL		KCR	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
129	129	Aug 27	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
130	130	Aug 28	BAL		KCR	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
131	131	Aug 29	BAL		NYM	W,4-3	GS	49	12.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B SS
132	132	Aug 30	BAL		NYM	L,6-13	CG	50	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
133	133	Aug 31	BAL		NYM	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	134	Sep 1	BAL	@	FLA	L,4-10	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B SS
135	135	Sep 2	BAL	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
136	136	Sep 3	BAL	@	FLA	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	0	2	0	2	1	3B
137	137	Sep 4	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
138	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	NYY	W,13-9	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
139	139	Sep 6	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
140	140	Sep 7	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
141	141	Sep 8	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
142	142	Sep 9	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	38	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
143	143	Sep 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-14	GS	32	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
144	144	Sep 12	BAL		NYY	L,5-13	GS	44	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
145	145	Sep 13	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
146	146	Sep 14	BAL		NYY	L,2-8	GS	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
147	147	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
148	148	Sep 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
149	149	Sep 16 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
150	150	Sep 16 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,7-2	GS	24	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
151	151	Sep 17	BAL		MIL	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
152	152	Sep 18	BAL		MIL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
153	153	Sep 19	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
154	154	Sep 20	BAL		DET	W,12-8	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
155	155	Sep 21	BAL		DET	L,3-11	GS	34	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
156	156	Sep 22	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
157	157	Sep 23	BAL	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
158	158	Sep 24	BAL	@	TOR	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
159	159	Sep 25	BAL	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
160	160	Sep 26	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-4	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
161	161	Sep 27	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
162	162	Sep 28	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-6	GS	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
							165gm		1406.0	100	314	22	436	25