Alou gets to 30
Posted by Trent McCotter at 9/26/2007 9:52 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Moises Alou, NYM NL, had a homer in his first AB today, extending his hitting streak to 30 games. It is the 50th hitting streak of 30+ games in MLB history, including multi-season streaks.
This is the third year in a row with a 30-gamer, matching the longest stretch in history:
This is the third year in a row with a 30-gamer, matching the longest stretch in history:
Most consec. seasons with a 30+ game hitting streak
3: 1893-1895 (1893:George Davis; 1894: Bill Dahlen; 1895: Fred Clarke)
3: 1897-1899 (1897: Willie Keeler; 1898: Elmer Smith; 1899: Ed Delahanty)
3: 1997-1999 (1997: Sandy Alomar Jr/Nomar Garciaparra; 1998: Eric Davis; 1999: Luis Gonzalez/Vladimir Guerrero)
3: 2005-2007 (2005: Jimmy Rollins; 2006: Chase Utley/Willy Taveras; 2007: Moises Alou)
Although Alou was born in Atlanta, it got me thinking about the longest streaks by players born outside the USA:
35-Luis Castillo, 2002, Dominican Republic
34-Benito Santiago, 1987, Puerto Rico
31-Rico Carty, 1970, Dominican Republic
31-Vladimir Guerrero, 1999, Dominican Republic
30-Sandy Alomar Jr., 1997, Puerto Rico
30-Albert Pujols, 2003, Dominican Republic
30-Willy Taveras, 2006, Domican Republic
29-Dick Higham, 1876-1878, England
29-Mel Almada, 1938, Mexico
Also, Chase Utley, PHI NL, had his 19-game hitting streak snapped today. If he had been able to get a hit tonight, it would've been his second career 20-game hitting streak. Here are the active leaders in 20-game hitting streaks:
Although Alou was born in Atlanta, it got me thinking about the longest streaks by players born outside the USA:
35-Luis Castillo, 2002, Dominican Republic
34-Benito Santiago, 1987, Puerto Rico
31-Rico Carty, 1970, Dominican Republic
31-Vladimir Guerrero, 1999, Dominican Republic
30-Sandy Alomar Jr., 1997, Puerto Rico
30-Albert Pujols, 2003, Dominican Republic
30-Willy Taveras, 2006, Domican Republic
29-Dick Higham, 1876-1878, England
29-Mel Almada, 1938, Mexico
Also, Chase Utley, PHI NL, had his 19-game hitting streak snapped today. If he had been able to get a hit tonight, it would've been his second career 20-game hitting streak. Here are the active leaders in 20-game hitting streaks:
6-Ichiro Suzuki
5-Nomar Garciaparra
3-Vladimir Guerrero
3-Manny Ramirez
2-Moises Alou
2-Luis Castillo
2-Julio Franco
2-Luis Gonzalez
2-Derek Jeter
2-Jason Kendall
2-Mike Piazza
2-Alex Rodriguez
STREAKS TO WATCH
--Longest active hitting streak: 30 games by Moises Alou, NYM NL.
--Longest active on-base streak: 31 games by Moises Alou, NYM NL, and Victor Martinez, CLE AL.
A CENTURY OF COBB
Ty Cobb's Batting Line from 100 years ago
September 27, 1907: at PHI; 1-for-4 with a double vs. HOFer Eddie Plank.
STREAKS TO WATCH
--Longest active hitting streak: 30 games by Moises Alou, NYM NL.
--Longest active on-base streak: 31 games by Moises Alou, NYM NL, and Victor Martinez, CLE AL.
A CENTURY OF COBB
Ty Cobb's Batting Line from 100 years ago
September 27, 1907: at PHI; 1-for-4 with a double vs. HOFer Eddie Plank.
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