The lineup card from the first game of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking streak of consecutive games is hitting the auction block.
On May 29, 1982, Ripken Jr. sat out for the second game of a doubleheader, replaced at third base by Floyd Rayford.
The next day, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver put Ripken Jr. back in the lineup, batting eighth against Toronto.
From that day until Sept. 20, 1998, Ripken Jr. played every game for the Orioles, a streak of 2,632 straight games. He broke Lou Gehrig's all-time mark of 2,130 games Sept. 6, 1995.
The lineup card was purchased by the consignor for $6,875 at an auction by Julien's in 2013.
Ripken streak lineup cards are highly coveted.
In 2000, Robert Edwards Auction sold what it said was the lineup card to Ripken's record-breaking 2,131st game for $15,405. It was consigned by former Orioles pitching coach Mike Flanagan, who interestingly was the last starting pitcher in the game before the streak took place.
However, last year, a collector bought lineup cards from Chuck Cottier, who was the Orioles bench coach just for the 1995 season. The collector was able to photo-match what he bought from Cottier to a picture of what was in the dugout from the record-breaking game, making it likely Flanagan's card was the lineup in the bullpen. Cottier's card sold for $31,200 at Goldin Auctions last June.
There are five ticket stubs to the first game of the streak that have been graded by PSA. One sold most recently at Leland's last spring for $6,063.
The record for a lineup card was the $165,000 paid for the lineup card from Game 4 of the 2004 World Series, the game the Boston Red Sox clinched their first title since 1918.
Darren Rovell is the founder of cllct.com and one of the country's leading reporters on the collectible market. He previously worked for ESPN, CNBC and The Action Network.