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Cal Ripken Jr Signed Brooks Baseball Cleat Inscribed "2131 Consecutive Games"PSA
Brooks baseball cleat, size 9. Hand-signed and inscribed in gold paint pen by Cal Ripken Jr. (Orioles, HOF).
Cal
Ripken Jr., nicknamed "The Iron Man", played 21 seasons for the
Baltimore Orioles. 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 AL Most Valuable
Player.
Ripken is best known for holding 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%).
The lot / autograph(s) includes an official PSA/DNA hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes.
Authentication: PSA COA