Cal Ripken Jr

September 14, 1987 Toronto

Ripken sets the record for most consecutive innings played at 8,243

Gateway Stamps signed and #/2131 (eBay find)

Bevil cachet #/550 (eBay find)

September 6, 1995 Baltimore, Md

Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played

November 5, 1995 Greenbelt, Md

Wilshow Sta and the Lions salute "Graniteman" Cal Ripken Jr

September 20, 1998 Baltimore, Md

Ripken Rests at 2,632 games, replaced by rookie Ryan Minor

April 15, 2000 - 3000 career hit

October 6, 2001 Baltimore, Md - Ripken's final game

Cal Ripken Jr, played 21 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles. Complied 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, 1,695 RBIs. Won 2 Gold Gloves, 19-time All-Star and named American League MVP twice and American League Rookie of the Year.

He earned the nickname "The Iron Man" for breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. Gehrig's record of 2, 130 games had stood for 56 years and thought to be unbreakable, until Ripken entered the game. He would go on to play in 2,632 consecutive games played before taking himself out of the Orioles lineup on September 20, 1998, before the final home game of the season when rookie third baseman Ryan Minor started in his place. Ripken surpassed Gehrig on September 6, 1995 in his 2,131st game.

Ripken retried from baseball in 2001, playing his final game on Oct 6..

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame  in 2007

From Pristine Auctions, an autographed baseball with a commemorative 40th home run mark(not postally valid), the ball is signed and is a nice oddity