Games-played streaks, Part 3: Cal Ripken Jr. By JohnW53 on Apr 27, 2021, 5:56am CDT +
15 games during his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played from 1925 to 1939.
As described in a previous post, in 5 of those games, Gehrig was replaced with a pinch runner in the top of the first inning. In 2 more, he was replaced in the bottom of the first. He also was lifted in the second inning of 4 games.
How often did Cal Ripken Jr. make only a minimal appearance on his way to smashing Gehrig s record, ultimately playing in 2,632 straight games from 1982 through 1998?
Remarkably, just
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AUSPICIOUS DEBUT
Ripken was 2 weeks short of his 21st birthday when he made his big league debut with the Orioles on Aug. 10, 1981, at home against the Royals.