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Cal Ripken, Jr., was the perfect baseball player. He would play when he had the flu and even when he had a sprained ankle.
He was loyal to his city of Baltimore. He never left if more money was offered. In 1995 he broke Lou Gehrig's 2,130 games by playing 2,218 games in a row. According to World Book, Cal ended his streak of 2,632 consecutive games when he chose not to play in the game of September 20, 1998.
He was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 220 pounds. He was and still is the biggest shortstop in major league history. He is the only shortstop ever to hit 20 or more home runs in 10 straight seasons.
He is noticed much less than most major league superstars. He only gets noticed for his good plays. He is the only shortstop to have a record of start in eight straight All Star games.
In his first year in the major league, he was voted Rookie of the Year by the newspapers writers who cover the American league.
In 1983, at the age of twenty-three, Cal lead the......

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