At Camden Yards in front of a full house including Orioles notables Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Earl Weaver as well as Commissioner Bud Selig and former President Bill Clinton, Cal Ripken plays his 3,001st and final game. After a hitless night, the 41 year-old Cal watches the last out of the team’s 5-1 loss to the Red Sox from the on-deck circle.

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On October 6, 2001 — At Camden Yards in front of a full house including Orioles notables Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Earl Weaver as well as Commissioner Bud Selig and former President Bill Clinton, Cal Ripken plays his 3,001st and final game. After a hitless night, the 41 year-old Cal watches the last out of the team’s 5-1 loss to the Red Sox from the on-deck circle.

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