Joe DiMaggio is the holder of what most people consider the unbreakable record. DiMaggio hit safely in 56 consectutive games. The streak began on May 15, 1941 against the Chicago White Sox. The streak continued up until July 16, 1941. During that time span though, DiMaggio went an amazing 91 - 223, which figures out to be a .409 batting average. For a career, if a player maintains a .320 batting average, they are talked about to be a hall of famer, just to put that batting average in perspective. Joe was even able to keep the streak going despite the death of Lou Gehrig on June 2 of that same year. The previous record was 44 straight games before DiMaggio went on an amazing run.
I personally find it more amazing what he did after the streak ended. He went on to start another streak, a much shorter one, but still spectacular. He hit safely in another 16 games before that small streak came to an end. That means that Joe DiMaggio got at least one hit in 72 of 73 games during the 1941 season. People say that records are made to be broken, but this one might last forever.
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