The season was shortened to 144 games due to an owner lockout of the players.
Cal Ripken, Jr. had played his 2,131st consecutive game on September 6, 1995 which broke Lou Gehrig's record of consecutive games played.
On September 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played in his 2,132nd consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's 56-year old record. Ripken would go on to play in 2,632 straight games.
2131 games
2131
2,632 games over 16
Cal Ripken, Jr. had played his 2,131st consecutive game on September 6, 1995 which broke Lou Gehrig's record of consecutive games played.
On September 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played in his 2,132nd consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's 56-year old record. Ripken would go on to play in 2,632 straight games.
2131 games
2131
2,632 games over 16
During the 1995 season Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2130th consecutive game to tie Lou Gehrig. The consecutive games played streak started on May 30, 1982, and on September 6, 1995 Cal past Lou Gehrig with game #2131.
Cal Ripken Jr. played in 3,001 games between 1981-2001. As of the 2008 season, that ranks 8th on the all time list of games played in MLB history.
Sometimes games that are rained out are not made up if they have no bearing on the final season's standings. That would make it possible to play in 160 or 161 games in a season yet play in every game that the team played for the season.
Cal Ripken, Jr. played in only one World Series in his career and he played it during the 1983 World Series which is when the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games. Ripken played in all five games, had 18 at-bats, scored 2 runs, had 3 hits, 1 RBI, 3 walks and had struck out 4 times during his only appearances in the World Series. He played at Shortstop in the series but had no chances at fielding or assists.
Billy Ripken played in 7 games at second base for the Cleveland Indians in 1995, starting in 2 of them. He played for a total of 102 outs, equivalent to 3.78 9-inning games. He made 7 putouts, had 6 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
From May 30, 1982 until September 19, 1998, Cal Ripken Jr. played in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
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