The following is a list of notable individual streaks achieved in Major League Baseball.
Hitting[]
Consecutive game records[]
Consecutive games with a hit
- 56 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees - May 15 through July 16, 1941
Consecutive games hitting a home run
- 8 (3 tied)
- Dale Long, Pittsburgh Pirates - May 19 through May 28, 1956
- Don Mattingly, - New York Yankees - July 8 through July 18, 1987
- Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners - July 20 through July 28, 1993
Consecutive games reaching base (official) (only includes outcomes that increase 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
- 15 - Count Campau, St. Louis Browns - July 5 through July 23, 1890.
- 13 - Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals - July 5 through July 18, 1923
Consecutive games with three or more hits
- 6 (3 tied)
- Sam Thompson, Philadelphia Phillies - June 11 through 21, 1895
- Jimmy Johnston, Brooklyn Dodgers - June 24 through June 30, 1923
- George Brett, Kansas City Royals - May 8 through 13, 1976
Consecutive games with an extra base hit
- 14 (2 tied)
- Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates - June 6 through June 20, 1927
- Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves - July 1 through July 16, 2006
Consecutive games with an RBI
- 17 - Ray Grimes, Chicago Cubs - June 27 through July 23, 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
- 5 (2 tied)
- Harry Davis, Pittsburgh Pirates - July 29 through August 3, 1897
- Chief Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates - June 17 through 20, 1912
Consecutive plate appearance records[]
Consecutive plate appearances reaching base (official) (only includes outcomes that increase 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)
Consecutive plate appearances reaching base (unofficial) (includes all possible ways of reaching base: base hit, walk, hit-by-pitch, error, fielder's choice, dropped third strike, catcher's interference and fielder's obstruction)
- 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)
Consecutive plate appearances with a hit
- 12 (2 tied)
- Johnny Kling, Chicago Cubs - August 24 through 28, 1902
- Walt Dropo, Detroit Tigers - July 14 and 15, 1952
Consecutive plate appearances with a walk
- 7 (5 tied)
- 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
- José Canseco, Oakland Athletics - August 4 and 5, 1992,
- Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants - September 24 through 26, 2004
Consecutive season records[]
Consecutive seasons hitting .300 or better (50 or more games)
- 23 - Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers - 1906 through 1928
Consecutive seasons, 100 or more RBI
- 13 (2 tied)
- Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees - 1926 through 1938
- Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Sox - 1929 through 1941
Consecutive seasons with 200 or more hits
- 8 (2 tied)
- Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles (Pre New York Highlanders, not the current franchise located in Baltimore) and Brooklyn Superbas - 1894 through 1901
- Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners - 2001 through 2008 (active streak)
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
- 13 (3 tied)
- Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees - 1926 through 1938
- Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves - 1955 through 1967
- Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees - 1996 through 2008. (active streak)
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 40 or more doubles
- 7 - Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals - 1933 through 1939
Consecutive seasons with 20 or more triples
- 3 - Sam Crawford, Detroit Tigers 1912 through 1914
Consecutive seasons with 100 or more walks
- 8 (2 tied)
- Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox - 1991 through 1998
- Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees - 1999 through 2006
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 average or better (50 or more games)
- 7 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants - 1998 through 2004
Baserunning[]
Consecutive stolen bases without being caught stealing
- 50 - Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals - September 18, 1988 through July 26, 1989
Consecutive games with a stolen base
- 12 - Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics - June 10, 1969 through June 21, 1969
Consecutive seasons, 100 or more stolen bases
- 3 - Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals - 1985 through 1987
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
Pitching[]
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
- 19 (2 tied)
- Tim Keefe, New York Giants - June 23 through August 10, 1888
- Rube Marquard, New York Giants - April 11 through July 3, 1912 (streak began on Opening Day)
Consecutive complete games (since 1900)
- 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 20, 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 Martínez, 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
- 6 (2 tied)
- Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers - May 16 through 22, 2003
- Rod Beck, Chicago Cubs - July 3 through July 11, 1998
Consecutive team games with a relief appearance
- 13 (2 tied)
- Mike Marshall, Los Angeles Dodgers - June 18 through July 3, 1974
- Dale Mohorcic, Texas Rangers - August 6 through 20, 1986
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 (2 tied)
- Jim Barr, San Francisco Giants - August 23 and 29, 1972 (as a starting pitcher)
- Bobby Jenks, Chicago White Sox - July 17th, 2007 - August 12th, 2007 (as a relief pitcher)
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)
- 269 - 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
- 10 (2 tied)
- Tom Seaver, New York Mets - April 22, 1970 (as a starting pitcher)
- Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers - May 17 through May 21, 2003 (as a relief pitcher)
Consecutive scoreless innings pitched to start a Major League career
- 39 - Brad Ziegler, Oakland Athletics - May 31 through August 14, 2008
Consecutive season records[]
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, 10 or more wins
- 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
- 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
Fielding[]
The nature and demands of each position differ significantly, thus the records are separated by position. The streaks listed below are only relative to a player's fielding chances while playing the listed position. Errors made at other positions would not disrupt the streak listed.
