This day in baseball: Ripken is Rookie of the Year
Posted: November 24, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Cal Ripken Jr, Major League Baseball, MLB, Rookie of the Year, sports Leave a commentOrioles infielder Cal Ripken, Jr. was awarded the American League Rookie of the Year on November 24, 1982. Ripken’s consecutive game streak had already begun at this point, sitting at 118 games at this point.