SAN FRANCISCO - Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games streak was voted baseball's most memorable moment in fan balloting.

        Many credit Ripken's feat with bringing many fans back to baseball following the 1994 players' strike.

        “Mine was a heartfelt moment for many people,” Ripken told the Associated Press. “I know that because they've told me. For me, it was a magical moment.”

        Here are the vote totals for the top moments (more than 1.1. million votes cast):

        1. Ripken's consecutive games streak (282,821 votes).

        2. Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in 1974 (275,451 votes)

        3. Jackie Robinson becoming the first black to play in Major League Baseball, in 1947 (251,564 votes).

        4. The home run chase by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to beat Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998 (242,279 votes).

        5. Lou Gehrig's farewell speech in Yankee Stadium in 1939 (237,131 votes).

        6. Pete Rose breaking Ty Cobb's all-time career hits record in 1985 (230,852 votes).

        7. Ted Williams becoming the last player to hit above .400 in 1941 (203,982 votes).

        8. Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 (176,810 votes).

        9. Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series (157,716 votes).

        10. Nolan Ryan's seventh career no-hitter, in 1991 (146,269 votes).

        Not making the top 10 were two moments dear to Giants fans: Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard 'Round the World” in a 1951 playoff game to propel the New York Giants past Brooklyn into the World Series, and Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch in the 1954 World Series against Cleveland.

        Voting took place in all 30 major-league ballparks, on Major League Baseball's Web site and from ballots in selected magazines and at participating advertisers.

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