Will anyone ever break Joe DiMaggio's streak??

keets

If you are wondering what streak I'm asking about you should exit the thread quickly. Past that, does anyone think the "Streak" will ever be broken?? My dad, who is 91, no doubt listened to the ending at 56 games but I have never asked him about it. I suppose I probably should.

Al H.

ernie11

No.

DIMEMAN

Pete Rose would have if that Atlanta pitcher hadn't pulled that play out of his arse. If you remember the play you know what I am talking about.

stevek

I dunno, but I think that record from Johnny Vander Meer is tougher to break.

i mean a pitcher would have to throw three consecutive no hitters to break it.

Coinstartled

Yes is the correct answer as one can possibly boast of being correct.

Darin

There was one player DiMaggio didn't even outhit during the 56 game streak.
If you don't know what player then you should exit this thread immediately.

JoeBanzai

He may have outhit him by .002 buy the guy I'm thinking of did that for the entire season, not 1/3 (or so).

Tabe

@Darin said:
There was one player DiMaggio didn't even outhit during the 56 game streak.
If you don't know what player then you should exit this thread immediately.

Teddy Ballgame, .412 to .408.

Coinstartled

@Darin said:
There was one player DiMaggio didn't even outhit during the 56 game streak.
If you don't know what player then you should exit this thread immediately.

Good reason as any.

perkdog

I think it’s hard enough to get most ball players to actually play 56 games in a row without taking a day off let alone hit in 56 straight.

erikthredd

I'm gonna say No. Since 1980 there have only been 9 players with a streak of 31 games or more. I remember watching Nomar during his 30 game streak years ago and he only made it a little past halfway of Dimaggio's streak.
1. Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees: 56 games, 1941.
2. Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles (NL): 45 games, 1896-97.
3. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 44 games, 1978.
4. Bill Dahlen, Chicago Cubs: 42 games, 1894.
5. George Sisler, St. Louis Browns: 41 games, 1922.
6. Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers: 40 games, 1911.
7. Paul Molitor, Milwaukee Brewers (AL): 39 games, 1987.
8. Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phlilies: 38 games, 2005-06.
9. Tommy Holmes, Boston Braves: 37 games, 1945.
10. Gene DeMontreville, Washington Senators (NL): 36 games, 1896-97.
T11. Fred Clarke, Louisville Colonels (NL): 35 games, 1895.
T11. Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers: 35 games, 1917.
T11. George Sisler, St. Louis Browns: 35 games, 1924-25.
T11. Luis Castillo, Florida Marlins: 35 games, 2002
T11. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies: 35 games, 2006.
T16. George McQuinn, St. Louis Browns: 34 games, 1938.
T16. Dom DiMaggio, Boston Red Sox: 34 games, 1949.
T16. Benito Santiago, San Diego Padres: 34 games, 1987.
T19. George Davis, New York Giants: 33 games, 1893.
T19. Hal Chase, New York Highlanders: 33 games, 1907.
T19. Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals: 33 games, 1922.
T19. Heinie Manush, Washington Senators: 33 games, 1933.
T19. Dan Uggla, Atlanta Braves: 33 games, 2011.
T24. Harry Heilmann, Detroit Tigers: 32 games, 1922-23.
T24. Hal Morris, Cincinnati Reds: 32 games, 1996-97.
T26. Jimmy Wolf, Louisville Colonels (AA): 31 games, 1885-86
T26. Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia Phillies: 31 games, 1899.
T26. Nap Lajoie, Cleveland Naps: 31 games, 1906.
T26. Sam Rice, Washington Senators : 31 games, 1924.
T26: Vada Pinson: Cincinnati Reds: 31 games, 1965-66.
T26. Willie Davis, Los Angeles Dodgers: 31 games, 1969.
T26. Rico Carty, Atlanta Braves: 31 games, 1970.
T26. Ron LeFlore, Chicago White Sox: 31 games, 1975-76.
T26. Ken Landreaux, Minnesota Twins: 31 games, 1980.
T26. Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal Expos: 31 games, 1999.
T36. Cal McVey, Chicago White Stockings (NL): 30 games, 1876.
T36. Dusty Miller, Cincinnati Reds: 30 games, 1895-96.
T36. Elmer Smith, Cincinnati Reds: 30 games, 1898.
T36. Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox: 30 games, 1912.
T36. Charlie Grimm, Pittsburgh Pirates: 30 games, 1922-23.
T36. Lance Richbourg, Boston Braves: 30 games, 1927-28.
T36. Sam Rice, Washington Senators: 30 games, 1929-30.
T36. Goose Goslin, Detroit Tigers: 30 games, 1934.
T36. Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals: 30 games, 1950.
T36. George Brett, Kansas City Royals: 30 games, 1980.
T36. Jerome Walton, Chicago Cubs: 30 games, 1989.
T36. Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland Indians: 30 games, 1997.
T36. Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox: 30 games, 1997.
T36. Eric Davis, Baltimore Orioles: 30 games, 1998.
T36. Luis Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks: 30 games, 1999.
T36. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals: 30 games, 2003.
T36. Willy Taveras, Houston Astros (NL): 30 games, 2006.
T36. Moises Alou, New York Mets: 30 games, 2007.
T36. Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals: 30 games, 2009.
T36. Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers, 30 games, 2011.
T36. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves, 30 games, 2016.

