The key to this particular question is the word "where". In 1941, New York Yankee Joe Dimagio had a record breaking hitting streak of 56 straight games. It was in the ballpark of the Cleveland Indians where his hitting streak came to an end. Baseball fans need to know the following: Today the Indians play in Progressive Field in Cleveland. The stadium has a seating capacity of about 45,000.On the day in 1941 when "Jolt'n Joe's hitting streak came to an end, a Cleveland crowd of 67,000 fans saw the game. What has happened to baseball in Cleveland?
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."
if a guy walks 3 times in a game as his only at bats...is his hitting streak alive??
As of September 2021, Mike Trout's longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball is 19 games. He achieved this streak across the 2013 and 2017 seasons.
Mickey Mantle's longest hitting streak was 16 games.
Joe Dimaggio 1941 56 straight games
a walk is not a hit so therefore his 'hitting' streak does not continue
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."
if a guy walks 3 times in a game as his only at bats...is his hitting streak alive??
Joe Dimaggio. 56 games
In 1941 Joe DiMaggio of New York set the record at a 56 game hitting streak.
As of September 2021, Mike Trout's longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball is 19 games. He achieved this streak across the 2013 and 2017 seasons.
Yes. A walk does not count as an "at-bat"
Mickey Mantle's longest hitting streak was 16 games.
The record is held by Joe DiMaggio with 56 games in 1941 However there may have been longer streaks in professional baseball, for example DiMaggio's 61 game hitting streak in the PCL back in his San Francisco Seals days.
56 game hitting streak
Joe Dimaggio 1941 56 straight games
67,468 fans witnessed the end of Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak in 1941 in Cleveland. This attendance number was the largest attendance number was a record for a night game.