List of Major League Baseball individual streaks

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The following is a list of notable individual streaks achieved in Major League Baseball.

Contents 1 Hitting 1.1 Consecutive game records 1.2 Consecutive plate appearance records 1.3 Consecutive season records 2 Baserunning 3 Pitching 3.1 Consecutive game records 3.2 Consecutive innings records 3.3 Consecutive season records 4 Fielding 5 Games Played 6 Awards 7 See also 8 External Links

[edit] Hitting

[edit] Consecutive game records

Consecutive games with a hit

• 56 - Joe Dimaggio, New York Yankees - May 15 through July 16, 1941

Consecutive games hitting a homerun

• 3 tied with 8 - Dale Long, Pittsburgh Pirates - May 19 through May 28, 1956, Don Mattingly, - New York Yankees - July 8 through July 18, 1987, and Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners - July 20 through July 28, 1993

Consecutive games reaching base (official) (only includes outcomes that factor into on-base percentage: base hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch)

• 84 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox - July 1 through September 27, 1949

Consecutive games without a strikeout

• 115 - Joe Sewell, Cleveland Indians - May 17 through September 19, 1929

Consecutive games with two or more hits

• 13 - Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals - July 5 through July 18, 1923

Consecutive games with three or more hits

• 2 tied with 6 - Sam Thompson, Philadelphia Phillies - June 11 through 21, 1895, and George Brett, Kansas City Royals - May 8 through 13, 1976

Consecutive games with an extra base hit

• 2 tied with 14 - Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates - June 6 through June 20, 1927, and Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves - July 1 through July 16, 2006

Consecutive games with an RBI

• 17 - Ray Grimes, Chicago Cubs - June 27 through July 2, 1922

Consecutive games scoring one or more runs

• 24 - Billy Hamilton, Philadelphia Phillies - July 6 through August 2, 1894

Consecutive games with a walk

• 22 - Roy Cullenbine, Detroit Tigers - July 2 through July 22, 1947

Consecutive games with a triple

• 2 tied with 5 - Harry Davis, Pittsburgh Pirates - July 29 through August 3, 1897, and Chief Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates - June 17 through 20, 1912

[edit] Consecutive plate appearance records

Consecutive plate appearances reaching base (official) (only includes outcomes that factor into on-base percentage: base hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch)

• 17 - Piggy Ward, Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds - June 16 through June 19, 1893 (8 hits, 8 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch)
• 16 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox - September 17 through September 24, 1957 (6 hits, 9 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch)

Consecutive plate appearances reaching base (unofficial) (includes all possible outcomes of reaching base: base hit, walk, hit-by-pitch, error, fielder's choice, catcher's interference, and dropped third strike)

• 17 - Earl Averill, Jr., Los Angeles Angels - June 3 through June 10 (first game), 1962 (7 hits, 8 walks, 1 error, 1 fielder's choice)
• 16 - Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox - April 20 through April 23, 1969 (7 hits, 7 walks, 2 fielders' choice)
• 16 - Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox - August 18 (second game) through August 21, 2006 (7 hits, 7 walks, 2 errors)

Consecutive plate appearances with a hit

• 12 - Walt Dropo, Detroit Tigers - July 14 and 15, 1952

Consecutive plate appearances with a walk

• 5 tied with 7 - Billy Rogell, Detroit Tigers - August 17 through 19, 1938, Mel Ott, New York Giants - June 16 through 18, 1943, Eddie Stanky, New York Giants - August 29 and 30, 1950, Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics - August 4 and 5, 1992, and Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants - September 24 through 26, 2004

[edit] Consecutive season records

Consecutive seasons hitting .300 or better

• 23 - Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers - 1906 through 1928

Consecutive seasons, 100 or more RBI

• 2 tied with 13 - Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees - 1926 through 1938, and Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Sox - 1929 through 1941

Consecutive seasons with 200 or more hits

• 8 - Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas - 1894 through 1901

Consecutive seasons with 150 or more hits

• 17 - Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves - 1955 through 1971

Consecutive seasons with 100 or more runs scored

• 2 tied with 13 - Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees - 1926 through 1938, and Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves - 1955 through 1967

Consecutive seasons with 40 or more home runs

• 7 - Babe Ruth, New York Yankees - 1926 through 1932

Consecutive seasons with 30 or more home runs

• 13 - Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants - 1992 through 2004

Consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs

• 20 - Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves - 1955 through 1974

Consecutive seasons with 40 or more doubles

• 7 - Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals - 1933 through 1939

Consecutive seasons with 20 or more triples

• 4 - Ed Konetchy, St. Louis Cardinals - 1909 through 1912

Consecutive seasons with 100 or more walks

• 3 tied with 8 - Max Bishop, Philadelphia Athletics - 1926 through 1933, and Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox - 1991 through 1998, and Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees - 1999 through 2006 (active streak)

Consecutive seasons with 600 or more at-bats

• 13 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies - 1968 through 1980

Consecutive seasons, .400 on-base percentage or better

• 17 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox - 1939 through 1958

Consecutive seasons, .600 slugging percentage or better

• 8 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants - 1998 through 2005

[edit] Baserunning

Consecutive stolen bases without being caught stealing

• 50 - Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals - September 18, 1988 through July 26, 1989

Consecutive seasons, 50 or more stolen bases

• 12 - Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals - 1965 through 1976

