Record for Most Consecutive Games Before Cal Ripken Jr. Who held the record for the most consecutive games before Cal Ripken Jr.? A) Cal Ripken Sr. B) Willie Mays C) Lou Gehrig D) Babe Ruth

The correct answer is C) Lou Gehrig.

Lou Gehrig held the record for the most consecutive games played in Major League Baseball, with a streak of 2,130 games, before Cal Ripken Jr. broke that record in 1995 by playing in 2,632 consecutive games. Gehrig’s record stood for over 56 years until Ripken surpassed it.