Cal Ripken Jr. 2022 Topps Tribute Auto Card #ta-cpj + Bonuses 6/25 Orioles Hof


Cal Ripken Jr. 2022 Topps Tribute Auto Card #ta-cpj + Bonuses 6/25 Orioles Hof


Cal Ripken Jr. 2022 Topps Tribute Auto Card #ta-cpj + Bonuses 6/25 Orioles Hof


You are purchasing a 2022 Topps Tribute Autographed card of HOF Cal Ripken Jr. This card has an on card auto signed in a crisp blue sharpie certified by Topps. There is also the year when Cal Ripken Jr. Became a HOF’er. The card shows Cal Ripken in high resolution photography. The card has a wooden like border to enhance the aesthetic beauty of the card. Ripken is perhaps best known for breaking New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games played, a record many deemed unbreakable. To make the feat even more memorable, Ripken hit a home run in the previous night’s game that tied Gehrig’s record and another home run in his 2,131st game. A 19-time All-Star and member of the 3000 hit club, Ripken is considered one of the best shortstops and third basemen to ever play the game. As an added bonus, you will receive a 2020 Topps Update Series cards #U-209 and #U-230. These cards are an absolute must have for any Cal Ripken Jr. MLB HOF, or Baltimore Orioles, collector/fan/investor! Calvin Edwin “Cal” Ripken, Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed. , is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman. Fans later voted his 2,131st game as Major League Baseball’s “Most Memorable Moment” in MLB history. Ripken played in an additional 501 straight games over the next three years, and his streak ended at 2,632 games when he voluntarily removed his name from the lineup for the final Orioles home game of the 1998 season. His record 2,632 straight games spanned over seventeen seasons, from May 30, 1982, to September 20, 1998. 6 ft 4 in. (102.27 kg), he pioneered the way for taller, larger shortstops to be successful in that position. When inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, he was a first ballot inductee with the third highest voting percentage (98.53%) in Hall of Fame history, behind Tom Seaver (98.84%) and Nolan Ryan (98.79%). Whose goal is to grow the love of baseball from a more grassroots level. Established in 2001, Ripken Baseball represents Cal and his brother Bill’s business and philanthropy dealings and focuses on several subsidiaries: Ripken Management and Design, Youth Camps and Clinics, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Ripken Professional Baseball, with three minor-league teams-the Aberdeen IronBirds (affiliated with the Orioles); the Augusta Green Jackets (affiliated with the San Francisco Giants); and the Charlotte Stone Crabs (affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays). Ripken was drafted by the Orioles in the second round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft. Ripken, as a member of the Rochester Red Wings (the Orioles Triple-A farm club at the time), played in the longest professional baseball game. Ripken started at third base and played all 33 innings against the Pawtucket Red Sox in a game that took parts of three days to complete. He made his big-league debut in a strike year. Ripken split time between shortstop and third base in 1981 and 1982, but he started to achieve prominence right away. Ripken homered in his very first at bat of the first game of the Orioles 1982 season against Kansas City and he hit 28 home runs that year en route to the American League’s Rookie of the Year Award. Ripken would eventually win the shortstop job from veteran Mark Belanger, an eight-time Gold Glover. Ripken began his consecutive-games-played streak on May 30, 1982, and broke Lou Gehrig’s “unbreakable” record 14 years later in what would be seen by many as a bright spot following the devastating 1994 strike. For example, the writeup in the 1996 Sporting News Baseball Guide called it what almost everyone considered the high point of the major league season. Ripken took an even bigger step forward in 1983, when he earned the first of his 19 All-Star berths and was named the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1983, hitting. 318 with 27 home runs and 102 RBI. His fielding percentage that year was. The Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS before beating the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one in the 1983 World Series. He made a number of key plays defensively at shortstop, including the final out of the series on a Garry Maddox lineout in Game 5. 