Cal Ripken suffers a twisted right knee when he catches his spikes in the infield grass during the Birds’ 5-2 victory over Seattle at Camden Yards. The resulting swollen knee the next day almost ends the Orioles’ shortstop historic streak at Game 1,790, 341 contests shy of Lou Gehrig’s remarkable accomplishment.

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On June 6, 1993 — Cal Ripken suffers a twisted right knee when he catches his spikes in the infield grass during the Birds’ 5-2 victory over Seattle at Camden Yards. The resulting swollen knee the next day almost ends the Orioles’ shortstop historic streak at Game 1,790, 341 contests shy of Lou Gehrig’s remarkable accomplishment.

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