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Baltimore Orioles: Looking back at four Hall of Fame players

ByKristen Bentley|
29 Sep 2001: A ground crew member lays out a plate with the number ''8'' on it to honor Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles during the game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Ezra Shaw/Allsport
29 Sep 2001: A ground crew member lays out a plate with the number ''8'' on it to honor Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles during the game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Ezra Shaw/Allsport
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COOPERSTOWN, NY – JULY 26: Cal Ripken Jr attends the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2015 in Cooperstown, New York. Craig Biggio, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz were inducted in this year’s class. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
COOPERSTOWN, NY – JULY 26: Cal Ripken Jr attends the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2015 in Cooperstown, New York. Craig Biggio, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz were inducted in this year’s class. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Cal Ripken

There was no doubt that the Iron Man would become a member of the Hall of Fame when his name was called in 2007. As a lifer in Baltimore, he had 3,184 hits and 431 home runs. Only six other players have over 3,000 hits and 400 home runs with one of them is another Oriole in the Hall of Fame. Ripken finished playing baseball in 2001 and was an All-Star in all but 2 of his 21 seasons. He played 3,001 games with one team – only three other baseball players in history have more games with a single team.

Ripken was named Rookie of the Year in 1982 and he won two MVP awards in 1983 and 1991. One of his unexpected stats is that no one has grounded into more doubles plays in the MLB – he did it 350 times. He is 16th in the MLB in doubles and hits. Interestingly, he is second in sac flies, while another Oriole sits in first place. Ripken proudly holds the honor of playing the most consecutive games: 2,632.

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