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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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Ripken : A Victory Lap
- Gehrig : The Ghost of 2,131
- Ironmen : First of Their Kind
- Ripken : Blue-Collar Stock
- Ironmen : Confusion
- Ironmen : Deacon
- Ripken : Influences
- Gehrig : A Famous Headache
- Gehrig : Playing everyday
- Ripken : A Sour Year
- Gehrig : A Friend's Influence
- Ironmen : The Blessing of Good Fortune
- Ripken : A Guiding Philosophy
- Gehrig : Playing Hurt
- Ironmen : Shenanigans
- Ripken : Toughing It Out
- Gehrig : A Tragic Turn
- Ironmen : Is It Really a Good Idea?
- Ripken : Making History
- Ironmen : The True Believer
- Ripken : A Day Off, At Last
- Ironmen : A Philosophical Change.