Spring 2020 Premium Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/20/2020
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr began is career and consecutive game streak in 1982. Ripken would be the 1982 American League Rookie of the Year and would be the AL MVP while leading the Orioles to the 1983 World Series title. Offered here is a carbon copy lineup card from the June 4, 1982 between the Orioles and Minnesota Twins at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. This blue lineup card has “1982 OFFICIAL BATTING ORDER (VISITING CLUB)” and “DATE 6/4/82”. There are two columns “ORIGINAL” and “CHANGE” with the lineup reading “Bumbry CF Dauer 2B Ford RF Murray 1B Ayala LF Singleton DH Ripken 3B Dempsey C Sakata SS McGregor P”. Earl Weaver is copied next to the “Vistiing Manager’s Copy”. There is a slight tear on the top center.