The date was May 29, 1982.
2 * Cal has exited 6 games before the 7th inning
Gehrig's streak: 2,130 games; June 1, 1925----May 1, 1939
* Gehrig left games early 69 times (62 times in 1st 2,000 games of streak)
* Gehrig did not start two games, both in 1925
E9 * Gehrig played every inning in only one season ('31)
CONSECUTIVE-GAMES LEADERS
BASEBALL All time
L 1. Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2,130
L 2. Cal Ripken, Orioles .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ...1,996
L 3. Everett Scott, Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees .. ..1,307
L 4. Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,207
L 5. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1,117
L 6. Joe Sewell, Cleveland Indians/New York Yankees .. ..1,103
L 7. Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals .. .. .. .. .. .. . .895
L 8. Ed Yost, Washington Senators .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ..829
L 9. Augustus Suhr, Pittsburgh Pirates .. .. .. .. .. .. ..822
L 10. Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 798
Baseball Active
1. Cal Ripken, Orioles .. .. .1,996
2. Jeff Conine, Florida .. .. ..263
3. Albert Belle, Cleveland .. ..206
4. Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle ...153
5. Mike Bordick, Oakland .. .. .122
NBA all time
1. Randy Smith, Buffalo, San Diego, Cleveland, New York, San Diego.. 906
2. John Kerr, Syracuse, Philadelphia Baltimore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .844
XL 3. Dolph Schayes. Syracuse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..706
NFL all time
1. Jim Marshall, Cleveland .. .. .. .. .. ..282
2. Mick Tingelhoff, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...240
@4 3. Jim Bakken, St. Louis .. .. .. .. .. .. .234
NHL all time
1. Doug Jarvis, Montreal, Washington, Hartford .. .. .. ..964
2. Garry Unger, Toronto, Detroit, St. Louis, Atlanta .. ..914
NB 3. Steve Larmer, Chicago .. ... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ...884
8 QUESTIONS
1. Name the 1994 NL MVP candidate who broke a bone in his left hand last September, ending a 304-game streak that was second to Ripken's at the time.
2. What coach said of Ripken's streak last season: "That's idiotic. If I were his manager, he'd be out of there. He's hurting the team and showing that personal goals are more important. He wants to break Lou Gehrig's record even if it'll cost Baltimore the pennant."
3. Ripken has a consecutive All-Star Game streak, too. He has played shortstop in 12 straight (1983 to 1994). Whose record for shortstops does that tie?
4. When Ripken's consecutive-innings streak ended at a record 8,243 in the bottom of the eighth of an 18-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 14, 1987, who replaced him at shortstop?
5. Name the player whose consecutive-games streak was cut short when he broke his thumb while sliding into home plate.
6. Name the current Orioles pitcher who, when asked when Ripken's streak would end, answered: "When he stops breathing. Even then, we'll probably just wheel him out there and plant him at shortstop."
7. Who is Sachio Kinugasa?
8. Before Ripken, who held the Orioles' consecutive-games record of 463?
ANSWERS
1. Jeff Bagwell
2. The Giants' Bobby Bonds
3. Ozzie Smith's (1981 to 1992)
5. Steve Garvey
6. Mike Mussina
7. A Japan Central League player who played in 2,215 consecutive games from 1970 to 1987
' 8. Brooks Robinson
THE FIRST 1,000
1982
May 30, Ripken's streak begins
May 31, Ripken's first stolen base
June 14, Ripken's streak of 44 errorless games ends
July 1, Ripken moves to shortstop
July 8, Ripken plays last game at third base
July 31, Frank Robinson inducted into Hall of Fame
Aug. 22, Ripken records the first of his three career five-hit games
Sept. 15, USA Today publishes first issue
Oct. 3, The Brewers defeat the Orioles, 10-2, to win the Eastern Division title on final day of the season
Nov. 10, Brezhnev dies; Andropov takes over U.S.S.R.
Nov. 12, Joe Altobelli becomes the Orioles' seventh manager, replacing Earl Weaver.
1983
Jan. 30, Redskins defeat Miami in Super Bowl
July 6, Ripken plays in first all-star game
July 13, Ripken hits his first grand slam
July 31, Brooks Robinson is inducted into the Hall of Fame
Oct. 16, Orioles defeat Phillies to win World Series.
Nov. 16, Ripken becomes the first player in major-league history to win Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in consecutiver seasons.
1984
L Jan. 31, Ripken signs a 4-year contract at $1 million a year
March 29, Colts leave for Indianapolis
May 6, Ripken hits for the cycle
May 11, The Natural premieres
May 17, Jim Palmer released by Orioles
L July 10, Ripken gets first of 11 consecutive All-Star starts
Aug. 26, Death of Baltimore Archbishop Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Oct. 25, Lefty Driesell signs "lifetime" contract with Maryland.