1987 was a family affair year for Ripken as his father, Cal Ripken, Sr. Became manager of the Orioles. That year, he became the first manager to write two of his sons into the lineup card when both Ripken Jr and his brother and fellow Oriole, Billy Ripken, played in the same game. Later in the season, Ripken Sr. Decided to take Ripken out of the game on September 14, in a blowout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium. Replacing him in the eighth inning was current Rangers Manager Ron Washington, thus ending Ripken’s streak of 8,243 consecutive innings. While Ripken narrowly missed out on a Gold Glove in 1990-when he made just three errors in 162 games-he had a career year in 1991. Ripken led the American League with 211 hits and a. 348 batting average at the All-Star Break. He finished the season by hitting. 566 over 650 plate appearances, with 34 HR and 114 RBI. In addition to that, Ripken hit 46 doubles, stole a career-high 6 bases and was caught once, and hit 5 triples, while posting his career lowest strikeout rate and lowest number of strikeouts in a season with 600 or more plate appearances. His 1991 season is the fourth-greatest in baseball history (second among non-pitchers) as measured by WARP3 at 17.0 wins, bested only by Walter Johnson’s 1913 (18.1 wins), Babe Ruth’s 1923 (18 wins), and Amos Rusie’s 1894 season (17.6 wins). Ripken won his second AL MVP award, the Gold Glove Award, 1991 All Star Game MVP award (going 2 for 3 including a 3-run home run off Dennis Martínez), the Gatorade Home Run Derby contest (hitting a then record 12 home runs in 22 swings, including 7 consecutive homers to start the contest), Louisville Slugger “Silver Slugger Award”, AP Player of the Year Award, and The Sporting News Player of the Year Award. The only other player in MLB history to win all those awards in the same season, excluding the Home Run Derby, was Maury Wills in 1962. Ripken became the first player ever to win the Home Run Derby and be named All Star Game MVP in the same year. The only other player that has accomplished this feat is Garret Anderson of the Anaheim Angels in 2003. He was the first AL MVP in MLB history to win the award while playing with a sub. The Orioles finished in 6th place that year with a 67-95 record. At the end of the 1991 season, Memorial Stadium, the Orioles’ home since 1954, saw its last MLB game against the Detroit Tigers. Ripken was the last Oriole to bat at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, hitting into a double play against Detroit’s Frank Tanana on Oct. Ripken achieved a personal milestone on July 10, 1993, when he collected his 2,000th career hit, during a game at Oriole Park against the Chicago White Sox. This came on the Saturday of “All-Star Weekend”, just prior to the All-Star Game played at Camden Yards on July 13. On September 6, 1995, many baseball fans within and out of the United States tuned in to cable TV network ESPN to watch Ripken surpass Lou Gehrig’s 56-year-old record for consecutive games played (2,130 games). The game, between the Orioles and the California Angels, still ranks as one of the network’s most watched baseball games (Baseball’s most-watched game was Game 7 of the 1986 World Series). Cal’s children, Rachel and Ryan, threw out the ceremonial first balls. Both President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore were at the game. President Clinton was in the WBAL local radio broadcast booth when Ripken hit a home run in the fourth inning, and called the home run over the air. When the game became official after the Angels’ half of the fifth inning, the numerical banners that displayed Ripken’s streak on the wall of the B&O Warehouse outside the stadium’s right field wall changed from 2130 to 2131. Everyone attending (including the opposing Angels and all four umpires) erupted with a standing ovation lasting more than 22 minutes, one of the longest standing ovations for any athlete; ESPN did not go to a commercial break during the entire ovation. During the ovation, Ripken did a lap around the entire Camden Yards warning track to shake hands and give high-fives to the fans. The humble superstar had to be convinced by his teammates (who in fact playfully shoved him out of the dugout) to take a victory lap around the stadium, shaking hands and creating a highlight reel moment that’s been replayed repeatedly in the ensuing years. It was very spontaneous. I was feeling a sense of anxiety that it was unfair to stop the game in the middle of the game. You felt for the pitchers-it’s almost like a rain delay. I just kept saying to myself,’okay, let’s get the game started. Thank you very much. I’ll celebrate it as much as you want after it’s over, but let’s stay with the game. Bobby Bonilla and Rafael Palmeiro pushed me out of the dugout and said,’Hey, if you don’t do a lap around this thing, we’ll never get the game started. I thought it was a ridiculous sort of thing… But as I started to do it, the celebration of 50,000 started to be very one-on-one and very personal. I started seeing people I knew. Those were the people that had