Photos spanning Ripken’s 21 seasons with the Orioles
Billy, Cal Sr., and Cal Jr. during Spring Training. (Gene Sweeney Jr / Baltimore Sun)
Cal Ripken turns an opening day smile verses Boston. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)
Orioles’ #8, Cal Ripken, argues with second base umpire Drew Coble about a safe call he made. (Gene Sweeney Jr. / Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. jogs to his position as he runs into the record books, tying the standing world record of 2,215 consecutiive games played in baseball. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Cal Ripken on the first day of Spring Training. (Elizabeth Malby / Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore, Md.--Oct. 6, 2001 -- Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken watches fireworks erupt in colors beside the U.S. flag from Fort McHenry as the Star Spangled Banner plays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to honor him on his final game before his retirement Sat., Oct. 6, 2001. Ripken played in 3,001 games throughout his career, with a lifetime .276 batting average. (Baltimore Sun/Karl Merton Ferron) ELECTRONIC IMAGE (DSC_0111.JPG) (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)
