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Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin (Jr.) Ripken (Iron Man)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 225 lb.

MLB Debut August 10, 1981
Final Game October 6, 2001
Born August 24, 1960 in Havre De Grace, MD (age 63)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 20 BAA AL    2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222  .222  .222  .444    62     2   0   0   0   0   1  
 1982 21 BAA AL  162  599   83  150  24   4  30   93   2   3   51   87  .250  .311  .454  .765   102   272   2   3   2   3  28  MVP-15
 1983 22 BAA AL  162  666  111  191  32   2  35  109   0   0   54  127  .287  .337  .498  .836   116   332   0   6   1   0  33  MVP-2
 1984 23 BAA AL  162  664  106  220  46   6  27  107   2   0   60   86  .331  .388  .541  .929   133   359   0   2   2   3  14  MVP-1
 1985 24 BAA AL  162  637  103  188  26   3  41  112   1   2   58   72  .295  .352  .538  .890   123   343   0   4   1   0  22  MVP-2
 1986 25 BAA AL  162  643  102  164  26   0  25   88   3   3   60   54  .255  .318  .412  .731   102   265   0   7   3   3  14  MVP-7
 1987 26 BAA AL  162  612   82  134  19   0  20   64   3   3   78   82  .219  .305  .348  .653    83   213   0   5   0   0  18  
 1988 27 BAA AL  162  584   97  155  33   0  27   83   1   1  114   69  .265  .385  .461  .845   120   269   0   6   0   3   6  MVP-5
 1989 28 BAA AL  162  651   70  167  24   0  14   84   1   2   54   88  .257  .310  .358  .668    91   233   0   9   5   1  26  MVP-15
 1990 29 BAA AL  162  632   83  136  27   2  11   71   3   1   75   73  .215  .301  .316  .618    86   200   0   5   0   5  17  
 1991 30 BAA AL  162  669  106  223  47   4  41  122   4   2   41   58  .333  .368  .599  .968   132   401   0  10   8   2  23  MVP-1
 1992 31 BAA AL  162  658   62  154  28   3   7   78   2   1   43   51  .234  .280  .318  .598    86   209   1   8   0   2  12  
 1993 32 BAA AL  162  618   66  149  23   1  15   66   0   3   40   53  .241  .296  .354  .650    85   219   0   2   0   9  13  
 1994 33 BAA AL  158  615   84  177  25   9  19   94   1   0   52   65  .288  .352  .450  .802   100   277   0   4   2  11  24  MVP-13
 1995 34 BAA AL  161  609   84  133  30   4  15   71   0   0   61   85  .218  .292  .355  .647    83   216   2   8   6   6  25  
 1996 35 BAA AL  162  645   85  170  51   1  25  108   1   2   44   95  .264  .313  .462  .775    96   298   0   4   1   4  27  
 1997 36 BAA AL  162  626   62  169  43   0  16   73   2   1   40   71  .270  .320  .415  .735    94   260   0   5   0   8  23  
 1998 37 BAA AL  134  464   47  119  23   1   9   45   0   0   29   53  .256  .301  .369  .669    88   171   0   6   0   3   6  
 1999 38 BAA AL   91  329   50  100  23   0  25   65   2   0   15   44  .304  .339  .602  .941   119   198   0   1   5   3   9  
 2000 39 BAA AL   62  237   32   79  17   0  17   62   0   0   16   27  .333  .376  .620  .997   125   147   0   1   2   1   9  
         NYA AL   16   59    9   12   3   0   4   12   0   0    3    6  .203  .242  .458  .700    89    27   0   0   0   0   2  
         TOT      78  296   41   91  20   0  21   74   0   0   19   33  .307  .350  .588  .938         174   0   1   2   1  11 
 2001 40 NYA AL   11   42    6   10   5   0   0    7   0   0    2    3  .238  .273  .357  .630    81    15   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons    2903 11268 1531 3002 575  40 423 1614  28  24  990 1350  .266  .327  .437  .764        4926   5  96  38  67 353
