Mlb Hitting Streak Record Holder Crossword Clue (2025)

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Who holds the MLB record for longest hitting streak? ›

Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) holds the record for the longest hit streak in MLB history, with a 56-game streak in 1941.

1. Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees: 56 games, 1941.

And all thanks to Joe DiMaggio, who in 1941 carved a permanent place in baseball lore by hitting in 56 consecutive games. The streak began in a nondescript manner on May 15, 1941, when DiMaggio singled off of White Sox left-hander Eddie Smith in a game the Yankees ultimately lost, 13-1.

One factor cited by sportswriters in 1941 to explain the streak was DiMaggio's bat control; over the length of his run, he struck out only five times. During the 56 games that encompassed his 1941 hitting streak, DiMaggio had 91 base hits in 223 at-bats for a . 408 average.

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.

Cal Ripken Jr. Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S. Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), having surpassed Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 which had stood for 56 years and which many deemed was unbreakable.

That would be an incredibly long list - even Tony Gwynn once struck out three times in a game. Joe DiMaggio had 361 HRs and just 369 K's for his career, but he did it once also. You'd have thousands of names on the list if you ever pulled it all together.

1941 — Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak of 56 games was stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before 67,000 at Cleveland. The Yankees still won, 4-3.

1) It's not just that Ripken's 2,632-game streak is the record. It's that, with the notable exception of Lou Gehrig (2,130), nobody else in baseball history has been remotely close to him. The third- and fourth-longest streaks belong to Everett Scott (1916-25) and Steve Garvey (1975-83).

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Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record

On Sept. 6, 1995, the Iron Man eclipsed the 2,130-consecutive games record set by Lou Gehrig.

Wilbert Robinson (left) and Rennie Stennett (not pictured) hold the record for most hits in a nine-inning game with seven, while Cal McVey (right) amassed six hits in each of two consecutive games.

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 is the longest hitting streak in MLB history. What is the longest streak of consecutive games with a hit by an individual player in Major League Baseball history? This record is held by Joe DiMaggio, who had a 56-game hit streak.

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 is the longest in Major League Baseball history.

In 2006 and 2007, Jeter put together a remarkable hitting streak that was barely noticed at the time: over the span of 61 games from August 20, 2006 to the second game of the May 3, 2007 doubleheader, he collected at least one base hit in 59 games, putting together hitting streaks of 25, 14 and 20 games only ...

The Day Joe DiMaggoio's Hitting Streak Came to an End

DiMaggio walked in his second at-bat, much to the dismay of the Cleveland crowd. And finally, for his last at-bat in the eighth inning, DiMaggio grounded into a double play to shortstop Lou Boudreau, putting an end to the streak.

By the time he retired as a player in 1986, Rose had a record career total of 4,256 hits. His other records included most games played, 3,562; most times at bat, 14,053; and most seasons with 200 hits or more, 10 (equaled by Ichiro Suzuki in 2010). His lifetime batting average was . 303.