Article: Fitting tribute Gwynn, Ripken will be inducted into Hall same day.

Byline: Evan Grant

Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn will share the stage as the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame induction class on Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y. There may have never been a more perfect pairing of Hall of Famers than this duo. They were born three months apart, played their entire careers within 100 miles of their birthplace and were members of extended baseball-playing families.

A quick and quirky look at their careers:

Tony Gwynn . . . . Category . . . . Cal Ripken

May 9, 1960 . . . Birthdate . . . Aug. 24, 1960

Los Angeles . . . . Birthplace . . . Havre de Grace, Md.

20 years . . . . ML career . . . . 21 ...

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