Consecutive seasons, 40 or more stolen bases

• 14 - Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays - 1980 through 1993

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Consecutive game records

Consecutive games won

• 24 - Carl Hubbell, New York Giants - July 18, 1936 through May 27, 1937 (record set over two seasons)

Consecutive games won within a single season

• 2 tied with 19 - Tim Keefe, New York Giants - June 23 through August 10, 1888, and Rube Marquard, New York Giants - April 11 through July 3, 1912 (streak began on Opening Day)

Consecutive complete games

• 39 - Jack Taylor, St. Louis Cardinals - April 15 through October 6, 1904

Consecutive games without being relieved

• 202 - Jack Taylor, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals - June ??, 1901 through August 13, 1906 (187 starts, all complete games, and 15 relief appearances)

Consecutive shutouts

• 6 - Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers - May 14 through June 4, 1968

Consecutive no-hit games

• 2 - Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds - June 11 and 15, 1938

Consecutive games with 10 or more strikeouts

• 8 - Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox - August 19 through September 27, 1999

Consecutive saves converted

• 84 - Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers - August 28, 2002 through July 5, 2004 (record set over three seasons)

Consecutive team games with a save

• 2 tied with 6 - Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers - May 17 through 22, 2003, and Rod Beck, Chicago Cubs - July 3 through July 11, 1998

Consecutive team games with a relief appearance

• 2 tied with 13 - Mike Marshall, Los Angeles Dodgers - June 18 through July 3, 1974, and Dale Mohorcic, Texas Rangers - August 6 through 20, 1986

[edit] Consecutive innings records

Consecutive scoreless innings pitched

• 59 - Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers - August 30 through September 28, 1988

Consecutive hitless innings pitched

• 24.1 - Cy Young, Boston Americans - May 3 through May 11, 1904 (included one perfect game)

Consecutive perfect innings pitched

• 13.2 - Jim Barr, San Francisco Giants - August 23 and 29, 1972

Consecutive innings pitched without allowing a walk

• 84.1 - Bill Fischer, Kansas City Athletics - August 3 through September 30, 1962

Consecutive innings pitched without allowing a home run (modern era)

• 254.1 - Greg Minton, San Francisco Giants - June 1, 1979 through May 1, 1982

Consecutive innings pitched without allowing a home run (dead-ball era)

• 1001 - Ed Killian, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers - September 19, 1903, through August 7, 1907

Consecutive batters faced with a strikeout

• 2 tied with 10 - Tom Seaver, New York Mets - April 22, 1970, and Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers - May 17 through May 21, 2003

[edit] Consecutive season records

Consecutive seasons, 40 or more wins

• 3 - Tommy Bond, Boston Redcaps - 1877 through 1879

Consecutive seasons, 30 or more wins

• 6 - Tim Keefe, New York Metropolitans (American Association) and New York Giants 1883 through 1888

Consecutive seasons, 20 or more wins

• 12 - Christy Mathewson, New York Giants - 1903 through 1914

Consecutive seasons, 15 or more wins

• 17 - Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves - 1988 through 2004

Consecutive seasons, 10 or more wins

• 2 tied with 19 - Cy Young, 1891-1909, and Greg Maddux, 1988-2006 (streak active going into 2007 season)

Consecutive seasons, 300 or more strikeouts

• 5 - Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, and Arizona Diamondbacks - 1998 through 2002

Consecutive seasons, 200 or more strikeouts

• 9 - Tom Seaver, New York Mets - 1968 through 1976

Consecutive Opening Day starts

• 14 - Jack Morris, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and Toronto Blue Jays - 1980 through 1993

Consecutive seasons, 30 or more saves

• 8 - Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres - 1995 through 2002

[edit] Fielding

Consecutive fielding chances without an error

• 1,700 - Stuffy McInnis, Philadelphia A's - May 31, 1921 through June 2, 1922

[edit] Games Played

Consecutive games played

• 2,632 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles - May 30, 1982 through September 19, 1998

Consecutive innings played (non-pitcher)

• 8,243 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles - June 5, 1982 through September 14, 1987 (record set over 903 games)

Consecutive seasons played

• 27 - Cap Anson, Rockford Forest Citys, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Stockings, and Chicago Colts - 1871 through 1897 (1871-1875 seasons were played in the National Association, a professional league which preceded Major League Baseball).

Consecutive seasons played (pitcher)

• 26 - Nolan Ryan, New York Mets, Anaheim Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers - 1968 through 1993

Consecutive seasons played with one team

• 2 tied with 23 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles - 1955 through 1977, and Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox - 1961 through 1983

[edit] Awards

Consecutive Gold Glove Awards

• 2 tied with 16 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles - 1960 through 1975, and Jim Kaat, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies - 1962 through 1977

Consecutive Silver Slugger Awards (award first attributed in 1980)

• 10 - Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets - 1993 through 2002

Consecutive Hank Aaron Awards (award first attributed in 1999)

• 3 - Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers - 2001 through 2003

Consecutive Cy Young Awards

• 2 tied with 4 - Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves - 1992 through 1995, and Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks - 1999 through 2002

Consecutive MVP Awards

• 4 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants - 2001 through 2004

Consecutive All-Star Game appearances

• 21 - Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves - 1955 through 1975

[edit] See also

• Major League Baseball titles streaks

[edit] External Links

Baseball's 11 greatest individual streaks in major league history