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Today in Sports - Cal Ripken Jr. Plays in His 2,131st Consecutive Game to Set Major League Record
Cal Ripken Jr. ended Lou Gehrig's 56-year record by playing 2,131 consecutive Major League Baseball games, inspiring fans and revitalizing the sport after the 1994 strike.
- On Sept. 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive major-league game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, surpassing Lou Gehrig's 2,130 mark before a crowd including President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.
- As baseball emerged from the 1994 work stoppage and the canceled 1994 World Series, Ripken's pursuit during the reduced 144-game 1995 season helped revive the sport.
- Teammates pushed Ripken on a 22-minute victory lap at Oriole Park at Camden Yards while balloons and the song 'Day One' played; ESPN's Chris Berman called, `Oh my goodness, he did it again!''
- He extended the streak to 2,632 before voluntarily ending it in 1998, framing it as 'showing up every day' and respecting ordinary workers.
- Now, three decades after the night of 2,131, Cal Ripken Jr. remains active in Baltimore at 65, supporting youth programs and a STEM lab at Harlem Park Elementary; no one in more than 100 years matches his durability as Major League Baseball teams now often rest healthy players.
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How Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's Iron Man record helped revitalize baseball
Three decades after Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game against the Angels, we remember an "organic and authentic" moment in MLB history.
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Kyle Goon: I thought Cal Ripken was invincible. Only now can I truly appreciate the Streak.
Cal Ripken Jr. loomed like a giant to a generation of Maryland kids, including myself. The reality is that, throughout his 2,632 straight games, Ripken felt the very real pains and frustrations that all people feel. But he kept going, and that's what makes his Streak even more remarkable after 30 years.
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