Ripken, Gwynn inducted into Hall of Fame (AP)

July 30th, 2007

Tony Gwynn, left, and Cal Ripken, Jr., hold their Hall of Fame plaques after their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., Sunday, July 29, 2007. Gwynn played his Major League Baseball career with the San Diego Padres and Ripken spent his career with the Baltimore Orioles. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn took their place in baseball's shrine Sunday, saluted as much for their Hall of Fame careers as their character off the field. Commissioner Bud Selig and a record crowd came to cheer them and all that was good about the game.




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