On September 13, 1922, Everett Scott’s record streak was nearly stopped by a stranded train.
Traveling separately from his Yankees teammates after visiting his hometown in Indiana, Scott’s train broke down en route to Chicago. Refusing to let bad luck end his run, he spent $40 (roughly $800 today) to cobble together another way to Comiskey Park. He arrived in the seventh inning and entered the game to keep his streak going. Scott’s perseverance carried his record to 1,307 consecutive games — a mark that stood until Lou Gehrig surpassed it.
From the archives:
read article describing what Scott tried — and what ultimately worked — to get to the ballpark in time
game recap and box scores for both games of the double header