Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak of 2,130 games was considered one of baseball’s most unbreakable records until Cal Ripken Jr. topped that 25 years ago Sunday, with his record-setting streak ending at 2,632.
Simply because Ripken did it himself, he believes it’s possible for his record to be matched or topped one day. But he might be the only one.
“A logical, rational understanding person would say if I can do it, certainly somebody else can,” Ripken said. “But it takes a commitment over a long period of time. It takes the right support and ideology.