been around the ballpark all those years, and it was really a wonderful human experience. On June 14 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City against the Royals, Ripken broke the world record of consecutive games played of 2,216. The record had been held by Sachio Kinugasa of Japan. Kinugasa was at the game to watch Ripken break his record. On July 15, Ripken was moved to third base as an experiment, with Manny Alexander taking the shortstop position. In the first inning, Ripken dove for a grounder down the line and threw from his knees to get the runner out at first. This was the first time someone other than Cal Ripken had started a game at shortstop for the Orioles since 1982. Following the 1996 season, Cal Ripken released an autobiography, titled The Only Way I Know. The Orioles signed free agent shortstop Mike Bordick from Oakland and moved Ripken back to third base permanently. On September 20, 1998, before the final home game of the season against the New York Yankees, Ripken decided to end his streak at 2,632 games, having surpassed Gehrig’s previous record by 502 games. Rookie third baseman Ryan Minor started in his place (at first he thought it was a rookie prank). Realizing that the streak was coming to an end, the fans, his teammates, and the visiting Yankees (with David Wells being the first to notice that Ripken was not playing during batting practice) gave Ripken an ovation after the game’s first out was recorded. Ripken later stated that he decided to end the streak at the end of the season to avoid any off-season controversy about his playing status, and to end the streak entirely on his own terms while he still could. In 1999, Ripken had his statistically best season since 1991. Although he was injured at both the beginning and the end of the 1999 season; and, also mourned the loss of his father and former coach Cal Ripken, Sr. Only a few days before 1999′s opening game, he managed to hit 18 homers in only 332 at-bats (one HR every 18.4 AB’s) while hitting a career high. He had the best individual game of his career, going 6 for 6 with 2 homers off John Smoltz and tying a club record with 13 total bases against the Atlanta Braves on June 13, 1999. Ripken’s 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only 9 hits away from joining the 3000 hit club. He finally achieved the milestone early in the 2000 season when he singled off reliever Héctor Carrasco in a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 15, 2000, in the Metrodome. Ripken had a good night at the plate, getting three hits, the third of which was the milestone. The Twins distributed a commemorative certificate to the fans as they left the Metrodome after the game. In June 2001, Ripken announced he would retire at the end of the season. He was voted the starting third baseman in the All-Star game at Safeco Field on July 10, 2001, in Seattle. In a tribute to Ripken’s achievements and stature in the game, shortstop Alex Rodriguez (unknowingly foreshadowing his own future) insisted on exchanging positions with third baseman Ripken for the first inning, so that Ripken could play shortstop as he had for most of his career. In the third inning, Ripken made his first plate appearance and was greeted with a standing ovation. Ripken then homered off the first pitch from Chan Ho Park. Ripken ended up with All Star MVP honors. He is one of four players in MLB history with multiple All Star Game MVP Awards (1991 and 2001). The Orioles planned to retire Ripken’s #8 in a ceremony before the final home game of the 2001 season, on October 6. Ripken’s final game was originally set to be played at Yankee Stadium; however, the September 11, 2001 attacks led to the postponement of a week’s worth of games. The games missed were added on to the end of the season’s schedule. Since all the games the Orioles missed were at home, this changed the location of Ripken’s final game to Oriole Park, much to the delight of Orioles fans. Cal Ripken ended his career in the on deck circle in the bottom of the ninth inning. Long-time teammate Brady Anderson, also playing in his last game for the Orioles, swung and missed a fastball high and tight on a 3-2 count to end the game. After the game, Ripken gave a speech thanking the fans for their support over 20 seasons. At 6 ft 4 in, 225 lb (1.93 m, 102 kg), Ripken was a departure from the prototypical shortstop of the time-small, fleet-of-foot players who played a defensively difficult position but often did not post the home run and batting average totals that an outfielder might. Power hitting shortstops such as Alex Rodriguez, Nomar Garciaparra and Miguel Tejada are often seen. To be part of Ripken’s legacy. Nonetheless, Ripken demonstrated the ability to play excellent defense at shortstop, and as a result