if a guy walks 3 times in a game as his only at bats...is his hitting streak alive??
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No, the hitting streak does not end. Section 10.23 (a) in the Major League Baseball Rulebook states: "A consecutive hitting streak shall not be terminated if a batter's plate appearance results in a base on balls, hit batsman, defensive interference or obstruction or a sacrifice bunt."
Joe's 56 game hitting streak was ended by the Cleveland Indians and pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby.
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During Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941, the two shortstops on the Yankees were Phil Rizzuto and Frank Crosetti.
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.