edit/ this list was from 2016 so not sure if any streaks have been added to it since then

keets

players today seem to resist hitting to the opposite field and Teams have learned to employ shifts to counter it.

MCMLVTopps

I think today's game is different from the Joe D era. I think the shift would have a major impact. Rose's 44 game streak is clearly a major accomplishment, but he took the low road when it ended and became a whiner when his run at it fell short. To me, he just thought he was bigger than the game itself and was bullet proof. Should have pondered that gambling thing a little more Pete.

Not to hijack your thread, but as for the (my opinion) MLB record that is very safe to say will never be broken...how about Tony Cloninger hitting two grand slams in one game...and this as a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. This feat was accomplished on July 3rd, 1966 against the San Francisco Giants. NO pitcher is gonna hit three grand slams in one game, let alone bat worthy enough to be a serious hitting threat to the opponent.

erikthredd

@MCMLVTopps said:
I think today's game is different from the Joe D era. I think the shift would have a major impact. Rose's 44 game streak is clearly a major accomplishment, but he took the low road when it ended and became a whiner when his run at it fell short. To me, he just thought he was bigger than the game itself and was bullet proof. Should have pondered that gambling thing a little more Pete.

Not to hijack your thread, but as for the (my opinion) MLB record that is very safe to say will never be broken...how about Tony Cloninger hitting two grand slams in one game...and this as a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. This feat was accomplished on July 3rd, 1966 against the San Francisco Giants. NO pitcher is gonna hit three grand slams in one game, let alone bat worthy enough to be a serious hitting threat to the opponent.

Fernando Tatis hitting two grand slams in one inning might hold up as well.

keets

a record that was first accomplished around 1995-96 by Carlos Baerga: hitting a HomeRun from both sides of the plate in the same inning. I thought it would never be duplicated but it has been. I think feats like that and the grand salami above, though remarkable, have a higher probability of taking place than Joe D's.

erikthredd

Any one game record has a better chance of happening than a 56 game streak. Its easy to think those 3 records we just mentioned can be broken but out of all years of baseball play only one player has done each.

erikthredd

I remember Dimaggio had another crazy stat of just 13 strikeouts in a 541 at-bat season and its hard to believe that isn't even a record. I just checked and Joe Sewell of the Indians/Yankees had three seasons with just 4 strikeouts each season in 608,578 & 524 at-bats. That's probably another record that will be broken.

1966CUDA

Didn't DiMggio have a longer hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League??

Dave99B

Nope. I fully expect that one will stand FOREVER.

Dave

Dboneesq

@1966CUDA said:
Didn't DiMggio have a longer hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League??

From an article from January 2017:
But it was DiMaggio's bat that allowed him, at age 18 in his first pro season, to make history. He put together a 61-game hitting streak, shattering the previous PCL record of 49 games established by Jack Ness in 1915, the summer after DiMaggio was born. Sixty-one games remains the PCL record and is second in Minor League history behind Joe Wilhoit's 69-game streak in the Western League.