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Cal Ripken Jr. was named the All-Star Rookie shortstop his first two seasons. [9] His cards appeared in the 1982 and 1983 sets –neither one included the gold trophy symbols. Ryan Mountcastle was an outfielder on 2020 All-Star Rookie Team and the first baseman on the 2021 All-Star Rookie Team.
Ripken was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the son of Violet Roberta "Vi" Ripken (née Gross) and Cal Ripken Sr.He has German, English, and Irish ancestry. [5] [6] Though the Ripkens called Aberdeen, Maryland, their home, they were often on the move because of Cal Sr.'s coaching duties with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [7]
The 1974 "Washington Nat'l League" cards are considered errors too, but were corrected during the run. This came about when there was a strong possibility that the San Diego Padres might move to Washington after the 1973 season.
Notable card in this set is Cal Ripken's rookie card. [18] Donruss released three baseball card sets in 1983. Its standard 660-card set (with only minimal changes; a glove replacing the ball on the front and the back switching from blue to yellow), a 60-card "Action All-Star" set and a 44-card "Hall of Fame Heroes" set.
The record—2,632 consecutive games, a streak compiled over more than 16 years—is held by Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles, and is considered to be one of the league's unbreakable records. Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees , whose record of 2,130 consecutive games had stood for 56 years.
The American League defeated the National League, 4–1. This was Cal Ripken Jr.'s 19th and final All-Star Game. It was also the final All-Star Game for San Diego Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn. The American League squad for the game featured eight players from the Seattle Mariners. [1]
Set by Cal Ripken Jr., 1982–1998. [86] Lou Gehrig , whose record Ripken surpassed in 1995, had a consecutive games streak of 2,130 games, 502 fewer. [ 30 ] [ 86 ] [ 87 ] Third on the all-time list is Everett Scott , whose streak of 1,307 consecutive games is less than half of Ripken's total. [ 87 ]
Cal Ripken Jr. made the final putout of the series, snaring a liner by Garry Maddox. [13] The Phillies finished this Series with a team batting average of .195, with no one having a worse Series than Schmidt, going a paltry 1 for 20 (.050 batting average) and overall the lowest average for a World Series team since the 1974 Oakland Athletics ...