Figgins Continues
Posted by Trent McCotter at 9/20/2007 6:55 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Sorry for not putting up any new notes in a while. Chone Figgins of the LA Angels has continued his streak of maintaining a .400 average. He's now batting .400 over his last 330 at-bats, making it the second-longest streak by an Angel since 1974.
But Figgins is still far away from the longest streaks of maintaining a .400 average, even for the last 35 years:
The longest streaks of hitting .400 since 1974:
But Figgins is still far away from the longest streaks of maintaining a .400 average, even for the last 35 years:
The longest streaks of hitting .400 since 1974:
292-for-730: Tony Gwynn, SD NL, 6/10/1993 (2nd AB ) - 5/9/1995 (4th AB )
269-for-672: Rod Carew, MIN AL, 5/4/1977 (1st AB ) - 5/22/1978 (1st AB )
" " " , 5/4/977 (2nd AB ) - 5/22/1978 (2nd AB )
" " " , 5/4/977 (2nd AB ) - 5/22/1978 (2nd AB )
258-for-645: Wade Boggs, BOS AL, 6/8/1985 (5th AB ) - 6/7/1986 (3rd AB )
" " ", 6/9/1985 (1st AB ) - 6/7/1986 (4th AB )
214-for-535: Ichiro Suzuki, SEA AL, 6/28/2004 (3rd AB ) - 5/16/2005 (1st AB )
" " ", 6/28/2004 (4th AB ) - 5/16/2005 (2nd AB )
As you can see, Gwynn's streak lasted almost 23 months! Many people talk about Wade Boggs's streak of maintaining a .400 average over an entire calendar year (spanning two seasons), but I've never seen Carew's streak mentioned before. Carew's streak lasted for over a year, making it the second-longest streak (in terms of ABs) by anyone since 1974.
Here's another interesting list; it is the longest streaks of maintaining a .500 average, since 1974:
As you can see, Gwynn's streak lasted almost 23 months! Many people talk about Wade Boggs's streak of maintaining a .400 average over an entire calendar year (spanning two seasons), but I've never seen Carew's streak mentioned before. Carew's streak lasted for over a year, making it the second-longest streak (in terms of ABs) by anyone since 1974.
Here's another interesting list; it is the longest streaks of maintaining a .500 average, since 1974:
79-for-158: Ichiro Suzuki, 7/11/2004 (1st AB ) - 8/21/2004 (5th AB )
" " ", 7/11/2004 (2nd AB ) - 8/21/2004 (6th AB )
60-for-120: Milt Thompson, PHI NL, 7/17/1987 (5th AB ) - 8/24/1987 (1st AB )
58-for-116: George Brett, KC AL, 6/2/1980 (4th AB ) - 8/1/1980 (1st AB )
" " ", 6/3/1980 (1st AB ) - 8/1/1980 (2nd AB )
Jose Cruz, HOU NL, 6/26/1984 (1st AB ) - 7/28/1984(g1) (4th AB )
" " ", 6/26/1984 (2nd AB ) - 7/28/1984(g2) (1st AB )
A few other guys had 100+ AB, including Richard Hidalgo, Ivan Rodriguez, Rod Carew, Ken Singleton, and Dave Winfield. The surprise names on the list are of course Milt Thompson and Richard Hidalgo.
Hidalgo's finish to his 2000 season was one of the hottest streaks of hitting in history. Just check out his Septemer and October 2000 splits:
107 AB
51 H
14 doubles
2 triples
11 homers
.477 AVG
.532 OBP
.953 SLG
Hidalgo also batted .527 during the 25-game stretch from 9/8/2000 thru 4/5/2001, which is the highest average over any 25-game stretch by anyone since 1960. George Sisler holds the MLB record for highest average over 25 games, when he batted .564 over 25 games from 5/31(g2) thru 6/26/1920.
STREAKS TO WATCH
-Longest active hitting streak: 24 games (thru Thurs's game), by Moises Alou, NYM.
-Longest active on-base streak: 35 games (thry Wed's game), by Chone Figgins, LAA.
A CENTURY OF COBB
Ty Cobb's Batting Line from 100 years ago:
Sept 20, 1907: at New York; 1-for-4 with a steal; opposing starter: Newton.
Hidalgo's finish to his 2000 season was one of the hottest streaks of hitting in history. Just check out his Septemer and October 2000 splits:
107 AB
51 H
14 doubles
2 triples
11 homers
.477 AVG
.532 OBP
.953 SLG
Hidalgo also batted .527 during the 25-game stretch from 9/8/2000 thru 4/5/2001, which is the highest average over any 25-game stretch by anyone since 1960. George Sisler holds the MLB record for highest average over 25 games, when he batted .564 over 25 games from 5/31(g2) thru 6/26/1920.
STREAKS TO WATCH
-Longest active hitting streak: 24 games (thru Thurs's game), by Moises Alou, NYM.
-Longest active on-base streak: 35 games (thry Wed's game), by Chone Figgins, LAA.
A CENTURY OF COBB
Ty Cobb's Batting Line from 100 years ago:
Sept 20, 1907: at New York; 1-for-4 with a steal; opposing starter: Newton.
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