Cal Ripken Sr.

Cal Ripken Sr.
Ripken with the Baltimore Orioles in 1982
Manager / Coach
Born: (1935-12-17)December 17, 1935 Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Died: March 25, 1999(1999-03-25) (aged 63) Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB Managing debut
June 13, 1985, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB Managing appearance
April 11, 1988, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Games managed	169
Managerial record	68–101
Winning %	.402
Teams
As manager Baltimore Orioles (1987–1988) As coach Baltimore Orioles (1976–1986, 1989–1992)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1983) Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame

Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr. (December 17, 1935 – March 25, 1999) was an American baseball player, scout, coach and manager. who spent 36 years in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played in the Orioles' farm system beginning in 1957, and later served as coach and manager of the parent club, on which his sons Cal Jr. and Billy played.

Born near Aberdeen, Maryland, which he called home throughout his life, Ripken joined the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 as a minor league player. He spent the next 36 years in the organization, mainly as a coach, with only one season and seven games coming as a manager. As a manager in the minor leagues for 13 years, Ripken won 964 games, and later compiled a 68–101 record managing the Orioles. Several of his students, including Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, and most prominently his son Cal Jr., went on to Hall of Fame careers. He was credited for helping sculpt his team's tradition of excellence known as "The Oriole Way."