1. By: Brett Hower

2. Slide #Description OneTitle Page TwoTable of Contents ThreeBackground Info FourPlaying Career FiveStats, Honors, and Awards SixConsecutive Games Streak SevenLegacy EightSources

3.  Born in Aberdeen, Maryland in 1961  Father, Cal Ripken Sr., was baseball manager  Played baseball and basketball at Aberdeen High School, along with his brother, Billy  Was drafted out of high school in the second round by the Baltimore Orioles

4.  Came up to the Orioles in 1981-1982  Won Rookie of the Year, leading Orioles in hitting  Helped lead team to World Series in 1983, being named to first all-star team and winning MVP  In 1987, played alongside his brother, Billy, and was managed by father, Cal Sr.

5.  2-Time American League MVP  19 time All-Star Selection  Has jersey number 8 retired by Orioles  Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, 98% of voters elected him, highest ever  Orioles’ all-time leader in: Games played, hits, runs, RBI, extra base hits, doubles, home runs, and walks

6.  In 1995, played in his 2131 st consecutive game  Broke Lou Gehrig’s record of 2130 consecutive games  Hit a home run in the game, in front of sellout crowd at Camden Yards  22 minute standing ovation after he had broken the record

7.  Here is a link to a video about Cal Ripken Jr. breaking the consecutive games played record:  http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?conte nt_id=3251272&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tci d=vpp_copy_3251272&v=3 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?conte nt_id=3251272&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tci d=vpp_copy_3251272&v=3

8.  At 6’4”, was one of biggest shortstops to play in MLB  Paved way for other big, power-hitting shortstops like Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, and Miguel Tejada  His breaking of consecutive games streak was voted Baseball’s most memorable moment  Now owns 3 minor league baseball teams, started organization in Baltimore to promote baseball to keep kids out of trouble

9.  www.ripkenbaseball.com www.ripkenbaseball.com  http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/r/ripkeca01.shtm l http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/r/ripkeca01.shtm l  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken,_Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken,_Jr.  www.images.google.com www.images.google.com  http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?conte nt_id=3251272&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tci d=vpp_copy_3251272&v=3 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?conte nt_id=3251272&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tci d=vpp_copy_3251272&v=3