Cal Ripken started out as a Shortstop in 1981, and was moved to third base late in his career (1997) He also played 3B in 1981 (6 games) and 71 games in 1982. That was Cal Ripken Jr, not Sr. Cal Sr. never played at the major league level. Not sure what position he played.
On September 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played in his 2,132nd consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's 56-year old record. Ripken would go on to play in 2,632 straight games.
Cal Ripken Jr., who eventually went on to play in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
Sometimes games that are rained out are not made up if they have no bearing on the final season's standings. That would make it possible to play in 160 or 161 games in a season yet play in every game that the team played for the season.
because of the age that he sustained play in the league
Billy Ripken played in 2 games at designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles in 1992, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Billy Ripken played in just one game at designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers in 1998 and did not start. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Billy Ripken played in just one game at designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles in 1989 and did not start. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Billy Ripken played in just one game at designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 and did not start. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Cal Ripken started out as a Shortstop in 1981, and was moved to third base late in his career (1997) He also played 3B in 1981 (6 games) and 71 games in 1982. That was Cal Ripken Jr, not Sr. Cal Sr. never played at the major league level. Not sure what position he played.
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On September 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played in his 2,132nd consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's 56-year old record. Ripken would go on to play in 2,632 straight games.
Cal Ripken Jr. did not play college baseball. Upon graduating from high school in 1978, he went to play A ball with the Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League.
Cal Ripken Jr played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1981-2001. He alternated between shortstop and third base in 1981 and 1982. He was a shortstop from 1983-1996 and a third baseman between 1997-2001. For his career he played 2,302 games at shortstop and 675 games at third base.
Cal Ripken Jr., who eventually went on to play in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
Sometimes games that are rained out are not made up if they have no bearing on the final season's standings. That would make it possible to play in 160 or 161 games in a season yet play in every game that the team played for the season.
Cal Ripken Jr. only played for one major league team. He played for the Baltimore Orioles for his entire career.