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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. According to Major League Baseball's policy on winning streaks, tie games do not end a team's winning streak. [1]
The record was previously held by Cobb until the integration of Negro league statistics into Major League Baseball's record books on May 28, 2024. Since then, Gibson not only holds the new record for career batting average, but also the records for career OPS with 1.177 and slugging percentage with .718, as well as the single-season records in ...
The MLB portion of Matsui's streak lasted for 519 games and is an MLB record for consecutive games to start a player's career. The entire combined streak stretched from August 22, 1993, to May 10, 2006, and was ended by a wrist injury sustained during what was his 519th consecutive game (see above). The MLB portion of the streak extended from ...
Joe DiMaggio reminds us that baseball is full of feats that are unlikely to be broken. Here's 27 that definitely will stand the test of time.
20 – Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres – 1988–2007 (includes a streak of 17 seasons with 15 or more wins, also a record) Consecutive seasons, 300 or more strikeouts
Think about how difficult it'll be for a hitter to surpass his hitting streak. Meanwhile, Hack Wilson's 191 RBI season has stood as a record since 1930, while Albert Belle became the first (and ...
Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber came very close to a new Major League record when he fanned 18 St. Louis Cardinals in eight innings last Wednesday. Had he pitched the ninth inning and ...
List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks