Cal Ripken Jr Significant Games

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