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24 – Carl Hubbell, New York Giants – July 18, 1936 – May 27, 1937 (record set over two seasons) Consecutive games won within a single season. 19 (3 tied) Tim Keefe, New York Giants – June 23 – August 10, 1888; Rube Marquard, New York Giants – April 11 – July 3, 1912 (streak began on Opening Day)
Entering the 1941 season, the major league record for the longest hitting streak in a season was held by Willie Keeler, who had hits in 44 straight National League (NL) games in 1897. Keeler also had the longest hitting streak when multiple-season runs were included; he had recorded a hit in the final game of the 1896 season before beginning ...
In the 1941 All-Star Game, Williams batted fourth behind Joe DiMaggio, who was in the midst of his record-breaking hitting streak, having hit safely in 48 consecutive games. [53] In the fourth inning Williams doubled to drive in a run. [ 54 ]
The latest record Aaron Judge is chasing isn’t as iconic as 62 homers or 56 straight games with a hit. But maybe it should be.
Joe DiMaggio hit .408 during his record-holding 56-game streak. [8] In probability theory, every baseball game is a Bernoulli trial in which a hitter either does or does not get a hit. DiMaggio's streak of 56 consecutive games with hits awaits an equal streak: "The probability is .0003 that a .350 hitter will have a hitting streak of at least ...
There have been only six 40-game hitting streaks, and only Pete Rose's 44 in 1978 since DiMaggio's. [90] [91] Since 1900, no player other than DiMaggio has ever hit safely in even 55 of 56 games, and no active players (as of 2019) have their two longest career hit streaks even add up to 56 games. [27] [92]
Josh Gibson, who played 510 game in the Negro League, holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
The longest American League winning streak is 22, by the 2017 Cleveland Indians. The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees.