List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
The following is a list of notable individual player 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
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- *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
- 84 – Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox – July 1 through September 27, 1949
- 115 – Joe Sewell, Cleveland Indians – May 17 through September 19, 1929
- 37 – Aaron Judge, New York Yankees – July 8 through August 21, 2017
- 15 – Count Campau, St. Louis Browns – July 5 through July 23, 1890
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- *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
- 17 – Ray Grimes, Chicago Cubs – June 27 through July 23, 1922
- 24 – Billy Hamilton, Philadelphia Phillies – July 6 through August 2, 1894
- 22 – Roy Cullenbine, Detroit Tigers – July 2 through July 22, 1947
- 9 – Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays – July 31 through August 8, 2019
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- *Harry Davis, Pittsburgh Pirates – July 29 through August 3, 1897
- *Chief Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates – June 17 through July 20, 1912
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- *Lee Lacy, Los Angeles Dodgers – May 2, 6, and 17, 1978
- *Del Unser, Philadelphia Phillies – June 30, July 5 and 10, 1979
Consecutive plate appearance records
Consecutive plate appearances reaching base- 17 – Earl Averill Jr., Los Angeles Angels – June 3 through June 10, 1962
- 17 – Piggy Ward, Baltimore Orioles/Cincinnati Reds – June 16 through June 19, 1893
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- *Johnny Kling, Chicago Cubs – August 24 through 28, 1902
- *Walt Dropo, Detroit Tigers – July 14 and 15, 1952
- *José Miranda, Minnesota Twins - July 3 through 6, 2024
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- *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- 23 – Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers – 1906–1928
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- *Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees – 1926–1938
- *Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Sox – 1929–1941
- *Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees – 1998–2010
- 10 – Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners – 2001–2010
- 17
- *Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves – 1955–1971
- *Derek Jeter, New York Yankees – 1996–2012
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- *Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees – 1926–1938
- *Hank Aaron, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves – 1955–1967
- *Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees – 1996–2008
- 4 - Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals - 1996–1999
- 4 - Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs - 1998–2001
- 7 – Babe Ruth, New York Yankees – 1926–1932
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- *Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants – 1992–2004
- *Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees – 1998–2010
- 7 – Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals – 1933–1939
- 3 – Sam Crawford, Detroit Tigers - 1912–1914
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- *Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox – 1991 through 1998
- *Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees – 1999–2006
- 13 – Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies – 1968–1980
- 17 – Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox – 1939–1958
- 7 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants – 1998–2004
- 7 – Babe Ruth, New York Yankees – 1926–1932
Baserunning
Consecutive stolen bases without being caught stealing- 50 – Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals – September 18, 1988 – July 26, 1989
- 12 – Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics – June 10, 1969 – June 21, 1969
- 3 – Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals – 1985–1987
- 12 – Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals – 1965–1976
- 14 – Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays – 1980–1993
Pitching
Consecutive game records
Consecutive games won- 24 – Carl Hubbell, New York Giants – July 18, 1936 – May 27, 1937 '
- 39 – Jack Taylor, St. Louis Cardinals – April 15 – October 6, 1904
- 202 – Jack Taylor, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals – June 20, 1901 – August 13, 1906 '
- 2 – Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds – June 11 and 15, 1938
- 26 – Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals – September 12, 1967 – July 30, 1968
- 26 - Jacob deGrom, New York Mets - May 18, 2018 - April 3, 2019
Consecutive games with 10 or more strikeouts
- 11 – Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros – August 7 – October 10, 2019
- 84 – Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers – August 28, 2002 – July 5, 2004 '
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- *Mike Marshall, Los Angeles Dodgers – June 18 through July 3, 1974
- *Dale Mohorcic, Texas Rangers – August 6–20, 1986
- 49 – Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds – August 21, 2013 through August 13, 2014 '
Consecutive innings records
Consecutive scoreless innings pitched- 59 – Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers – August 30, 1988 through September 28, 1988. '
- 15.1 – Yusmeiro Petit, San Francisco Giants – July 22 through August 28, 2014 '
- 15.0 – Mark Buehrle, Chicago White Sox – July 18–28, 2009 '
- 73 – Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros – August 7 through October 10, 2019
- 84.1 – Bill Fischer, Kansas City Athletics – August 3 through September 30, 1962
- 269.1 – Greg Minton, San Francisco Giants – June 1, 1979 through May 1, 1982
- 1001 – Ed Killian, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers – September 19, 1903, through August 7, 1907
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- *Tom Seaver, New York Mets – April 22, 1970 '
- *Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers – May 17–21, 2003 '
- *Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies – June 25, 2021
- *Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers – August 11, 2021
- 38 – Bartolo Colón, Oakland Athletics – April 18, 2012
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Consecutive season records
Consecutive seasons, 30 or more wins- 6 – Tim Keefe, New York Metropolitans and New York Giants 1883–1888
- 12 – Christy Mathewson, New York Giants – 1903–1914
- 20 – Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres – 1988–2007 '
- 9 – Tom Seaver, New York Mets – 1968–1976
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- * - Grover Cleveland Alexander, Philadelphia Phillies - 1915–1916
- * - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics - 1930–1931 '
- * - Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers - 1965–1966 '
- * - Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays - 1997–1998
- 14 – Jack Morris, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and Toronto Blue Jays – 1980–1993
- * Éric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2002–2003
- * Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles - 2012–2013
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- *Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres – 1998–2001 and 2004–2007
- *Francisco Rodríguez, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 2005–2008
- *Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves – 2011–2014
- 9 – Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees – 2003–2011
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 – 2,379 – Casey Kotchman, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Atlanta Braves / Boston Red Sox / Seattle Mariners – June 20, 2008, through August 21, 2010
- Second base – 911 – Plácido Polanco, Detroit Tigers / Philadelphia Phillies – July 1, 2006, through April 7, 2008
- 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 '
- Pitcher – 273' – Claude Passeau, Chicago Cubs – September 21, 1941, through May 20, 1946
Games played
Consecutive games played- 2,632 – Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles – May 30, 1982 through September 19, 1998
- 8,243 – Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles – June 5, 1982 through September 14, 1987 '
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- *Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles – 1955–1977
- *Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox – 1961–1983
- 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 – 1993–2004
Awards
Consecutive MVP Awards- 4 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants – 2001–2004
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- *Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves – 1992–1995
- *Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks – 1999–2002
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- *Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles – 1960–1975
- *Jim Kaat, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies – 1962–1977
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- 3 – Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers – 2001–2003
'5' – David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox – 2003–2007
Consecutive Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Awards
'4' – Dan Quisenberry, Kansas City Royals – 1982–1985
Consecutive MLB Player of the Month Awards
'3' – Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals – September, 1997 through May, 1998
Consecutive MLB Pitcher of the Month Awards ''
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- *Pedro Martínez, Boston Red Sox – April–June, 1999
- *Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins – July–September, 2004
- *Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs - August, 2015 through April, 2016
Consecutive All-Star Game appearances
- 25 – Hank Aaron, Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers – 1955–1975