As it says, Ripken went 95 consecutive games at short without an error, breaking what was a barely year-old record by Mets shortstop Kevin Elster.
UPDATE: Ripken's error allowed Royals batter Jeff Schulz to reach base and Jim Eisenreich scored from third. This didn't harm the Orioles much, as they had a 9-5 lead after the error and escaped further damage. However, the Royals tagged Joe Price and Mark Williamson for five runs in the seventh inning, winning by a 10-9 score.
The record was broken in 2002 by another Orioles shortstop, Mike Bordick, and ended at 110 games and 543 total chances in 2003 when Bordick was with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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