The streak : Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and baseball's most historic record /

The fascinating story of baseball's most legendary "Iron Men," Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig, who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played. When Cal Ripken Jr. began his career with the Baltimore Orioles at age twenty-one, he had no i...

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Main Author:	Eisenberg, John, 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
Subjects:	Gehrig, Lou, > 1903-1941. Ripken, Cal, > Jr., > 1960- New York Yankees (Baseball team) > History. Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team) > History. Baseball > Records > United States. Baseball players > United States > Biography. Baseball > United States > History. SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History. SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Statistics. SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General.

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