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13 -- Orioles who wore No. 8 before Ripken.
15 -- Years Ripken played in all of his club's games, a major-league record.
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16 -- Consecutive All-Star Game appearances by Ripken.
27 -- Games Ripken played at third base at the start of the streak before moving to shortstop.
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32 -- Orioles coaches during the streak.
33 -- Orioles second basemen while Ripken was at shortstop. The Orioles also used 33 third basemen during that time.
95 -- Consecutive errorless games at shortstop, a major-league record, from April 14 to July 27, 1990.
289 -- Players other than Ripken used by the Orioles during the streak.
345 -- Home runs as a shortstop, a major-league record. Ernie Banks is second with 277.
501 -- Consecutive games played by Ripken after breaking Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130.
2,169 -- Gap between Ripken's record and the second-longest consecutive-games streak in Orioles history, 463 by Brooks Robinson.
N 2,216 -- Consecutive starts at shortstop during the streak.
8,243 -- Consecutive innings played by Ripken, from June 5, 1982 to Sept. 14, 1987.
76,797,736 -- Total attendance -- home and away -- during the streak.
Ripken's statistics during the streak
Games -- 2,632
Avg. -- .277
At-bats -- 10,221
Runs -- 1,403
Hits -- 2,832
2B -- 534
3B -- 43
RBI -- 1,494
HR -- 381
TB -- 4,595
BB -- 1,061
SO -- 1,144
HBP -- 57
SB -- 36
Where Ripken stands among the all-time leaders:
Consecutive games
1. Ripken 2,632
2. Lou Gehrig 2,130
3. Everett Scott 1,307
4. Steve Garvey 1,207
5. Billy Williams 1,117
Games
1. Pete Rose 3,562
17. Honus Wagner 2,785
18. Tony Perez 2,777
19. Mel Ott 2,730
20. George Brett 2,707
21. Ripken 2,700
Hits
1. Pete Rose 4,256
28. Al Simmons 2,927
29. Zack Wheat 2,884
30. Frankie Frisch 2,880
31. Mel Ott 2,876
(tie) Ripken 2,876 )
Doubles
1. Tris Speaker 793
12. Robin Yount 583
13. Charlie Gehringer 574
14. Wade Boggs 564
15. Eddie Murray 560
16. Ripken 544
Home runs
1. Hank Aaron 755
31. Joe Carter 394
32. Graig Nettles 390
33. Johnny Bench 389
34. Dwight Evans 385
35. Ripken 384
Total bases
1. Hank Aaron 6,856
21. Robin Yount 4,730
22. Rogers Horsby 4,712
23. Ernie Banks 4,706
24. Al Simmons 4,685
25. Ripken 4,660
Extra-base hits
1. Hank Aaron 1,477
20. Rogers Hornsby 1,011
21. Ernie Banks 1,009
22. Honus Wagner 1,004
23. Al Simmons 995
24. Ripken 972
(tie) Al Kaline 972
RBIs
1. Hank Aaron 2,297
26. Willie McCovey 1,555
27. Harry Heilmann 1,551
28. Willie Stargell 1,540
29. Joe DiMaggio 1,537
30. Ripken 1,514
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Streak breakdown
1982
Month .. .. ..G.. .. . HR .. ...RBI .. ..Avg.
May .. .. .. .2 .. .. ..0 .. .. ..1 .. .. .500
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 19 .. .. .272
July .. .. . 29 .. .. . 5 .. ... 18 .. .. .243
Aug. .. .. . 30 .. .. . 7 .. ... 21 .. .. .291
Sept. .. ... 29 ... ... 8 .. ... 21 .. .. .260
Totals .. . 118 .. ... 25 .. ... 80 .. .. .271
1983
April .. ... 25 .. .. . 2 .. ... 10 .. .. .305
May .. .. .. 25 .. .. . 5 .. ... 17 .. .. .259
June .. .. . 27 .. .. . 6 .. ... 19 .. .. .313
July .. .... 29 .. .. . 3 .. ... 19 .. .. .321
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. .. .328
Sept. .. ... 27 .. .. . 6 .. ... 22 .. .. .332
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 27 .. .. 102 .. .. .318
1984
April .. ... 25 .. .. . 2 .. .. . 7 .. .. .282
May .. .. .. 25 .. .. . 4 .. ... 15 .. .. .301
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 8 .. ... 21 .. .. .353
July .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. .. .293
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 4 .. ... 17 .. .. .305
Sept. .. ... 27 .. .. . 4 .. ... 11 .. .. .269
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 27 .. ... 86 .. .. .304
1985
April .. ... 24 .. .. . 1 .. .. . 7 .. ... .221
May .. .. .. 25 .. .. . 5 .. ... 17 .. ... .313
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 23 .. ... .281
July .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 25 .. ... .307
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 5 .. ... 21 .. ... .291
Sept. .. ... 27 .. .. . 5 .. ... 17 .. ... .285
Totals .. . 161 .. ... 26 .. .. 110 .. ... .282
1986
April .. ... 24 .. .. . 3 .. ... 12 .. ... .280
May .. .. .. 26 .. .. . 5 .. ... 10 .. ... .278
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 2 .. ... 13 .. ... .235
July .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. ... .303
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 6 .. ... 20 .. ... .321
Sept. .. ... 27 .. .. . 4 .. ... 11 .. ... .290
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 25 .. ... 81 .. .. .282
