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  1.                                  earned run per game. He
  2.                                  also struck out 100
  3.                                  batters in 60 innings!
  4.  
  5.                                  In 1978, Cal graduated 
  6. from high school and was signed by the
  7. team his father coached for, the Baltimore
  8. Orioles. During his early career in the minor
  9. and major leagues, CalΓÇÖs playing time was
  10. divided between shortstop and third base.
  11. He was so good at both spots that his
  12. coaches couldnΓÇÖt decide which should be
  13. his permanent position. (At 6' 4" tall and 220
  14. pounds, Cal was considered by some
  15. baseball experts to be too big to play short-
  16. stop.) That didnΓÇÖt take away from CalΓÇÖs
  17. performance at all. In 1982, he was 
  18. named American League Rookie of 
  19. the Year. 
  20.  
  21.