joined the baltimore orioles and began his campaign to break the unbreakable record. took the mlb by storm, winning rookie of the year in 1982, when his iron maiden streak began, and following up the next season by winning american league m.v.p. and the 1983 world series. over the course of his career, ripken would rack up 19 all-star appearances, two golden gloves, and a second american league m.v.p. in 1991. he had already established himself as one of the greatest baseball players in major league history, as he continued to extend his streak. then, on september 5, 1995, the world watched as lou gehrig's record, that had stood for 56 years, was broken by cal ripken jr. ripken would go on to extend his streak for another three years, finally capping the all-time record at 2632 games in a row. over 500 games more than lou gehrig's previous mark. ripken retired after the 2001 season and was elected into the baseball hall of fame in 2007. it has been 26 years since ripken ended his streak, and no player has come close to challenging him. so, i played the little league a