
Below is a list of Significant Games played by Cal Ripken Jr. 2,632 consecutive games played, topping Lou Gehrig's 56 year old record by 502 games. On September 26, 1996, he hit his 345th home run as a shortstop. Which is a record that still stands for that position. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.
1981-08-10 - Debut
1981-08-16 - First Hit
1982-04-05 - HR #1 of career also a Single and a Double (Hits #6 to #8)
1982-05-30 - Consecutive Games Starts
1982-06-05 - Consecutive innings streak ran for 8,264 innings from June 5, 1982, to September 14, 1987.
1984-05-06 - Hits for the Cycle
1985-06-15 - Consecutive Games 500th
1985-08-15 - HR #100
1987-06-16 - Hit #1000 @NY
1987-09-14 - Consecutive Innings Ends
1988-05-02 - Morganna kisses Cal Ripken Jr.
1988-06-25 - Consecutive Games 1,000th
1989-08-21 - HR #200
1991-07-19 - Consecutive Games 1,500th
1993-07-10 - Hit #2,000
1993-07-15 - Cal Ripken Jr. clubs HR #278, passing Ernie Banks for most HRs by a SS.
1994-05-24 - HR #300
1994-08-01 - Consecutive Games #2000
1995-09-05 - 2130 Game Ties Lou Gehrig's Streak
1995-09-06 - 2131 Game Break Lou Gehrig's Streak
1996-05-28 - Only 3 HR game
1996-08-09 - 2,500th career hit
1996-09-26 - Record setting 345th home run as a shortstop
1998-04-25 - Consecutive Games #2500
1998-09-19 - Cal Ripken Final Streak Game #2632
1998-09-20 - Game after
1999-06-13 - 6 for 6
1999-09-02 - HR #400
2000-04-15 - 3000th Hit Game
2001-04-13 - 5,000 Total Bases
2001-09-04 - 600th Double
2001-10-01 - Org Scheduled 2001-09-11 - Tim Raines Jr. Debut
2001-10-05 - Org Scheduled 2001-08-10 - Last Hit
2001-10-06 - Last Game