 Per 600 PA           544   74  145  28   2  20   78   1   1   48   65                                 238   0   5   2   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA    2876 11167 1516 2980 567  40 419 1595  28  24  985 1341  .267  .327  .437  .765        4884   5  96  38  67 350
   With NYA       27  101   15   22   8   0   4   19   0   0    5    9  .218  .255  .416  .671          42   0   0   0   0   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals    3001 11551 1647 3184 603  44 431 1695  36  39 1129 1305  .276  .340  .447  .788        5168  10 127 107  66 350
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1981 20 BAA AL  78    0    .8   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   3e56      166   
 1982 21 BAA AL  31   76   4.2   0   0   0  .000  24  214  144  .673    0    0  .000  SS   3e23      -27   
 1983 22 BAA AL  35  101   5.4   0   0   0  .000  23  202  158  .782    0    0  .000  SS   2e25      -52   
 1984 23 BAA AL  31  139   8.2   0   0   0  .000  17  164  141  .860    0    0  .000  SS   1e26       44   
 1985 24 BAA AL  31  114   6.5   0   0   0  .000  23  203  153  .754    0    0  .000  SS   2e26       75   
 1986 25 BAA AL  34   84   4.5   0   0   0  .000  10  187  150  .802    0    0  .000  SS   2e14      -85   
 1987 26 BAA AL  30   65   3.5   0   0   0  .000  27  207  159  .768    0    0  .000  SS   2e20     -116   
 1988 27 BAA AL  28  113   6.9   0   0   0  .000  27  200  150  .750    0    0  .000  SS   2e21       42   
 1989 28 BAA AL  33   68   3.5   0   0   0  .000  12  194  161  .830    0    0  .000  SS   2e8       -50   
 1990 29 BAA AL  32   62   3.2   0   0   0  .000   2  211  181  .858    0    0  .000  SS   2e3      -139   
 1991 30 BAA AL  26  139   7.8   0   0   0  .000  13  199  180  .905    0    0  .000  SS   1e12       28   
 1992 31 BAA AL  27   59   3.0   0   0   0  .000  10  209  179  .856    0    0  .000  SS   2e12      -91   
 1993 32 BAA AL  29   63   3.5   0   0   0  .000  14  200  160  .800    0    0  .000  SS   2e17      -98   
 1994 33 BAA AL  31   93   5.4   4   1   0  .250   8  182  153  .841    0    0  .000  SS   2e10      -21   
 1995 34 BAA AL  26   60   3.2   0   0   0  .000   9  172  136  .791    0    0  .000  SS   2e8       -98   
 1996 35 BAA AL  27   84   4.5   0   0   0  .000  15  182  126  .692    0    0  .000  SS   3e14      -32   
 1997 36 BAA AL  26   78   4.4   0   0   0  .000  26  139   87  .626    0    0  .000  3B   3e23        2   
 1998 37 BAA AL   7   52   4.0   6   2   0  .333   3   60   51  .850    0    0  .000  3B   2e8       -51   
 1999 38 BAA AL   9   63   7.2  12   2   1  .167  12   31   14  .452    0    0  .000  3B   3e27      -11   
 2000 39 BAA AL   7   51   8.3   6   3   1  .500   3   28   18  .643    0    0  .000  3B   3e12      234   
         NYA AL  10    5   3.2   1   0   0  .000   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  3B   3e12      -63   
         TOT                     7   3   1  .429   3   32   21  .656    0    0  .000
 2001 40 NYA AL   5    3   3.2   1   0   0  .000   2    8    4  .500    0    0  .000  3B   4e20       -7   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 21 Seasons         1581   4.9  30   8   2  .267 280 3196 2508  .785    0    0  .000                 -32   6
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 59.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 213.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1981 20 BAA AL  3B     2     1     3    0    0  1.000     2    18.2   1.93
 1982 21 BAA AL  SS   162   278   619   24  110   .974   162  1459.2   5.53
 1983 22 BAA AL  SS   162   285   611   23  125   .975   162  1433.0   5.63
 1984 23 BAA AL  SS   161   283   542   17  115   .980   160  1433.0   5.18
