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 longest Opening Day game in major league history was a 15-inning affair played at Cleveland Stadium on April 19, 1960. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-2.
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.
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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.
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941.
The longest Opening Day game in major league history was a 15-inning affair played at Cleveland Stadium on April 19, 1960. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-2.
For the 2009 season, through games played on May 2 that is 21 games by Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals.
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.
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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.
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On April 15, 1968, the Houston Astros defeated the Mets 1-0 in a 24-inning game at the Houston Astrodome. The 6-hour, 6-min. contest, which ended with the Astros' Bob Aspromonte hitting a grounder through the legs of Mets shortstop Al Weis in the bottom of the 24th, remains the longest shutout game in Major League history.
Of the original 8 teams in the National League when the League was founded in 1876, only two remain. They are the Chicago White Stockings, who are now the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Caps, who are now the Atlanta Braves. So the longest rivalry in MLB history is the Cubs vs. the Braves.
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Wrigley Field has the longest foul lines in baseball at 355' to left field, and 353' to right field.