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Ticket Stub from First Game of
Cal Ripken's Streak

Exceedingly rare ticket stub from the first game of Cal Ripken Jr.'s Consecutive Games Played Streak, played on May 30, 1982. Ripken would begin his streak at the third base position and bat eighth in the batting lineup. From this game on, Ripken played in every game for the Orioles until he asked manager Ray Miller to sit him down on Sept. 20, 1998 -- a total of 2,632 consecutive games over 16 years. How many ticket stubs of the first game of Ripken's streak could there be, as it was an inconsequential game at the beginning of the season? Who could know that this game would start the streak that would eclipse Lou Gehrig's seemingly insurmountable consecutive games played streak of 2130? In terms of extremely scarce baseball relics, this is definitely one of them.




Related links:

See a ticket and scorecard from the last game of Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played streak

See a baseball signed by the players who replaced Cal Ripken and Lou Gehrig.