[PAR] [TLE] Cal Ripken Jr. [SEP] Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001).  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).  Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played, 2,632, surpassing Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable.  In 2007, he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and currently has the fourth highest voting percentage of all time (98.53%). [PAR] [TLE] Mark Belanger [SEP] Mark Henry Belanger (June 8, 1944 – October 6, 1998), nicknamed "The Blade", was an American professional baseball shortstop.  He played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers.  A defensive standout, he won eight Gold Glove Awards between 1969 and 1978, leading the American League in assists and fielding percentage three times each, and retired with the highest career fielding average by an AL shortstop (.977).  He set franchise records for career games, assists and double plays as a shortstop, all of which were later broken by Cal Ripken Jr. After his playing career, he became an official with the Major League Baseball Players Association.
[PAR] [TLE] Cal Ripken Jr. [ SEP ] Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. ( born August 24 , 1960 ) , nicknamed " The Iron Man " , is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Baltimore Orioles ( 1981–2001 ) . 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 ) . Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played , 2,632 , surpassing Lou Gehrig 's streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable . In 2007 , he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility , and currently has the fourth highest voting percentage of all time ( 98.53 % ) . [PAR] [TLE] Mark Belanger [ SEP ] Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 , 1944 – October 6 , 1998 ) , nicknamed " The Blade " , was an American professional baseball shortstop . He played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers . A defensive standout , he won eight Gold Glove Awards between 1969 and 1978 , leading the American League in assists and fielding percentage three times each , and retired with the highest career fielding average by an AL shortstop ( .977 ) . He set franchise records for career games , assists and double plays as a shortstop , all of which were later broken by Cal Ripken Jr. After his playing career , he became an official with the Major League Baseball Players Association .
Mark Henry Belanger, nicknamed "The Blade", was an American professional baseball shortstop, he set franchise records for career games, assists and double plays as a shortstop, all of which were later broken by Cal Ripken Jr., nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons, (1981–2001), in Major League Baseball (MLB), for which organization?
Mark Henry Belanger , nicknamed " The Blade " , was an American professional baseball shortstop , he set franchise records for career games , assists and double plays as a shortstop , all of which were later broken by Cal Ripken Jr. , nicknamed " The Iron Man " , is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons , ( 1981–2001 ) , in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , for which organization ?
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles