Cal Ripken Jr By Bill19 Period: Sep 20, 1998 to Sep 21, 1998 Broke Lou Gehrig's record On Sept. 20, 1998 Cal Ripken Jr broke Lou Gehrig's 1,130 consecutive games played. Soon after he got 2,632 consecutive games played. Period: Oct 1, 2007 to Oct 2, 2007 Elected to Hall of Fame In 2007 Cal Rpken Jr was elected to join The Baseball Hall of Fame
