Ep. 15: From Obscurity to Immortality
Episode 61 of the Midnight Library of Baseball podcast, hosted by bendavidorlando, titled "Ep. 15: From Obscurity to Immortality" was published on June 29, 2025 and runs 37 minutes.
June 29, 2025 ·37m · Midnight Library of Baseball
Summary
n the early 1900s, there was no such thing as a consecutive games streak, because nobody followed it. Until a man named Al Munro Elias brought the statistic into the public consciousness. Even then, few players actively chose to pursue the streak. So of all the people to attempt this feat, of all the people to do what no one else had come close to doing after Lou Gehrig, why Cal Ripken Jr? In this episode, I try to get to the bottom of this question.
Episode Description
n the early 1900s, there was no such thing as a consecutive games streak, because nobody followed it. Until a man named Al Munro Elias brought the statistic into the public consciousness. Even then, few players actively chose to pursue the streak. So of all the people to attempt this feat, of all the people to do what no one else had come close to doing after Lou Gehrig, why Cal Ripken Jr? In this episode, I try to get to the bottom of this question.
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