1985
April 10, in consecutive game 444, Ripken sprains left ankle at shortstop during pickoff play in third inning, but does not come out of game
July 15, starts as All-Star shortstop by leading AL players in voting
Sept 19, Earthquake in Mexico City kills 10,000 people
6* Dec. 14, Roger Maris dies at age of 51
1986
Jan. 28, Space shuttle Challenger explodes
May 4, former Orioles manager Paul Richards dies
May 16, Tony Phillips is the last player to hit for the cycle at Memorial Stadium.
June 19, Len Bias dies
JULY 27, Greg LeMond wins pro cycling's Tour de FRance, an American first.
Oct. 5, Earl Weaver manages his last game for the Orioles
Nov. 22, Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight
champion at age 20
1987
Jan. 21, William Donald Schaefer takes over as governor
Aug. 9, Ripken's streak of 37 errorless games ends
Sept. 14, consecutive innings streak ends at 8,243
Sept. 17, 200th anniversary of U.S. Constitution.
Oct. 19, "Black Monday," the stock market crash
Nov. 1, Bo Jackson makes his NFL debut
1988
Jan. 31, Redskins beat the Broncos, 42-10, to win the Super Bowl
April 14-17, Ripken had only two hits in his first 43 at-bats, including an 0-for-29 stretch.
April 12, Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripken Sr. as Orioles manager
April 14, Withdrawl of Soviet forces from Afghanistan
Aug. 8, The first night game at Wrigley Field
Aug. 13, Edward Bennet Williams dies
7+ Dec. 4, The Orioles trade Eddie Murray
THE SECOND 1,000
1989
March 17, Julie Croteau of St. Mary's becomes the first woman to play in a men's college baseball game.
March 24, The worst oil spill in U.S. history -- the Exxon Valdez
June 15, Ripken turns triple play with brother Bill and Randy Milligan
Sept. 1, Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti dies
Nov. 9, Berlin Wall comes down
1990
March 4, Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers collapses
June 12, Ripken plays 1,308th consecutive game to pass Everett Scott for No. 2 on all-time streak list
Aug 2, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait
Aug. 6, Palmer inducted into Hall of Fame
1991
Jan. 15 -- Feb. 27, the Persian Gulf War
May 23, Orioles fire Frank Robinson and hire Johnny Oates
June 27, Thurgood Marshall resigns from Supreme Court
July 13, Bob Milaki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson combine to no-hit Oakland, 2-0
Aug. 11, Wilson Alvarez, in only his second major league start, no-hits the Orioles, 7-0
Aug. 21, Soviet Union collapses
Oct. 6, Ripken is the last major-league player to bat at Memorial Stadium
1992
L Jan. 26, Redskins beat Buffalo, 37-24, to win the Super Bowl
April 6, First game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Aug. 24, On his 32nd birthday, Ripken signs the richest guarenteed contract in baseball history at that time, $30.5 million for five years
Sept. 7, Fay Vincent resigns as commissioner
Sept. 11, In consecutive game 1,713, Ripken suffers a twisted right ankle while running out a double, but does not come out or miss an inning for another week.
Nov. 2, Bill Clinton elected president
1993
May 20, The final "Cheers" episode ran, ending its 11 years on the air
June 6, In consecutive game 1,790, Ripken suffered a twisted right knee when his spikes caught in the infield grass during Orioles-Mariners brawl, but does not come out of the game
July 10, Ripken gets his 2,000th hit, against the White Sox
July 15, Ripken's sets record for most homers by a shortstop with 278 (although it was not discovered until Feb. 9, 1994)
Sept. 15, Ripken crashes inot Red Sox catcher Bob Melvin at the plate, but it's Melvin who is hurt, requiring three stitches to close a gash in his forehead.
Nov. 30, Baltimore loses NFL expansion bid
1994
March 25, Maryland loses to Michigan, 78-71, in NCAA tournament
May 24, Ripken hits his 300th home run and drives in six runs as the Orioles come back to defeat the Brewers, 13-5
June 13, Ryne Sandberg retires to end his 13-year career
June 17, O.J. Simpson arrested
June 26, has 162 games left to match Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.
July 3, On the day he was announced to start his 11th consecutive All-Star game, Ripken hits his third career grand slam
July 16, Baltimore CFL team plays first regular-season games at Memorial Stadium.
Aug. 1, Ripken plays in his 2,000th consecutive game
The other 8
Ripken was at third base May 30, 1982, when the streak began. Also on the field were:
* Terry Crowley, 1B
* Rich Dauer, 2B
* Lenn Sakata, SS
* John Lowenstein, LF
* Al Bumbry, CF
* Dan Ford, RF
* Rick Dempsey, C
* JIm Palmer, P
8 records
1. Most years leading league in assists-7 (Tie)
2. Most All-Star Games by an AL shortstop-12
3. Most assists in a season-583 (1984)
Major-league
1. Fewest errors in a season-3 (1990)
2. Most consecutive errorless games-95 (1990)
3. Most consecutive errorless chances-431 (1990)
4. Most home runs by a shortstop-301
?3 5. Highest fielding % for a season-.996 (1990)