Saturday night in Baltimore, Cal Ripken Jr. and the Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of his breaking the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games played with his 2,131st appearance, now known as the “2-1-3-1” record.

The Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman, now 65, was honored in Oriole Park at Camden Yards exactly 30 years after breaking the previous consecutive games mark that had belonged to New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig.

The “Iron Man” recalled his account of the historical event and those that led up to it.

“The memories that happened that night are crystal clear,” Ripken said. “A lot of the things that you do on the baseball field, it’s amazing how that comes back to you.”

There were many famous guests in attendance including Hall of Famers Harold Baine

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