Consecutive fielding chances at each position without an error
- First base - 2,002 - Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox - July 4, 2006, through June 6, 2008[1]
- Second base - 911 - Plácido Polanco, Detroit Tigers - July 1, 2006, through April 7, 2008[2]
- Shortstop - 544 - Mike Bordick, Baltimore Orioles / Toronto Blue Jays - April 10, 2002, through April 2, 2003
- Third base - 272 - Vinny Castilla, Colorado Rockies / Washington Nationals - July 4, 2004, through April 22, 2005
- Outfield - 938 - Darren Lewis, Oakland Athletics / San Francisco Giants - August 21 - October 3, 1990 / July 13, 1991, through June 29, 1994
- Catcher - 1,565 - Mike Matheny, St. Louis Cardinals - August 1, 2002, through August 4, 2004 (does not include passed balls)
- Pitcher - 273 - Claude Passeau, Chicago Cubs - September 21, 1941, through May 20, 1946
Source for figures through 2007: The Elias Book of Baseball Records, 2008.
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).
- 26 - Nolan Ryan, New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers - 1968 through 1993 (all seasons played in Major League Baseball)
Consecutive seasons played with one team
- 23 (2 tied)
- Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles - 1955 through 1977
- Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox - 1961 through 1983
Consecutive seasons played with different or multiple teams (includes off-season and mid-season changes)
- 12 - Terry Mulholland, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, and Minnesota Twins - 1993 through 2004
Consecutive seasons with a playoff appearance
- 13 - Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees - 1995 through 2007
Awards[]
Consecutive MVP Awards
- 4 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants - 2001 through 2004
Consecutive Cy Young Awards
- 4 (2 tied)
- Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves - 1992 through 1995
- Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks - 1999 through 2002
Consecutive Gold Glove Awards
- 16 (2 tied)
- Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles - 1960 through 1975
- 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; fan voting first included in 2003)
- 3 - Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers - 2001 through 2003
Consecutive Edgar Martinez Awards (award first attributed in 1973, originally called the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award)
- 5 - David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox - 2003 through 2007
Consecutive Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Awards (award first attributed in 1976)
- 4 - Dan Quisenberry, Kansas City Royals - 1983 through 1985
Consecutive MLB Player of the Month Awards (award first attributed in 1958)
- 3 - Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals - September, 1997 through May, 1998
Consecutive MLB Pitcher of the Month Awards (award first attributed in 1975)
- 3 (2 tied)
- Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox - April, 1999 through June, 1999
- Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins - July, 2004 through September, 2004
Consecutive All-Star Game appearances
- 24 (2 tied)
- Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals 1943-1963 (no game was played in war year of 1945; 2 games were played in 1959 and 1962)
- Willie Mays, New York & San Francisco Giants & New York Mets 1954-1973 (2 games were played in 1959 and 1962)
See also[]
- Major League Baseball titles streaks
References[]
- ↑ Youk's late error halts streak. redsox.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ↑ Polanco's errorless streak ends. redsox.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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