Baseball: 2.131 consecutive games
To compile such a streak, a player must appear in every game 
played... [DOC] [TLE] Cal Ripken Jr. - Wikipedia [PAR] Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "The Iron Man", 
is an ... Ripken is best known for holding the record for consecutive games 
played, ... Cal Jr. grew up around baseball and got started in it at a very young 
age.