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    11.2   0.77
 1985 24 BAA AL  SS   162   379   586   23  128   .977   162  1444.1   6.01
 1986 25 BAA AL  SS   162   391   538   10   89   .989   162  1445.1   5.78
 1987 26 BAA AL  SS   164   361   591   27  114   .972   164  1449.2   5.91
 1988 27 BAA AL  SS   162   413   557   27  105   .973   162  1443.0   6.05
 1989 28 BAA AL  SS   162   408   555   12  128   .988   162  1454.2   5.96
 1990 29 BAA AL  SS   162   374   478    2   88   .998   162  1452.1   5.28  GG
 1991 30 BAA AL  SS   162   324   489   13   94   .984   162  1476.1   4.96  GG
 1992 31 BAA AL  SS   162   291   526   10   91   .988   162  1472.1   4.99  GG
 1993 32 BAA AL  SS   162   278   517   14  115   .983   162  1436.1   4.98  GG
 1994 33 BAA AL  SS   158   280   497    8  122   .990   148  1349.1   5.18  GG
 1995 34 BAA AL  SS   161   269   475    9  123   .988   157  1424.1   4.70
 1996 35 BAA AL  SS   162   273   495   15  131   .981   162  1445.1   4.78
 1997 36 BAA AL  3B   105    45   130   18   12   .907    99   853.0   1.85
                 SS    76   109   220    8   45   .976    63   593.1   4.99
 1998 37 BAA AL  3B   127    74   209    3   27   .990   121  1085.2   2.35
 1999 38 BAA AL  3B    49    25    78   11    7   .904    49   413.0   2.24
                 RF     1     1     0    1    0   .500     0     3.0   3.00
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 2000 39 BAA AL  3B    56    36   104    3    9   .979    56   487.0   2.59
         NYA AL  3B    15     8    34    0    2  1.000    14   126.0   3.00
                 SS     1     2     1    0    1  1.000     0     5.0   5.40
 2001 40 NYA AL  3B    11     7    17    2    3   .923    10    88.0   2.45
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS  2504  4998  8297  242 1724   .982  2474 22218.1   5.39
                 3B   365   196   575   37   60   .954   351  3071.1   2.26
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    11.2   0.77
                 RF     1     1     0    1    0   .500     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1992 ALCS  BAA SEA   L    4  15  2  3  2  0  0   3  0  1  .200  .188  .333  0
 1996 ALDS  BAA CHA   W    4  16  2  3  0  0  2   4  1  3  .188  .235  .562  0
      ALCS  BAA SEA   W    3  11  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  2  .000  .083  .000  0
      WS    BAA ATN   L    5  19  1  5  1  0  0   2  1  4  .263  .300  .316  0
 1997 ALDS  BAA SEA   L    5  18  4  5  0  0  0   0  2  5  .278  .381  .278  0
 2000 ALDS  NYA SEA   W    3   8  1  2  0  0  0   0  3  2  .250  .455  .250  0
      ALCS  NYA OAA   L    3  10  2  1  1  0  0   0  2  3  .100  .250  .200  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1981  BAA   88-74   Mike Rescigno
 1982  BAA   90-72   Mike Rescigno, Charlie Steinhice
 1983  BAA   74-88   Charlie Steinhice
 1984  BAA   78-84   Charlie Steinhice
 1985  BAA   86-76   Charlie Steinhice
 1986  BAA   77-85   Charlie Steinhice
 1987  BAA   59-103  Charlie Steinhice
 1988  BAA   65-97   Charlie Steinhice
 1989  BAA   76-86   Charlie Steinhice
 1990  BAA   72-90   Charlie Steinhice
 1991  BAA   82-80   Charlie Steinhice
 1992  BAA   97-65   Charlie Steinhice
 1993  BAA   76-86   Charlie Steinhice
 1994  BAA   84-78   Charlie Steinhice
 1995  BAA   89-73   Charlie Steinhice
 1996  BAA   91-71   Charlie Steinhice
 1997  BAA   92-70   Charlie Steinhice
 1998  BAA   87-75   Charlie Steinhice
 1999  BAA   87-75   Charlie Steinhice
 2000  BAA   66-96   Charlie Steinhice, James Taglia
 2000  NYA   98-64   Robert Rescigno
 2001  NYA  101-61   Robert Rescigno

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