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On this date, June 23, 1961 Ernie Banks would end his consecutive games played total at 717 games. He remains till this day on the list of top 15 players to hold a record for consecutive games played. (See list below from Baseball Almanac)
| Name |
# |
First Game |
Last Game |
Rank |
|
Cal Ripken, Jr.
|
2,632
|
05-30-1982
|
09-19-1998
|
1.
|
|
Lou Gehrig
|
2,130
|
06-01-1925
|
04-30-1939
|
2.
|
|
Everett Scott
|
1,307
|
06-20-1916
|
05-05-1925
|
3.
|
|
Steve Garvey
|
1,207
|
09-03-1975
|
07-29-1983
|
4.
|
|
Miguel Tejada
|
1,152
|
06-01-2000
|
06-21-2007
|
5.
|
|
Billy Williams
|
1,117
|
09-22-1963
|
09-02-1970
|
6.
|
|
Joe Sewell
|
1,103
|
09-13-1922
|
04-30-1930
|
7.
|
|
Stan Musial
|
895
|
04-15-1952
|
08-23-1957
|
8.
|
|
Eddie Yost
|
829
|
04-30-1949
|
05-11-1955
|
9.
|
|
Gus Suhr
|
822
|
09-11-1931
|
06-04-1937
|
10.
|
|
Nellie Fox
|
798
|
08-08-1955
|
09-03-1960
|
11.
|
|
Pete Rose
|
745
|
09-02-1978
|
08-23-1983
|
12.
|
|
Dale Murphy
|
740
|
09-26-1981
|
07-08-1986
|
13.
|
|
Richie Ashburn
|
730
|
06-07-1950
|
04-13-1955
|
14.
|
|
Ernie Banks
|
717
|
08-28-1956
|
06-22-1961
|
15.
|
|
Names
|
# |
First Game |
Last Game |
Rank |
|
Consecutive Games Played
|
Ernie Banks played his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He started out his career on a high note becoming the Major League record holder for most consecutive games played after his debut, playing 424 consecutive games. This record would hold strong until 2005 when it was broken by Hideki Matsui who ended his streak at 518 games in 2006. Loved by fans at Wrigley Field, Mr. Cub became one of the first players to win back to back MVP awards in 1958 & 1959.
Here are some of our favorite pictures from our tour of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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...Tariq. Our friends over at SLAM selected his Iverson memory as their favorite so the Sixers Windbreaker is his. Here's what Tariq had to say:
I had always appreciated Allen Iverson, but I think the moment that made him my favorite player was when he cried after being eliminated by the Charlotte Hornets in 2000. I’ve seen players cry (most recently Bosh). I just felt that at that moment, AI didn’t want anyone to see him weep, but he just couldn’t help it. That made the run to the Finals and the MVP the very next year extremely satisfying for me. Of course, I don’t know Allen Iverson and the way I interpreted that moment may be very different from how he actually felt, but that’s sports fandom, isn’t it?
Congratulations Tariq.
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If you don't follow us on twitter (why don't you? mitchell_ness) you missed out on some images from our two day trip to Cooperstown, NY and the wonderful Baseball Hall of Fame. We spent the past couple of days touring the museum, doing research and hanging out with some of the folks who make the Hall of Fame the amazing place that it is. We will share more images shortly, but here are some of the ones that we sent via twitter.
1950 Dick Sisler Phillies Jacket
Casey Stengel 1960's Mets Jacket
Sparky Anderson Tigers Jacket, including the mysterious orange dot
1959 Duke Snider Jacket
Hank Aaron, April 8, 1974
1946 Braves Satin Jersey
Stan Musial Locker
Yankees # 3 Display
1897 Reds Jersey
As you can see we saw some great stuff. Check back later for more. And if you've never been to the Hall of Fame, go. Now.