Hard to believe that 40 years ago today Cal Ripken Jr. homered on his first AB of the season off the Royals' Dennis Leonard for his first career HR.
In 1983 the Orioles had a calendar giveaway & this photo was used for one of the months. Fortunately I was able to have it signed by both Jr. & Sr. (as an aside, I've always wondered what was going through their heads when this handshake took place):