1987
April .. ... 24 .. .. . 3 .. ... 11 .. ... .230
May .. .. .. 25 .. .. . 3 .. ... 14 .. ... .232
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 6 .. ... 21 .. ... .293
July .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. ... .267
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 6 .. ... 23 .. ... .230
Sept. .. ... 28 .. .. . 4 .. ... 14 .. ... .260
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 27 .. ... 98 .. ... .252
1988
April .. ... 24 .. .. . 3 .. .. . 8 .. ... .309
May .. .. .. 25 .. .. . 3 .. ... 11 .. ... .232
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 6 .. ... 21 .. ... .293
July .. .. . 28 .. .. . 3 .. ... 15 .. ... .267
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 4 .. ... 17 .. ... .248
Sept. .. ... 27 .. .. . 4 .. .. . 9 .. ... .260
Totals .. . 161 .. ... 23 .. ... 81 .. ... .264
1989
April .. ... 24 .. .... 2 .. ... 14 .. ... .284
May .. .. .. 24 .. .. . 1 .. ... 12 .. ... .296
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 17 .. ... .270
July .. .. . 27 .. .. . 5 .. ... 17 .. ... .246
Aug. .. .. . 31 .. .. . 5 .. ... 18 .. ... .252
Sept. .. ... 28 .. .. . 3 .. ... 15 .. ... .200
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 21 .. ... 93 .. ... .257
1990
April .. ... 20 .. .. . 2 .. ... 11 .. ... .224
May .. .. .. 27 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. ... .206
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 1 .. ... 11 .. ... .309
July .. .. . 28 .. .. . 3 .. ... 16 .. ... .277
Aug. .. .. . 27 .. .. . 6 .. ... 21 .. ... .265
Sept. .. ... 31 .. .. . 4 .. ... 10 .. ... .212
Totals .. . 161 .. ... 21 .. ... 84 .. ... .250
1991
April .. ... 18 .. .. . 5 .. ... 20 .. ... .338
May .. .. .. 27 .. .. . 7 .. ... 15 .. ... .349
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 16 .. ... .371
July .. .. . 27 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. ... .245
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 4 .. ... 21 .. ... .330
Sept. .. ... 33 .. .. . 8 .. ... 27 .. ... .312
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 34 .. .. 114 .. ... .323
1992
April .. ... 21 .. .. . 1 .. ... 11 .. ... .250
May .. .. .. 27 .. .. . 5 .. ... 11 .. ... .264
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 4 .. ... 16 .. ... .327
July .. .. . 27 .. .. . 0 .. ... 10 .. ... .178
Aug. .. .. . 28 .. .. . 0 .. ... 11 .. ... .218
Sept. .. ... 31 .. .. . 4 .. ... 13 .. ... .275
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 14 .. ... 72 .. ... .251
1993
April .. ... 21 .. .... 2 .. ... 11 .. .. . 239
May .. .. .. 29 .. .. . 3 .. ... 11 .. ... .200
June .. .. . 27 .. .. . 4 .. ... 17 .. ... .248
July .. .. . 26 .. .. . 7 .. ... 19 .. ... .235
Aug. .. .. . 29 .. .. . 7 .. ... 22 .. ... .324
Sept. .. ... 30 .. .. . 1 .. ... 10 .. ... .292
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 24 .. ... 90 .. ... .257
1994
April .. ... 23 .. .. . 1 .. ... 19 .. ... .340
May .. .. .. 25 .. .. . 2 .. ... 15 .. ... .274
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 7 .. ... 20 .. ... .354
July .. .. . 26 .. .. . 2 .. ... 16 .. ... .340
Aug. .. .. . 10 .. .. . 1 .. ... 15 .. ... .318
Totals .. . 112 .. ... 13 .. ... 75 .. ... .315
1995
April .. .. . 5 .. .. . 1 .. .. . 5 .. ... .471
May .. .. .. 26 .. .. . 2 .. ... 11 .. ... .267
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 4 .. ... 18 .. ... .273
July .. .. . 27 .. .. . 3 .. ... 14 .. ... .275
Aug. .. .. . 30 .. .. . 2 .. ... 17 .. ... .198
Sept. .. ... 28 .. .. . 5 .. ... 23 .. ... .272
Totals .. . 144 .. ... 17 .. ... 88 .. ... .262
1996
April .. ... 26 .. .. . 1 .. ... 13 .. ... .267
May .. .. .. 24 .. .. . 6 .. ... 20 .. ... .272
June .. .. . 29 .. .. . 8 .. ... 27 .. ... .342
July .. .. . 27 .. .. . 4 .. ... 14 .. ... .250
Aug. .. .. . 30 .. .. . 2 .. ... 13 .. ... .277
Sept. .. ... 27 .. .. . 5 .. ... 15 .. ... .257
Totals .. . 163 .. ... 26 .. .. 102 .. ... .278
1997
April .. ... 23 .. .. . 5 .. ... 20 .. ... .316
May .. .. .. 28 .. .. . 4 .. ... 20 .. ... .250
June .. .. . 27 .. .. . 2 .. ... 12 .. ... .300
July .. .. . 27 .. .. . 1 .. ... 10 .. ... .241
Aug. .. .. . 28 .. .. . 3 .. ... 15 .. ... .357
Sept. .. . . 29 .. .. . 2 .. .. . 7 .. ... .156
Totals .. . 162 .. ... 17 .. ... 84 .. ... .270
1998
April .. ... 26 .. .. . 2 .. ... 16 .. ... .290
May .. .. .. 28 .. .. . 2 .. .. . 8 .. ... .250
June .. .. . 28 .. .. . 3 .. ... 11 .. ... .252
July .. .. . 26 .. .. . 1 .. .. . 9 .. ... .280
Aug. .. .. . 28 .. .. . 4 .. ... 12 .. ... .303
Sept. .. . . 17 .. .. . 2 .. .. . 5 .. ... .269
Totals .. . 154 .. ... 14 .. ... 61 .. ... .273
Note: October numbers included in September numbers; April 1998 includes one game in March
Pub Date: 9/27/98