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Article: 2001 All-Star Baseball Game -- Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn Bask in All- Star Spotlight
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- July 11, 2001
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE - Cal Ripken stole this All-Star night away from the
sport's best players.
Baseball's Iron Man overshadowed the rest of the game's stars,
homering in the first at-bat of his final All-Star game Tuesday
night.
"It's been a great one," Ripken said. "To have things go great in
the game, to hit a home run, it's been special. It's a great
feeling."
For five innings on the field, Ripken was the center of
attention, getting a final inning at shortstop and hitting yet
another dramatic home run. Ripken won his second All-Star MVP award
as the American League beat the National League 4-1.
Earlier, he and fellow retiring great Tony Gwynn - surrounded by
All-Stars - were ...