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In 21 seasons with his hometown Baltimore Orioles,Cal Ripken racked up some very enivable numbers: 3,184 hits. 431 home runs. 1,695 runs batted in. A 19time All-Star, and two-time American League Most Valuable Plater.
But perhaps his greatest number was 2,632. That's w many consecutive games Ripken played in,shattering the Lou Gehrig record of 2,130, 25 years ago this weekend.
By Bill Thompson5
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In 21 seasons with his hometown Baltimore Orioles,Cal Ripken racked up some very enivable numbers: 3,184 hits. 431 home runs. 1,695 runs batted in. A 19time All-Star, and two-time American League Most Valuable Plater.
But perhaps his greatest number was 2,632. That's w many consecutive games Ripken played in,shattering the Lou Gehrig record of 2,130, 25 years ago this weekend.

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