20-game hitting streaks

Corey Hart, MIL NL, had his 22-game hitting streak end on Saturday.  It is already the tenth hitting streak of 20+ games this season:

20 Derek Jeter NYY
23 Torii Hunter MIN
20 Alfonso Soriano CHI
22 Brandon Phillips CIN
20 Randy Winn SF
25 Ichiro Suzuki SEA
23 Kevin Youkilis BOS
20 Yuniesky Betancourt SEA
26 Casey Blake CLE
22 Corey Hart MIL

Here are the seasons with the most 20+ game hitting streaks:

STREAKS YEAR
  17    1894
  14    2003
  13    1996
  13    1997
  13    1999
  12    1930

and here's today's:
A CENTURY OF COBB
TY COBB'S BATTING LINE FROM 100 YEARS AGO:
July 8, 1907; at home vs. BOS; 4-for-5, 2 runs, 1 SB, 1BB; opposing starter: Jesse Tannehill

 

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