The town was certainly abuzz 30 years ago today with Cal Ripken Jr. was set to break Lou Gehrig’s major league baseball consecutive game streak of 2,131 games. WQSR’s general manager Brad Murray stepped up to plate himself, as he always did, and the station purchased 2 $5000 tickets to the game. These tickets had a lot that went with them as you’ll hear on this clip of the Rouse and Company morning show giving the tickets away to caller 2,131. We took the final ten callers on the air, which are on the clip as well. I think you’ll get a sense of the excitement that most everyone was feeling in Baltimore on this day 30 years ago.
If you have any memories from that day you care to share, please do. And if you hear yourself on the clip, I’d love to know if you’re still around and how you felt getting “that close”
