Cal Ripken, Jr. Memorabilia Collection Including a Photo with President Clinton.
Lot 233. Cal Ripken, Jr. Memorabilia Collection Including a Photo with President Clinton. Many of these 14 collectibles commemorate Ripken’s record, set in 1995, of playing in 2,131 consecutive games. 1. Color snapshot photo (approximately 4” x 6”) of Ripken showing a baseball to President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea. Nm. 2. Full-sized (30”) pennant celebrating Ripken’s consecutive game record, nm. 3-4. Two Burger King 6” glasses with a Ripken portrait and text noting that he batted .304 and hit 27 home runs in 1984. The glasses are part of a “Make Your Great Comeback in 1985” set of six Orioles. Nm-m. 5. Scarce 4” x 2” Celebrity Patch with Ripken’s facsimile signature and his uniform number. Mint. 6. McDonald’s All Time Greatest Team 6” glass showing a 1985 Topps card of Ripken and presenting his career statistics. Nm-m. 7. “Sports Illustrated” special 96-page edition recounting Ripken’s journey to the consecutive game record, ex-m+. 8. “Sports Illustrated” Dec. 18, 1995 issue honoring Ripken as its “Sportsman of the Year,” nm+. 9. 1995 Fotoball “Ripken by the Numbers,” portrait of the shortstop with a list of some key accomplishments, including 2131 consecutive games. Mint. 10. Fotoball with a Ripken 2131 consecutive game logo and an Orioles logo, mint. 11. 1995 Orioles schedule with Ripken on the back cover, nm. 12. 1995 Micro Stars Ripken figure, mint in the original package. 13. Ripken 3” color photo pin, ex-m. 14. 1984 “Who’s Who in Baseball” with Ripken on the cover as the A.L. MVP, vg-ex. Minimum Bid $20.