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Ripken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Billy Ripken (born 1964), American baseball player * Cal Ripken Jr. (born 1960), American baseball player * Cal Ripken Sr. (1935–1999), American baseball coach and manager, father of Billy and Cal Jr. See also * Ripken (dog), named after Cal Ripken Jr. * Ricken {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Ripken
William Oliver Ripken (born December 16, 1964), nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from – for the Baltimore Orioles (1987–1992, 1996), Texas Rangers (1993–94, 1997), Cleveland Indians (1995), and Detroit Tigers (1998). During his career, he batted and threw right-handed. He is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. He currently serves as a radio host for XM Satellite Radio and a studio analyst for MLB Network. Born in Maryland, Ripken grew up traveling around the United States as his father, Cal Ripken Sr., was a player and coach in the Orioles' organization. After attending Aberdeen High School, Ripken was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round of the 1982 MLB draft. He reached MLB in 1987, creating the first situation in baseball history that a father had managed two sons on the same team, as his brother played for the Orioles and his father, Cal Ripken Sr. manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Ripken Jr
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise, 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 Hit (baseball), hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player (MVP), in 1983 and 1991. Ripken holds the Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks, record for consecutive games played (2,632), having surpassed Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 which had stood for 56 years and which many deemed was List of Major League Baseball r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Ripken Sr
Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr. (December 17, 1935 – March 25, 1999) was an American baseball player, scout (sports), scout, coach (baseball), coach and manager (baseball), manager who spent 36 years in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played in the Orioles' farm system beginning in 1957, and later served as coach and manager of the parent club, on which his sons Cal Ripken Jr., Cal Jr. and Billy Ripken, Billy played. Born near Aberdeen, Maryland, which he called home throughout his life, Ripken joined the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 as a minor league player. He spent the next 36 years in the organization, mainly as a coach, with only one season and seven games coming as a manager. As a manager in the minor leagues for 13 years, Ripken won 964 games, and later compiled a 68–101 record managing the Orioles. Several of his students, including Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, and most prominently his son Cal Jr., went on to Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame careers. He was credited for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripken (dog)
Ripken (August 1, 2016 – January 1, 2025), also known as Ripken the Bat Dog or Ripken the Tee Dog, was a Labrador Retriever coat colour genetics, black Labrador Retriever in North Carolina, who worked as a retrieval dog for the amateur baseball team Holly Springs Salamanders, the Minor League Baseball team Durham Bulls, and the NC State Wolfpack football, North Carolina State Wolfpack college football team. During baseball games, Ripken retrieved bats thrown after Hit (baseball), hits, and during football, retrieved the kicking tee after a Kickoff (gridiron football), kickoff. Born in Boise, Idaho, Ripken was named after Cal Ripken Jr., the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Hall of Fame player for the Baltimore Orioles. Former college baseball player and coach Michael O'Donnell and his wife, Melissa, acquired the dog at eight weeks old. He was trained to retrieve baseball bats soon after, and began appearing in commercials produced by O'Donnell to promote h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