remained a fixture there for well over a decade, leading the league in assists several times, winning the Gold Glove twice, and, in 1990, setting the MLB record for best fielding percentage in a season at his position. Though not a flashy fielder, Ripken displayed excellent fundamentals, and studied batters and even his own pitching staff so he could position himself to compensate for his lack of physical speed, even calling pitches at times. Ripken’s legacy as a fielder is reflected by his place near the top of almost every defensive statistical category-he holds at least one all-time record (for either season, career, or most seasons leading the league) in assists, putouts, fielding percentage, double plays, and fewest errors. Ripken’s career range factor was 4.73 (and as high as 5.50 for a single season), a mark few shortstops have reached. Ripken’s power, which led to records like the most home runs by shortstop and 13th for career doubles, had consequences. His propensity to drive the ball often led to his grounders getting to fielders quickly for tailor-made double-play balls. In 1999, Ripken passed Hank Aaron as the player who had grounded into the most double plays in his career. Ripken is second on the fielding side for double plays by a shortstop. Billy and Cal Ripken are one of only four two-brother combinations in major league history to play second base/shortstop on the same club, Baltimore Orioles, during the 1980s. The others are Garvin and Granny Hamner, for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945; the twins Eddie and Johnny O’Brien, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid-1950s, and Frank and Milt Bolling, for the Detroit Tigers in 1958. On September 23, 2001, the NASCAR Winston Cup series and MBNA re-named the fall race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, naming the race the MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. The race paid tribute to the legacy of Ripken, who was in attendance greeting the competing drivers as they crossed the stage during driver introductions. Driver Bobby Labonte had a special paint scheme on his #18 Interstate Batteries car featuring Baltimore Orioles colors along with Ripken’s retirement seal. The race was won by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Who was then driving the #8 car (coincidentally matching Ripken’s jersey number). 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. American League Silver Slugger Award (SS). 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994. American League Most Valuable Player. MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. American League Gold Glove Award (SS). American League Rookie of the Year. Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. Sports Illustrated magazine’s “Sportsman of the Year”. The Associated Press “Athlete of the Year”. The Sporting News’ “Sportsman of the Year”. Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award. 1999: Ranked Number 78 on The Sporting News’ list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. 1999: Elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Beat Lou Gehrig’s Consecutive Games Streak. 2001: Ranked third greatest shortstop all-time in the The New Bill James Historical Abstract. 2001: Uniform number (8) retired by the Baltimore Orioles. 2007: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by 98.53 percent of voters. The highest percentage of votes ever for a position player, as well as third highest overall. 2007: Inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 29 with the San Diego Padres’ great Tony Gwynn in front of a record crowd of 75,000 people. Most consecutive games played at 2,632 (World record until 2005, current MLB record). Most consecutive innings played at 8,243 (World record until 2005, current MLB record). Most grounded into double plays at 350. Most home runs by a shortstop at 345. Most double plays by a shortstop, American League, at 1,682. All-time leader in MLB All-Star fan balloting (36,123,483). Most consecutive MLB All-Star Game starts (17). Most plate appearances by one player in one game at 15 (Triple-A game tied with Tom Eaton and Dallas Williams). Games Played: 3,001. Consecutive games: 2,632. At bats: 11,551. Extra Base Hits: 1,078. Home runs: 431 (Baltimore has had five members of the 500 home run club on its roster, but none have hit more with the Orioles than Ripken). Total Bases: 5,168. Double Plays: 1,682. Member of the National. Baseball Hall of Fame. 98.53% (first ballot). We will check with our local post office for the exact price to your address rounded up to the nearest dollar (Please request an invoice after adding to your cart). 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Cal Ripken Jr. Auto All Star game home run derby Game Picture


