On Sept. 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking the record set in 1939 by Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees.

Thirty-one years ago, Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games record, beginning the final chapter of his historic 2,632-game streak.

Jayson Stark was 16 years into what is now a 46-year Hall of Fame baseball-writing career when he walked into Baltimore’s Camden Yards on the night of Sept. 6, 1995, knowing exactly what was about to ...

Kevin McGonigle Speaks After Breaking 73-Year-Old Tigers Record Kevin McGonigle had something to say about the 73-year-old Tigers mark he just broke. #Tigers Orioles news: Pete Alonso leads touching ...

It’s widely believed that the most important ability is availability. Cal Ripken Jr. cornered the market on that skill. Ripken’s knack for being consistently ready to play enabled him to sustain his ...

Ryan Ripken was only 2 years old when his father, Cal Jr., famously broke Lou Gehrig’s streak of consecutive games played in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The numbers on the Camden warehouse wall are the same ones used when Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played ...

Cal Ripken Jr. had some help for his lap around Camden Yards this time. The Hall of Fame shortstop sat atop a red convertible while riding from the right-field corner across the outfield warning track ...

Thirty-one years ago, Cal Ripken Jr. cemented his place in baseball history by surpassing Lou Gehrig’s legendary consecutive-games record. On Sept. 6, 1995, the Baltimore Orioles shortstop played his ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cal Ripken Jr. had some help for his lap around Camden Yards this time. The Hall of Fame shortstop sat atop a red convertible while riding from the right-field corner across the ...