In 1982, Cal Ripken Jr. begins his streak of 2,632 consecutive games, a record that will never be broken. He went 0-2 with a walk in a 6-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The Only Way I Know, by Ripken and Mike Bryan (1997)
- Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals, by Ripken, Billy Ripken, and Larry Burke (2004)
- Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball’s Iron Man, by Ripken and James Dale (2019)