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The National League’s 1916 New York Giants hold the record of winning 26 consecutive games. 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 ...
Major League Baseball recognizes two hitting streak records: Longest hitting streak in one season, and longest hitting streak over multiple seasons (e.g. Rollins 2005–2006). [6] Keeler's, Sisler's, and Rollins' streaks are listed as 44, 34, and 36 games when discussing single-season streaks, and 45, 35, and 38 games when discussing multiple ...
If games in Japan were counted, this would place Matsui behind only Ripken and Gehrig for streaks in Major League Baseball, although other streaks that took place solely in Japan have been longer (Sachio Kinugasa's streak of 2,215 games, which was a world record until broken by Ripken, as well as Takashi Toritani's streak of 1,939 games.) The ...
Jul. 22—On Aug. 12, 1948, the Indians sat in their clubhouse at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, between games of a doubleheader against the Browns and following a loss.
25.1 – Cy Young, Boston Americans – April 25 through May 11, 1904 (included one perfect game) [1] [2] Consecutive perfect innings pitched. 15.1 – Yusmeiro Petit, San Francisco Giants – July 22 through August 28, 2014 (as starting and relief pitcher over 8 games, 1st and 8th games as starting pitcher and 2nd through 7th games as a relief ...
In the modern two-league era, the longest losing streak belongs to the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies at 23 games. In the American League, the 1988 Baltimore Orioles and 2024 Chicago White Sox hold the record at 21 games. The longest losing streak consisting entirely of postseason games is 18, belonging to the Minnesota Twins (2004–2023).
That streak is the second-longest in the history of Minor League Baseball, behind a 69-game streak by Joe Wilhoit, and remains a PCL record. [ 2 ] After joining the Yankees in 1936, DiMaggio became the club's center fielder and was a member of World Series -winning teams in each of his first four major league seasons. [ 3 ]
#Tbt This Week in Baseball History: Joe DiMaggio's Hit Streak. ... has stood as a record since 1930, while Albert Belle became the first (and only) player to collect 50 doubles and 50 home runs in ...