Autographs of Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most productive offensive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, 1,695 runs batted in, and won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense during his career. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP), in 1983 and 1991.
Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), having surpassed Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 which had stood for 56 years and which many deemed was unbreakable. In 2007, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 98.53% of votes, the sixth-highest election percentage ever to-date.
Born in Maryland, Ripken grew up traveling around the United States as his father, Cal Sr., was a player and coach in the Orioles' organization. After playing at Aberdeen High School, Ripken Jr. was drafted by the Orioles in the second round of the 1978 MLB draft. He reached the major leagues in 1981 as a shortstop but moved to third base in 1982, but the following year, he was shifted back to shortstop, his long-time position for Baltimore. That year, Ripken also won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and began his consecutive games played streak.
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Current items with a signature of Cal Ripken
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Traded items with a signature of Cal Ripken
The most expensive item with a signature of Cal Ripken (Cal Ripken Jr, Signed, Orioles, Lot, MLB Auth, Jersey, Bat, Ball) was sold in June 2026 for £2,439.72 while the cheapest item (Cal Ripken Jr. Topps Archives 2018 Card With Autograph) found a new owner for £0.10 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (98) was January 2026 with an average selling price of £120.63 for an autographed item of Cal Ripken. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2020 with £896.76 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.20 was December 2020. In average, an autographed item from Cal Ripken is worth £82.26.
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