Cal Ripken Jr. Auto All Star game home run derby Game Picture


This is truly one of a kind I took this Picture at the Toronto Home Run Derby and Mr Ripken sign it for me. I had it framed to make it look amazing. The item “Cal Ripken Jr. Auto All Star game home run derby Game Picture” is in sale since Monday, May 18, 2020. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Autographs-Original\Baseball-MLB\Photos”. The seller is “howell339″ and is located in Grimsby, Ontario. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Product: Photo
  • Sport: Baseball-MLB
  • Original/Reprint: Original
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Cal Ripken Jr. Orioles Hof Signed Auto 2011 Gold Home Run Derby Baseball Psa


Cal Ripken Jr. Orioles Hof Signed Auto 2011 Gold Home Run Derby Baseball Psa


Cal Ripken Jr. Orioles Hof Signed Auto 2011 Gold Home Run Derby Baseball Psa


2011 STATE FARM GOLD HOME RUN DERBY ALL-STAR GAME SIGNED OML BASEBALL. SIGNED ON A ALLAN H. SELIG GOLD HOME RUN DERBY OML BASEBALL IN GEM BLUE INK. ON THE SWEET SPOT. SIGNATURE & BASEBALL IN GEM CONDITION. PSA/DNA AUTHENTICATION COA WITH MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER STICKER INCLUDED. The item “CAL RIPKEN JR. ORIOLES HOF SIGNED AUTO 2011 GOLD HOME RUN DERBY BASEBALL PSA” is in sale since Friday, November 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Autographs-Original\Baseball-MLB\Balls”. The seller is “pa2para” and is located in Indialantic, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Ecuador, Iceland, Sri lanka, Nicaragua, Peru, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

  • Modified Item: No
  • Product: Ball
  • Player: Cal Ripken Jr.
  • Sport: Baseball-MLB
  • Autograph Authentication: Professional Sports (PSA/DNA)
  • Team: Baltimore Orioles
  • Original/Reprint: Original
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Cal Ripken Jr. Signed 2009 All Star Game Home Run Derby Gold Baseball PSA DNA


Cal Ripken Jr. Signed 2009 All Star Game Home Run Derby Gold Baseball PSA DNA


Cal Ripken Jr. Signed 2009 All Star Game Home Run Derby Gold Baseball PSA DNA


Signed 2009 All Star Game Home Run Derby Gold Baseball PSA DNA. Signed 2009 All Star Game Home Run Derby Gold Baseball PSA DNA Sticker. Does not have PSA DNA Card. We specialize in sports autographs and memorabilia. We have one of the largest selections of baseball autographs in the country. The item “Cal Ripken Jr. Signed 2009 All Star Game Home Run Derby Gold Baseball PSA DNA” is in sale since Monday, December 31, 2018. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Autographs-Original\Baseball-MLB\Balls”. The seller is “showpiecessports” and is located in Deal, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Viet nam.

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CAL RIPKEN JR SIGNED OFFICIAL 2011 HOME RUN DERBY BASEBALL PSA/DNA COA IN GLASS


CAL RIPKEN JR SIGNED OFFICIAL 2011 HOME RUN DERBY BASEBALL PSA/DNA COA IN GLASS


CAL RIPKEN JR SIGNED OFFICIAL 2011 HOME RUN DERBY BASEBALL PSA/DNA COA IN GLASS



CAL RIPKEN JR SIGNED OFFICIAL 2011 HOME RUN DERBY BASEBALL PSA/DNA COA IN GLASS. PSA/DNA COA WITH MATCHING STICKER ON THE BASEBALL. PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING FOR FULLY INSURED. More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today! The item “CAL RIPKEN JR SIGNED OFFICIAL 2011 HOME RUN DERBY BASEBALL PSA/DNA COA IN GLASS” is in sale since Monday, April 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Autographs-Original\Baseball-MLB\Balls”. The seller is “dslsports” and is located in California Powerseller. This item can be shipped to United States.

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