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
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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.
