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Former Pitcher Jim Gott Reflects On His Role In Cal Ripken Jr.'s Streak

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On May 30, 1982, there were 21,632 fans in attendance at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium to see the Orioles lose, 6-0, to the Toronto Blue Jays. They didn't know it, but the fans were witnessing something special.
 
 It was the first career victory for then-Toronto pitcher Jim Gott. 
 
Oh, and it also was the first game of Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 consecutive games streak.
 
Glenn Clark caught up with Gott to talk about his role in Ripken's streak: 
 
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1 hour ago, PressBoxOnline said:
 
On May 30, 1982, there were 21,632 fans in attendance at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium to see the Orioles lose by a score of 6-0, to the Toronto Blue Jays. They didn't know it st the time, but the fans were witnessing something special.
 
It was the first career victory for then-Toronto pitcher Jim Gott. 
 
Oh, and it also was the first game of Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 consecutive games streak.
 
Glenn Clark caught up with Gott to talk about his role in Ripken Jr's streak: 
 
 
 

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The opposite of Tracy Stallard/Al Downing/Ralph Branca/Dennis Eckersley/Donnie Moore.

 

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