Ripken: Cal on Cal

by Cal Ripken Jr. (Editor)

In a time when loyalty and endurance are increasingly becoming forgotten as the building blocks of excellence, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. stands as a steadfast example of what makes baseball "America's game". Now the team that gave readers Rare Air and Andretti provides an up-close look at this future hall-of-famer. 100 color photos.

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Autobiography

116 pages, Hardcover

First published January 17, 1997

About the author

Cal Ripken, Jr. was a shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles for his entire career (1981-2001). Nicknamed “The Iron Man” for his relentless work ethic and reliability on the field, Ripken is most remembered for playing a record 2,632 straight games over 17 seasons. He was a 19-time All Star and is considered to be one of the best shortstops professional baseball has ever seen. In 2007 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Since his retirement, Ripken has worked as President and CEO of Ripken Baseball, Inc. to nurture the love of baseball in young children from a grassroots level.

Reviews

[Anup Sinha · Rating 4 out of 5]

For what it is, this is a nice book and a nice read. It is photo-heavy and intended for kids during the mid-1990s after Ripken passed Gehrig's consecutive game streak but I still enjoyed it today, as a middle-aged sentimental sports fan. Don't read it expecting a tell-all biography or anything like that, just kind of a pictorial celebration of a great player and ambassador of the game from his perspective. He has enough little tidbits about other players and events to entertain those of us who miss the 1980s and 1990s MLB. I recommend it for people like me and of course to any big Cal Ripken fan.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anything Cal is great!!