In Major League Baseball there is no limit per game, but on the second visit in an inning, the pitcher must be replaced. Therefore, in a 9-inning game, a manager could visit the starting pitcher 9 times.
Cal Ripken, Jr. holds many records in professional baseball, but it is his breaking of Lou Gehrig's record of 2,131 consecutive games played that especially endears him to his admirers, who call him the "Iron Man" of baseball. The perseverance, endurance and everyday work ethic that Ripken has exhibited throughout his 17 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles has made him one of the most popular professional athletes in all of sports.
In baseball, a pitcher typically has to rest for at least four days between games.
Cal Ripken Jr. had 1,647 career runs scored.
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Cal Ripken Jr. has 431 career home runs in 21 Major League seasons.
The breaking of Lou Gehrig's record by Cal Ripken Jr. , because it saved baseball. After the strike-shortened season of 1994 people lost interest in baseball and his performance brought many back to baseball. That is just one of many defining moments in baseball history.
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A pitcher needs to throw 27 consecutive strikes to achieve a "perfect game" in baseball.
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 played in 10 games at designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles in 2000, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).