Record crowd sees Gwynn, Ripken inducted (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Most baseball Hall of Famers will be quick to say they never thought of achieving the game's ultimate honor. Not Tony Gwynn. At his induction Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the former San Diego Padres star pinpointed the exact moment -- Aug. 6, 1993. "It's my mother's birthday, and that was the day I got to 2,000 (hits)," Gwynn said.

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