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Goodbye, No. 8

Coverage of Ripken's final game on Oct. 6, 2001

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Ripken's final game

View photos of Ripken's final game on Oct. 6, 2001, including the pre-game ceremony

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Commissioner Bud Selig speaks prior to Cal Ripken's last game.

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Former President Clinton speaks before Cal Ripken's last game

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Mayor O'Malley speaks before Ripken's last game

October 6, 2001

Saying thanks, goodbye to Cal

Tom Pendleton knew he could make a nice profit by selling his tickets to tonight's game, but for the lifelong Maryland resident and Orioles fan, eBay was never an option.

October 7, 2001

John Eisenberg: In Ripken's sentimental journey, last chance to play is the real trip

WHY DID YOU and Cal become such good friends?" a reporter asked Brady Anderson before Cal Ripken's last game last night at Camden Yards.

October 7, 2001

The mayor named a street after him. A former president called him the best running story in baseball. A sell-out throng cheered his every move, lighting the sky with flashbulbs and the glint of metallic confetti, chanting, "Thank you, Cal."