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The Iron Man ovation: Baltimore's 22-minute appreciation of Cal
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Cal Ripken's streak 25 years later
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Cal Ripken Jr. - Wikipedia
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Cal Ripken, Jr. Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
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CAL RIPKEN JR. bmoresportsnest
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Cal Ripken Jr. streak oral history
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Game 2,131 - Cal Ripken, Jr. Makes History
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Cal Ripken Jr. - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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