In 1941 Joe DiMaggio set a record for Consecutive games hitting streak with 56.
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Joe DiMaggio - 56 consecutive games with a base hit in 1941.
Joe Dimaggio 1941 56 straight games
The world's longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball history is owned by Joe DiMaggio.Playing for the Yankees in 1941 the Yankee Clipper hit in 56 consecutive games from May 15 until July 16.
The odds are 1 in 4 for getting a hit, more if he is talented. So to get a hit in 56 consecutive games it would be one quarter divided by 56. If he is a good hitter, than just add 10, or if he is a so so hitter, subtract 2. Best position, I still say, is 69.
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941.
56 regular season games
Through the 2008 season, the second longest consecutive game hitting streak in MLB history is 45 games by Willie Keeler of the Baltimore Orioles that started in the final game of the 1896 season and went through the 44th game of the 1897 season.
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio had a 56 game hitting streak, a record that still stands today.
In 1941 Joe DiMaggio of New York set the record at a 56 game hitting streak.
You do the math. 56 times 4 = 224 runs.
In 1939, Oscar Grimes played in 119 games for the Cleveland Blues, batting in all of them. He had 364 at bats, getting 98 hits, for a .269 batting average, with 11 sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies, and 56 runs batted in. He was walked 56 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 61 times. He hit 20 doubles, 5 triples, and 4 home runs.