Joe DiMaggio broke the streak of Willie Keeler of the Baltimore Orioles who got a base hit in 45 consecutive games ... the last game of the 1896 season and the first 44 games of the 1897 season. Since then, only DiMaggio has had a longer streak. The longest streak since DiMaggio was 44 consecutive ganes by Pete Rose in the 1978 season.
Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak was between May 15, 1941 and July 16, 1941. For those 56 games, DiMaggio had 91 hits in 223 at bats for a .408 batting average with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs.
DiMaggio played for the Pacific Coast League team from 1932 to 1935. In 1933, he set a league record with at least one hit in 61 consecutive games. He joined the New York Yankees in 1936.
Joe DiMaggio set a major league record in 1941 by hitting in 56 consecutive games. The streak lasted from May 15 - July 16, 1941. His record still stands today.56 straight hits
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Mickey Mantle played right field for the Yankees when he started his career. In 1952, Mickey took over for Joe DiMaggio in center field. He also played a few games at shortstop and third base from 1952-1955.
Mickey Mantle's longest hitting streak was 16 games.
Mickey MantleMickey Mantle played in 2,401 regular season games. See related links for more stats on Mickey Mantle.
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Through 2010, Derek Jeter holds the Major League record for most games played in the postseason with 147. Mickey Mantle played in 65, which were all World Series games.
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Mickey Mantle Appeared in 20 All star games in 17 years. He played in every All Star game from 1952 - 1968 with the exception of 1966. (from 1959-1962, 2 all star games were played each year)
Mickey Mantle with 65 ... second behind Yogi Berra with 75.
In 18 Years of playing baseball with the New York Yankees Mickey Mantle had 8,102 at bats, 1,677 runs, 2,415 hits, 536 home runs 1,509 RBIs and a .298 batting average in 2,401 games.
Mickey Mantle won seven World Series with the Yankees: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962