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Nolan Ryan
(WHO could NOT have voted for him? Well, six sourpusses didn't!)
Most seasons played - 27
Most no-hitters - 7
Most walks - 2,795
Most years with 300 or more strikeouts - 6
Most strikeouts in a season - 383
Long before they constructed Camden Yards, Cal Ripken punched into work every day. He still does. Not just because he's outlasted everyone. He's outclassed everyone, on and off the field.
With all the glitz surrounding today's ballplayers -- most of whom are known more for selling sneakers, underwear, drinks, and electronics than hitting baseballs -- how ironic that Ripken, the soft-spoken workhorse, has become Major League Baseball's glimmer of hope in an era of hotshots, a guy who has been around long enough to remember when players just played and didn't vend merchandise.
That is the beauty of Ripken. He is the consummate "old-school" player, a thinking man who works his butt off and keeps his mouth shut. In short, he is a perfect baseball player -- patient, fundamentally sound, a guy who uses his brain more than his brawn.
Named MVP twice (1983 and 1991)
First player to be MVP, All-Star game MVP and a Gold Glove in the same year
Ripken has hit more home runs than any other shortstop
Ripken has played in 13 consecutive All-Star games
Two Golden Gloves
Holds the major league record for fielding percentage in a single season (0.996 in 1990, commiting only 3 errors that season)
He set the major league record for most assists in a season (584) in 1984
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September 28, 1974 vs Minnesota
June 1, 1975 vs Baltimore
September 26, 1981 vs Los Angeles
June 11, 1990 vs Oakland
May 1, 1991 vs Toronto
Cal Ripken
Cal Ripken epitomizes traditional baseball.
The Numbers
Ripken is a certain Hall of Famer as the best shortstop that ever played the game.
Rookie of the Year award in 1982
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