The day Cal Ripken Jr.came the closest to ending his consecutive games played streak came on June 7, 1993 -- more than two full years before … • Cal Ripken Jr. interactive career timeline, “There were some intense moments where it felt like I was being criticized for wanting to play.

“It was not unusual for him to call me, but at eight in the morning was certainly unusual. On November 30, 1979, he was made a healthy scratch by. The Orioles won, 3-2 vs. Oakland, that night, on a go-ahead eighth-inning sac fly from David Segui. The day before, the Ripken had found himself in the middle of an ugly brawl between the Orioles and Mariners, sprung from Mike Mussina plunking Bill Haselman.

They treated the knee all day.

List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played. Hebenton's streak ended as a result of being sent to the minors. He played his 500th consecutive NHL game against the. There was the sprained ankle in 1985, before the streak was even a thing. He played the last 70 games of that season and, to date, every game since. “While wishing I could scream and pull my hair out prematurely, I thought it was one of the most unselfish things to give yourself to the team to play every day.”. Brunette appeared to injure his knee in a game in January and aggravated the injury several weeks later, causing his streak to end at 509 games.

At the time of its completion, it was the second-longest active streak in the league. “I had a lot of doubt.”. It was the game’s first run. ", "EWrist injury ends Morrison's ironman streak at 542 games", https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/as-marleau-prepares-to-continue-games-played-streak-who-are-the-nhls-active-ironmen, "Sharks' Brent Burns set to reach rare milestone for a defenseman", "Edmonton Oilers history: Craig MacTavish's consecutive games-played streak ends at 518 games", "Ironman Brad Boyes "out for a period of time, "Andrew Brunette's iron man streak ends at 509 games", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_NHL_players_with_500_consecutive_games_played&oldid=982133807, National Hockey League statistical records, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. They had until the 7:38 p.m. first pitch of the game. There are currently four players with active streaks: Keith Yandle, Patrick Marleau, Phil Kessel, and Brent Burns. Streak ended as a result of a torn right thigh muscle that required surgery. Glenn Hall is the only goaltender to play 500 or more consecutive games (1955–62), and Henrik Sedin is the only European player to do so (2004–14). Played eight consecutive seasons of 70 games along with the final 20 games of the 1951–52 NHL season. Bancells rolled Ripken some grounders, to test his lateral movement. All day.

And my wife picks up the phone and hands it over to me in bed and says: ‘Cal wants to talk to you.’ And I thought that was weird. Last game missed was on March 22, 2009, while playing for the Phoenix Coyotes (game 73 for the team). He played the final three innings once play resumed, completing his 1,790th consecutive game.