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Cal Ripken Jr.

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Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most productive offensive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, 1,695 runs batted in, and won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense during his career. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP), in 1983 and 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Cal Ripken Jr. is the 33rd most popular baseball player (up from 53rd in 2024), the 10,542nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,858th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Cal Ripken Jr. ranks 33 out of 91. Before him are Rogers Hornsby, Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, and Derek Jeter. After him are Greg Maddux, Hideo Nomo, Bob Gibson, Sammy Sosa, Carl Yastrzemski, and Shohei Ohtani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Cal Ripken Jr. ranks 459. Before him are Cha Hwa-yeon, Philippe Jourdan, David Simon, Ton Roosendaal, Andrew Lau, and Nigel Marven. After him are Jozef Pribilinec, Stephan Eicher, Lyudmila Andonova, Stanislav Boklan, Kin Endate, and Amy Klobuchar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cal Ripken Jr. ranks 10,544 out of 20,380. Before him are Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), Karin Slaughter (1971), Cal Tjader (1925), Haley Bennett (1988), Wanda Hawley (1895), and Spencer Dryden (1938). After him are Frances Perkins (1880), Roy Estrada (1943), June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), and James Dickey (1923).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Cal Ripken Jr. ranks 29. Before him are Satchel Paige (1906), Rogers Hornsby (1896), Roger Clemens (1962), Tom Seaver (1944), Mark McGwire (1963), and Derek Jeter (1974). After him are Greg Maddux (1966), Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), and Edgar Martínez (1963).

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