When it comes to iconic baseball rookie cards of the 1980s, it doesn't get much bigger than Cal Ripken Jr.'s first solo appearance in a Topps release. Ripken's inclusion in the 1982 Topps Traded set ...
When Ripken broke Gehrig's record, he became known as the Iron Man. He would go on to extend his streak to Sept. 19, 1998, finishing a remarkable 2,632 consecutive games played. Since Ripken's streak, ...