The crossword solution for the term 'Famous First for the Orioles' is CAL, which stands for Cal Ripken Jr. Cal Ripken Jr. was a professional baseball player who played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1981 to 2001. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 and is widely considered one of the greatest shortstops of all time. He is most famous for his record-breaking streak of 2, 632 consecutive games played, which earned him the nickname 'Iron Man'.