Gus Suhr from the Chronology

Jun 12, 1957 - Cardinal Stan Musial plays in his 823rd game for a new NL consecutive-game streak‚ beating Gus Suhr's record. Larry Jackson beats the Phils 4-0 to improve his record to 8-2; he has now beaten every NL team this season.

Sep 30, 1951 - In Chicago‚ the Cubs and Cardinals split a pair. In the opener‚ the Cubs come back from a 6-1 deficit and score 5 runs in the 8th to win‚ 7-6. Hank Sauer's 30th home run with 2 on is the big blow in the 8th. Gerry Staley tosses a 4-hitter in game 2 to beat the Cubs‚ 3-0. Musial sits out last game at the suggestion of Marty Marion ending a streak of 121 straight games played. Starting next season he'll play 744 in a row. Had he played game 2 he would notch a streak of 865‚ better than Gus Suhr's NL 822 consecutive games played.

Feb 8, 1942 - At California's Folsom prison‚ the annual game between major leaguers and the prison team is stopped when it's discovered that two prisoners have escaped. With the pros leading 24-5 at the end of 7 innings‚ the game ends and guards go after the two lifers‚ who are found 3 hours later. The major leaguers include Ernie Lombardi‚ Ernie Bonham‚ Gus Suhr‚ Joe Marty‚ and Johnny Babich.

Jul 28, 1939 - With the addition of 1B Elbie Fletcher‚ the Pirates send 1B Gus Suhr to the Phillies for P Max Butcher.

Jun 5, 1937 - Gus Suhr's NL record of 822 consecutive games‚ started on September 11‚ 1931‚ ends when leaves New York to attend his mother's funeral in San Francisco. Visiting Pittsburgh‚ in first place by three games‚ loses to the Giants‚ 7-5. They also lose the services of Fred Schulte when he is beaned in the 8th inning by Cliff Melton. Schulte is out cold for 10 minutes.

Jun 14, 1936 - Hal Schumacher allows 5 hits in stopping the Pirates‚ 8-0. Pirates 1B Gus Suhr completes a string of 70 consecutive errorless games for a NL record. He'll drop one tomorrow against the Dodgers.

Apr 20, 1936 - Pittsburgh's Gus Suhr belts a two-out homer in the 9th with two on off Roy Henshaw to give the Bucs a dramatic win over the Cubs‚ 9-8. Bill Swift picks up the win.

Sep 16, 1935 - Brown versus Brown as Pittsburgh reliever Mace Brown pitches 5 innings of shutout relief to beat Boston‚ 5-3. Wally Berger's 3rd double of the game in the 9th is the only hit he allows. The Bucs Gus Suhr plays 1B in the last inning to run his streak of consecutive games played to 619‚ a new NL record. The old mark was set by Eddie Brown from 1924 to 1928.

May 19, 1935 - In a 9-6 win over the Dodgers at home‚ Pittsburgh 1B Gus Suhr injures his hand and leaves the game. He will play in the OF one inning tomorrow to continue his consecutive-game streak‚ which eventually reaches a NL record 822.