Throughout baseball history, there have been many legendary streaks that defined endurance and consistency in the game. From ...

Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941 is widely considered the most untouchable record in sports. It’s such a preposterous record that it’s a mathematical feat to merely calculate the odds of ...

Last Saturday night, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier was unable to collect a base hit against New York Mets pitching. Prior to that game, Ethier had compiled a 30-game hitting streak. Had ...

The Athletic’s Jayson Stark was the one who pointed out the similarities. Hitters against Walker this year are hitting .353 with a 1.074 OPS. In 1941, DiMaggio hit .357 with a 1.083 OPS, which was ...

1918 — Washington’s Walter Johnson pitched a 1-0, 18-inning victory over Lefty Williams of the Chicago White Sox, who also went the distance. 1919 — After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scored 10 ...

Singing with the Les Brown band, she celebrated the Yankee star’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also performed on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.” By Richard Sandomir A federal judge ...

1918 — Washington’s Walter Johnson pitched a 1-0, 18-inning victory over Lefty Williams of the Chicago White Sox, who also went the distance. 1919 — After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scored 10 ...