Ruling Reversed on Ripken Error;

BALTIMORE — Cal Ripken’s errorless streak is not over, after all.

Official scorer Billy Stetka, who charged Ripken with an error Tuesday when the Baltimore Oriole shortstop apparently muffed a cutoff throw from center fielder Mike Devereaux, reversed his own call early Wednesday.

After viewing the videotape and talking with a few players and coaches, Stetka decided to give Devereaux a throwing error on the play.

As a result, Ripken’s revived errorless streak is now at 69--three less than Eddie Brinkman’s 18-year-old American League record of 72 consecutive errorless games by a shortstop.

“I talked to everyone involved,” Stetka said. “Virtually to a man, everyone except Devereaux said the throw was well off line. Cal had to use more than a reasonable effort to make the play.”