Hitting streak - Definition and Overview

In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games a player gets at least one hit.

The ten longest streaks in the history of the American League are:

56 - Joe DiMaggio (1941)
41 - George Sisler (1922)
40 - Ty Cobb (1911)
39 - Paul Molitor (1987)
35 - Ty Cobb (1917)
34 - George Sisler (1925)
34 - George McQuinn (1938)
34 - Dom DiMaggio (1949)
33 - Hal Chase (1907)
33 - Heinie Manush (1933)

The ten longest streaks in the history of the National League are:

44 - Willie Keeler (1897)
44 - Pete Rose (1978)
42 - Bill Dahlen (1894)
37 - Tommy Holmes (1945)
36 - Billy Hamilton (1894)
35 - Fred Clarke (1895)
35 - Luis Castillo (2002)
34 - Benito Santiago (1987)
34 - George Davis (1893)
33 - Rogers Hornsby (1922)