Article: Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks

Question: How does Lou Gehrig's streak compare to Everett Scott's?
Answer: Before Gehrig, the Major League Baseball streak record was held by Everett Scott (1,307 consecutive games), whose streak ended in 1925, less than a month before Gehrig's began.
Evidence table:
Rank
Player
Streak
Start
End
1
Cal Ripken, Jr.
2,632
May 30, 1982
September 19, 1998
2
Lou Gehrig
2,130
June 1, 1925
April 30, 1939
3
Everett Scott
1,307
June 20, 1916
May 5, 1925
4
Steve Garvey
1,207
September 3, 1975
July 29, 1983
5
Miguel Tejada
1,152
June 2, 2000
June 21, 2007
6
Billy Williams
1,117
September 22, 1963
September 2, 1970
7
Joe Sewell
1,103
September 13, 1922
April 30, 1930
8
Stan Musial
895
April 15, 1952
August 22, 1957
9
Eddie Yost
829
August 30, 1949
May 11, 1955
10
Gus Suhr
822
September 11, 1931
June 4, 1937
11
Nellie Fox
798
August 7, 1955
September 3, 1960
12
Pete Rose
745
September 1, 1978
August 23, 1983
13
Dale Murphy
740
September 26, 1981
July 8, 1986
14
Richie Ashburn
730
June 7, 1950
September 26, 1954
15
Ernie Banks
717
August 26, 1956
June 22, 1961
16
Pete Rose
678
September 28, 1973
May 7, 1978
17
Earl Averill
673
April 14, 1931
June 28, 1935
18
Frank McCormick
668
September 19, 1937
May 24, 1942
19
Sandy Alomar, Sr.
661
April 23, 1969
May 20, 1973
20
Eddie Brown
618
June 5, 1924
June 7, 1928
21
Roy McMillan
584
September 16, 1951
August 7, 1955
22
George Pinkney
577
September 21, 1885
April 30, 1890
23
Steve Brodie
574
-
-
24
Aaron Ward
565
July 10, 1920
May 25, 1924
25
Prince Fielder
547
September 14, 2010
May 16, 2014
26
Alex Rodriguez
546
July 25, 2000
September 23, 2003
27
Candy LaChance
540
-
-
28
Buck Freeman
535
-
-
29
Fred Luderus
533
June 2, 1916
September 28, 1919
30
Hideki Matsui
519
March 31, 2003
May 11, 2006

Question: Whose record did Cal Ripken surpass to play the most consecutive games in Major League Baseball history?
Answer: Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig, whose record was 2,130.
Evidence table:
Rank
Player
Streak
Start
End
1
Cal Ripken, Jr.
2,632
May 30, 1982
September 19, 1998
2
Lou Gehrig
2,130
June 1, 1925
April 30, 1939
3
Everett Scott
1,307
June 20, 1916
May 5, 1925
4
Steve Garvey
1,207
September 3, 1975
July 29, 1983
5
Miguel Tejada
1,152
June 2, 2000
June 21, 2007
6
Billy Williams
1,117
September 22, 1963
September 2, 1970
7
Joe Sewell
1,103
September 13, 1922
April 30, 1930
8
Stan Musial
895
April 15, 1952
August 22, 1957
9
Eddie Yost
829
August 30, 1949
May 11, 1955
10
Gus Suhr
822
September 11, 1931
June 4, 1937
11
Nellie Fox
798
August 7, 1955
September 3, 1960
12
Pete Rose
745
September 1, 1978
August 23, 1983
13
Dale Murphy
740
September 26, 1981
July 8, 1986
14
Richie Ashburn
730
June 7, 1950
September 26, 1954
15
Ernie Banks
717
August 26, 1956
June 22, 1961
16
Pete Rose
678
September 28, 1973
May 7, 1978
17
Earl Averill
673
April 14, 1931
June 28, 1935
18
Frank McCormick
668
September 19, 1937
May 24, 1942
19
Sandy Alomar, Sr.
661
April 23, 1969
May 20, 1973
20
Eddie Brown
618
June 5, 1924
June 7, 1928
21
Roy McMillan
584
September 16, 1951
August 7, 1955
22
George Pinkney
577
September 21, 1885
April 30, 1890
23
Steve Brodie
574
-
-
24
Aaron Ward
565
July 10, 1920
May 25, 1924
25
Prince Fielder
547
September 14, 2010
May 16, 2014
26
Alex Rodriguez
546
July 25, 2000
September 23, 2003
27
Candy LaChance
540
-
-
28
Buck Freeman
535
-
-
29
Fred Luderus
533
June 2, 1916
September 28, 1919
30
Hideki Matsui
519
March 31, 2003
May 11, 2006