<P> Listed below are the longest consecutive games played in Major League Baseball history . To compile such a streak, a player must appear in every game played by his team . The streak is broken if the team completes a game in which the player neither takes a turn at bat nor plays a half - inning in the field . </P> <P> The record of playing in 2,632 consecutive games over more than 16 years is held by Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles . Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, whose record of 2,130 consecutive games had stood for 56 years . Before Gehrig, the record was held by Everett Scott (1,307 consecutive games), a shortstop with the Red Sox and Yankees whose streak ended in 1925, less than a month before Gehrig's began . Scott broke the previous record which was established by George Pinkney (577 consecutive games) from 1885--1890 . </P> <P> The record for a National League player is held by Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres (1975--1983), though Garvey's 1,207 - game streak is less than half the length of Ripken's . Previous holders of the National League record include Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs (1963--1970), Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals (1952--1957), and Gus Suhr of the Pittsburgh Pirates (1931--1937). </P>

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