Biography:Nicknamed "The Iron Man", he played 21 seasons in the MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, and is best known for breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played.
1987-11-13 MLB baseball player Cal Ripken Jr (27) weds Kelly Geer at Towson United Methodist Church in Maryland
Historical Events
1982-07-01 Cal Ripken Jr. makes the first of his record 2,216 consecutive MLB starts at shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles.
1982-11-24 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
1984-05-06 Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken Jr hits for cycle
1987-09-14 Cal Ripken Jr.'s record streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is finally broken
1988-06-25 MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game
1989-08-17 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken plays in his 1,208th consecutive game, moves to 3rd place all-time, behind NY Yankees Lou Gehrig and Boston Red Sox/NY Yankees Everett Scott
1990-06-12 Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
1991-07-09 All star MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Baltimore Orioles)
1991-07-19 Cal Ripken plays in his 1,500th consecutive game
1991-11-19 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP
1994-08-01 Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. becomes only the second player after Lou Gehrig to appear in 2,000 consecutive MLB games, in a 1-0 win vs Twins
1995-09-05 Cal Ripken Jr ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games
1995-09-06 Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
1996-02-12 4th ESPY Awards: Cal Ripken, Rebecca Lobo win
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