Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941 is legendary. A few weeks before establishing the iconic major league mark, DiMaggio actually broke the record of 44 games set by Willie Keeler with the old Baltimore Orioles in 1897. In a doubleheader at home on July 1, the New York Yankees superstar tied Keeler against the […]
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Only three players in the history of major league baseball share a record that could be equaled on any day of the season, but obviously getting seven hits in a game is a difficult achievement. National Baseball Hall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson was the first to do it. He was followed by Cesar Gutierrez […]