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- In 1987, the Orioles feathered their nest with
- Ripkens. Cal junior was at shortstop, his
- dad, Cal senior, was hired as the Oriole
- manager, and CalΓÇÖs younger brother, Billy,
- was called up from the minor leagues
- during mid-season to play second base.
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- Cal and Billy made a great double-play
- combination. In 1990, the dynamic duo
- committed only 11 errors -- the fewest in
- major league history by a second-shortstop
- combination. That same year, both homered
- in the fifth inning of a game against the
- Toronto Blue Jays, becoming only the fifth
- pair of brothers to go deep in the same
- inning. Billy is now with the Texas Rangers.