Yes, his name is Fred and he is a mechanic in suburban Baltimore.
No Cal Ripken Jr. never played first base. He was a shortstop, and was moved to third base late in his career.
There are several- for example, the Ripken family includes Cal Ripken Jr ("The Ironman"), Cal Ripken Sr. (a celebrated former manager for the Baltimore Orioles), and even Cal's brother, Billy, who at one point, played 2nd base to Cal's short-stop, even while Cal Ripken Sr. managed the team.
Cal Ripken Jr played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1981-2001. He alternated between shortstop and third base in 1981 and 1982. He was a shortstop from 1983-1996 and a third baseman between 1997-2001. For his career he played 2,302 games at shortstop and 675 games at third base.
Bill Ripken's birth name is William Oliver Ripken.
Cal Ripken's birth name is Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr..
Cal Ripken Jr's 98.53% is the third highest MLB hall of fame vote percentage in history, behind Tom Seaver at 98.84% and Nolan Ryan at 98.79%.
Viola Ripken
Cal Ripken debuted on August 10, 1981, playing for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium; he played his final game on October 6, 2001, playing for the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Violet or "Vi" Ripken
Bernd Ripken was born in 1940.
Bernd Ripken is 180 cm.
Bill Ripken is 6' 1".