June 7 in Atlanta Braves History: Steve Garvey becomes 5th player to play 1000 consecutive games (1982)

https://youtu.be/1-_TCHeSAb4 On June 7, 1982, Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the fifth player in history to appear in his 1,000th consecutive game. The durable first baseman goes hitless in the Dodgers’ 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves . Garvey joins Lou Gehrig, Everett Scott, Billy W

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