1995 Cal Ripken Iron Man Framed Front Page Newspaper Print Baltimore Orioles

This front page newsprint honors one of the greatest baseball players of all time! On Sept 6, 1995, Cal Ripken breaks the record for consecutive games played. Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). Ripken holds the record for the most consecutive games played, 2,632, surpassing Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable. One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2007, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 98.53% of votes, the sixth-highest election percentage ever. This is not onl