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Article: Baseball honors two who love the game: The Iron Man, Cal Ripken, and Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn, enter the Hall of Fame today.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2007
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Byline: Jim Salisbury
Jul. 29--A record crowd that could surge to 60,000 is expected as two of the game's greats, Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn, are inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., today.
Ripken, who played his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles, is the all-time Iron Man. The former American League rookie of the year and MVP started 2,632 consecutive games from 1982 to 1998.
Gwynn, called "Mr. Padre" after playing his entire career with San Diego, was one of the best hitters ever, an eight-time National League batting champ who always played with a smile.
"I love everything about baseball," Gwynn told the San ...
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