Longest On Base Streak

etothep · 11-19-2008, 10:28 AM

Was wondering what the longest streak is for most consecutive games on base safely?

Tried googling to find out the answer, but evidently I can't come up with the right set of words, as the closest I could find was a list of post-season records for most consecutive games on base safely.

Thanks for any assistance guys!

Splitter24 · 11-19-2008, 11:56 AM

Ted Williams, 84 straight games in 1949.

crackpott · 11-19-2008, 11:59 AM

Ted Williams BOS AL 1949 84
Joe DiMaggio NY AL 1941 74
Ted Williams BOS AL 1941 69
Ted Williams BOS AL 1948 65
Johnny Tobin STL AL 1922 58
Duke Snider BKN NL 1954 58
Barry Bonds SF NL 2003 58
Cupid Childs CLE NL 1892 57
George Kell DET AL 1950 57
Wade Boggs BOS AL 1985 57
Ed Delahanty PHI NL 1896 56
Bill Joyce WAS/NY NL 1896 56
Arky Vaughan PIT NL 1936 56
Ryan Klesko SD NL 2002 56
Billy Hamilton BOS AL 1896 55
Ty Cobb DET AL 1915 55
Stan Musial STL NL 1943 55
Jim Thome CLE AL 2002 55
Bill Joyce WAS NL 1894 54
Ray Blades STL NL 1925 54
Luke Appling CHI AL 1936 53
Derek Jeter NY AL 1999 53
Shawn Green LA NL 2000 53
Denny Lyons PHI AA 1887 52
Ty Cobb DET AL 1914 52
Tris Speaker CLE AL 1920 52
Lou Gehrig NY AL 1934 52
Mel Almada STL AL 1938 52
Jimmy Wynn HOU NL 1969 52
Greg Gross HOU NL 1975 52
Tony Phillips DET AL 1993 52
Frank Thomas CHI NL 1996 52
Gary Sheffield ATL NL 2002 52
Joe Kelley BAL NL 1896 51
Babe Ruth NY AL 1923 51
Ken Williams STL AL 1923 51
Joe DiMaggio NY AL 1937 51
George Brett KC AL 1980 51
Vince Coleman STL NL 1987 50
Lou Whitaker DET AL 1991 50

as of 2003...

Joshv02 · 11-19-2008, 12:16 PM

Orlando Cabrerra topped 60 a couple of years ago.

dsvitak · 11-21-2008, 09:46 PM

How the **** did Vince Coleman make the list?

rudel.dietrich · 11-22-2008, 12:14 AM

I find it amazing given his record crushing # of walks and his realtivly high BA that Bonds is still 30 off the record

AnotherAlias · 11-22-2008, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsvitak

How the **** did Vince Coleman make the list?

By reaching base in 50 consecutive games.

yours truly,
Capitano Obviouso

stevebydac · 11-22-2008, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crackpott

Ted Williams BOS AL 1949 84
Ted Williams BOS AL 1948 65

That's a total of 149 games. We don't know where these games fell on the schedule exactly, but essentially he went nearly a full season in '48-'49 getting on base daily with likely just a few interruptions. Not a bad player.

dsvitak · 11-24-2008, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnotherAlias

By reaching base in 50 consecutive games.

yours truly,
Capitano Obviouso

Well, no ****, Sherlock.

My basic comment, which, apparently, you lack the intellect to comprehend, is that he is an unlikely candidate for this to occur.

His OBP that year was .363, I believe, by FAR his career best.

His CAREER OBP is .324. This is not good...or do you know that?

11-19-2008, 10:28 AM	#1
etothep Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 102	Longest On Base Streak Was wondering what the longest streak is for most consecutive games on base safely? Tried googling to find out the answer, but evidently I can't come up with the right set of words, as the closest I could find was a list of post-season records for most consecutive games on base safely. Thanks for any assistance guys!

11-19-2008, 11:56 AM	#2
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,897	Ted Williams, 84 straight games in 1949. __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

11-19-2008, 11:59 AM	#3
crackpott Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,961	Ted Williams BOS AL 1949 84 Joe DiMaggio NY AL 1941 74 Ted Williams BOS AL 1941 69 Ted Williams BOS AL 1948 65 Johnny Tobin STL AL 1922 58 Duke Snider BKN NL 1954 58 Barry Bonds SF NL 2003 58 Cupid Childs CLE NL 1892 57 George Kell DET AL 1950 57 Wade Boggs BOS AL 1985 57 Ed Delahanty PHI NL 1896 56 Bill Joyce WAS/NY NL 1896 56 Arky Vaughan PIT NL 1936 56 Ryan Klesko SD NL 2002 56 Billy Hamilton BOS AL 1896 55 Ty Cobb DET AL 1915 55 Stan Musial STL NL 1943 55 Jim Thome CLE AL 2002 55 Bill Joyce WAS NL 1894 54 Ray Blades STL NL 1925 54 Luke Appling CHI AL 1936 53 Derek Jeter NY AL 1999 53 Shawn Green LA NL 2000 53 Denny Lyons PHI AA 1887 52 Ty Cobb DET AL 1914 52 Tris Speaker CLE AL 1920 52 Lou Gehrig NY AL 1934 52 Mel Almada STL AL 1938 52 Jimmy Wynn HOU NL 1969 52 Greg Gross HOU NL 1975 52 Tony Phillips DET AL 1993 52 Frank Thomas CHI NL 1996 52 Gary Sheffield ATL NL 2002 52 Joe Kelley BAL NL 1896 51 Babe Ruth NY AL 1923 51 Ken Williams STL AL 1923 51 Joe DiMaggio NY AL 1937 51 George Brett KC AL 1980 51 Vince Coleman STL NL 1987 50 Lou Whitaker DET AL 1991 50 as of 2003... __________________ Abandoned Planet - Check it out. The photos don't suck anymore.

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Joshv02 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , " Posts: 3,082 Blog Entries: 2	Orlando Cabrerra topped 60 a couple of years ago. __________________ Brookline Maccabees. RIP

11-21-2008, 09:46 PM	#5
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,868	How the **** did Vince Coleman make the list?

11-22-2008, 12:14 AM	#6
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	I find it amazing given his record crushing # of walks and his realtivly high BA that Bonds is still 30 off the record