TSN Archives: The day Cal Ripken Jr.'s ironman streak ended

20.09.2023, 14:47 sportingnews.com

It began, humbly enough, on a Sunday afternoon, May 30, 1982, when 22-year-old Cal Ripken Jr., starting at shortstop and batting eighth, went 0-for-2 in three plate appearances in a 6-0 Orioles loss to the Blue Jays in Baltimore. Cal Ripken’s consecutive