2007-02-07 15:52:12 · 23 answers · asked by RedCarDoor 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Joe DiMaggio , 56 games
Most Consecutive
(Games With A Hit)
(30 Game Streaks)
AL
Joe DiMaggio
(The Streak)
New York
56 05-15-1941
07-16-1941
NL
Willie Keeler
Baltimore
44 04-22-1897
06-18-1897
Pete Rose
(The Streak)
Cincinnati
06-14-1978
07-31-1978
2007-02-07 16:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe DiMaggio holds the major league record with 56 consecutive games in 1941, with the New York Yankees. (He also holds the minor league record, with 61 consecutive games in 1933 with the San Francisco Seals.)
2007-02-07 16:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe DiMaggio. He hit safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941.
2007-02-07 16:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by davester1970 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So, you're never heard of Joltin' Joe. You've heard SImon & Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson"?
JOE DIMAGGIO - 56 consecutive games.
He was stopped for one game, by the defense of Ken Keltner, and then went another 17 consective games with at least one hit in each game.
Wee WIllie Keeler is second, with 44 games in 1897. Pete Rose's 44 games (1978) tied Keeler for the NL lead and for second in MLB.
In 1987, Paul Molitor hit in 39 straight games, and his streak stopped when he was in the on-deck circle in an extra-innings home game when the winning run crossed the plate. That was still only 2/3 of the way to matching DiMaggio, and it put him second in the AL.
2007-02-08 04:36:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you know...
Immediatley following his 56 game streak ended, DiMaggio started yet another streak hitting safely in 16 consecutive games? An amazing 72 out of 73 games with a hit
2007-02-08 02:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by skeets0001 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well everyone already said it Joe Dimaggio. But I think the person who wrote Cal Ripken Jr. was thinking of just most consecutive games played, so in a sense they weren't that far off, they just misunderstood the question.
I agree though, that record is going to stick for awhile.
2007-02-07 18:11:42 · answer #6 · answered by Nicki 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Joe Dimaggio 56 games.
2007-02-08 01:59:20 · answer #7 · answered by jstu14033 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe DiMaggio with 56
2007-02-10 13:47:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Joe DiMaggio, with 56. Truly one of the only records in baseball that has the best chance of not being broken anytime in the near future.
2007-02-07 16:13:36 · answer #9 · answered by sweetie_tdp 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe DiMaggio got a hit in 52 consecutive games. He holds the record. Cal Ripken Jr. merely played in the most consecutive games.
2007-02-07 15:56:09 · answer #10 · answered by anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