Born August 24, 1960, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, was Baseball Hall of Fame Shortstop, Cal Ripken Jr. This Nineteen-time Major League Baseball All-Star set a MLB record for consecutive game played with 2,632. Ripken won the American League MVP Award in 1983, and 1991 spending his entire career in the Baltimore Orioles organization. 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.