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Cal Ripken Jr. played 2,632 games in a row
He passed Lou Gehrig's long-standing baseball record in 1995
Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles played in 2,632 consecutive Major League games between 1982 and 1998. On 6 September 1995 he broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130, a mark many had thought unbreakable. Play was stopped for a long standing ovation.
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