Ripken: He (Eddie Murray) showed me how to play this game, day in and day out. I thank him for his example and for his friendship.
Cal: The reality is that players can't play forever.
Cal: The Hall of Fame run, it should be a celebration of the player's career. I hope, if that happens with me, that it would be a celebration.
Peter Angelos: Cal Ripken is more than just records and statistics. He is the Iron Man who was born in Maryland, played his entire career for his hometown team and gave everything he had. Cal showed everyone how the game should be played.
In 1988 Cal led the American League with 10 sacrifice flies.
Cal had a career high 7 triples in 1984.
Cal won the American League's Gold Glove Award for shortstops in 1991 and 1992.
Cal was named the MVP of the 2001 All-Star Game.
Ripken had more than 100 RBI in a season four different times (1983, 85, 91 and 96).
In 1990 Cal set Major League record for consecutive errorless games at 95 and consecutive chances without an error at 431.
In 1990 Cal broke Larry Bowa's record of best fielding percentage by a shortstop with a .996 fielding average.
As of his retirement Cal was the tallest full-time shortstop to ever play Major League Baseball standing at 6'4".
In 1987 Cal's father, Cal Sr., was hired as the Oriole Manager. Soon after Cal's brother Billy was called up to play second base, putting all three Ripken's on the same team. This was the first time someone managed two sons at the same time.
Ripken won his second in MVP award in 1991. That season Cal had a .323 batting average, hit 34 home runs and drove in 114 runs.
Cal's consecutive game streak came to an end on September 20, 1998. He voluntarily took a game off after playing in 2,632 consecutive games.
Cal's 1983 Baltimore Oriole team won the World Series.
In 1982 Cal was named the American League Rookie of the Year.
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