Playbook's Stadium 50 -- Significant moments in North American stadium history

Camden Yards


Camden Yards, 1995

 

Cal Ripken Jr. circles field after breaking Lou Gehrig's record for most consecutive games played.


Ripken broke the record when the game became official after the top of the fifth. He then circled the field, receiving and exchanging high-fives and handshakes with the fans. The moment was so emotional that even players who had never heard of steroids suddenly developed goose bumps the size of Mark McGwire's biceps.

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