List of Major League Baseball hit records
Consecutive game hitting streaks of 30 or more games
Table:
Player
Games[25]
Team
Season

Joe DiMaggio
56
New York Yankees
1941

Willie Keeler
45 (1, 44)
Baltimore Orioles
1896–1897

Pete Rose
44
Cincinnati Reds
1978

Bill Dahlen
42
Chicago Colts
1894

George Sisler
41
St. Louis Browns
1922

Ty Cobb
40
Detroit Tigers
1911

Paul Molitor
39
Milwaukee Brewers
1987

Jimmy Rollins
38 (36, 2)
Philadelphia Phillies
2005–2006

Tommy Holmes
37
Boston Braves
1945

Gene DeMontreville
36
Washington Senators
1896–1897

Fred Clarke
35
Louisville Colonels
1895

Ty Cobb
35
Detroit Tigers
1917

George Sisler
35 (1, 34)
St. Louis Browns
1924–1925

Luis Castillo
35
Florida Marlins
2002

Chase Utley
35
Philadelphia Phillies
2006

George McQuinn
34
St. Louis Browns
1938

Dom DiMaggio
34
Boston Red Sox
1949

Benito Santiago
34
San Diego Padres
1987

George Davis
33
New York Giants
1893

Hal Chase
33
New York Highlanders
1907

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Joseph Paul DiMaggio [ a ] ( November 25 , 1914 - March 8 , 1999 ) , nicknamed Joltin ' Joe and The Yankee Clipper , was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees . Born to Italian immigrants in California , he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time , and is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak ( May 15-July 16 , 1941 ) , a record that still stands . DiMaggio was a three-time Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons . During his tenure with the Yankees , the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships . His nine career World Series rings is second only to fellow Yankee Yogi Berra , who won ten . At the time of his retirement after the 1951 season , he ranked fifth in career home runs ( 361 ) and sixth in career slugging percentage ( .579 ) . He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport 's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball 's centennial year of 1969 . His brothers Vince ( 1912-1986 ) and Dom ( 1917-2009 ) also were major league center fielders . DiMaggio is widely known for his marriage and lifelong devotion to Marilyn Monroe .
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City , the other being the National League 's ( NL ) New York Mets . The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles ( no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles ) . In 1903 , Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City , renaming the club the New York Highlanders . The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913 . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises , an LLC that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner , who purchased the team in 1973 . Brian Cashman is the team 's general manager , and Aaron Boone is the team 's field manager . The team 's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008 . In 1974 and 1975 , the Yankees shared Shea Stadium with the Mets , in addition to the New York Jets and the New York Giants . In 2009 , they moved into a new ballpark of the same name that was constructed adjacent to the previous facility , which was closed and demolished . The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1941 throughout the world .
William Henry Keeler ( March 3 , 1872 - January 1 , 1923 ) , nicknamed Wee Willie , was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910 , primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League , and the New York Highlanders in the American League . Keeler , one of the best hitters of his time , was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame . One of the greatest contact hitters of all time and notoriously hard to strike out , Keeler has the highest career at bats-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history : throughout his career , on average he went more than 60 at bats between individual strikeouts .
The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League ( organized 1876 ) baseball team from 1882 to 1899 . The early ball club , which featured numerous future Hall of Famers , finished in first place three consecutive years ( 1894-1895-1896 ) and won the Temple Cup national championship series in 1896 and 1897 . Despite their success , the dominant Orioles were contracted out of the League after the 1899 season , when the N.L . reduced its number of teams and franchises from 12 to 8 , with a list of teams and cities limited to just the northeastern United States which endured for the next half-century . This controversial action resulting in the elevation of the former Western League by leaders such as Ban Johnson ( 1864-1931 ) , into a newly-organized American League in 1901 of which the new reorganized Baltimore Orioles were a prominent member for its first two seasons which waged war on the elder Nationals .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1896 throughout the world .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world .
Peter Edward Rose ( born April 14 , 1941 ) , also known by his nickname Charlie Hustle , is an American former professional baseball player and manager . Rose played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) from 1963 to 1986 , and managed the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1989 . Rose was a switch hitter and is the all-time MLB leader in hits ( 4,256 ) , games played ( 3,562 ) , at-bats ( 14,053 ) , singles ( 3,215 ) , and outs ( 10,328 ) . He won three World Series rings , three batting titles , one Most Valuable Player Award , two Gold Gloves , and the Rookie of the Year Award , and also made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five positions ( second baseman , left fielder , right fielder , third baseman , and first baseman ) . Rose won both of his Gold Gloves when he was an outfielder , in 1969 and 1970 . In August 1989 ( his last year as a manager and three years after retiring as a player ) , Rose was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while he played for and managed the Reds ; the charges of wrongdoing included claims that he bet on his own team . In 1991 , the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the permanently ineligible list from induction , after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters . After years of public denial , Rose admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball and on the Reds . The issue of Rose 's possible reinstatement and election to the Hall of Fame remains contentious throughout baseball . On June 22 , 2015 , ESPN concluded its own investigation of Rose and determined that he had bet on baseball while still a player-manager . The results of the investigation were made public and revealed the records of bets that Rose had made on baseball . U.S. federal authorities had seized the records from one of Rose 's associates .
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati , Ohio . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . They were a charter member of the American Association in 1882 and joined the NL in 1890 . The Reds played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993 , before joining the Central division in 1994 . They have won five World Series championships , nine NL pennants , one AA pennant , and 10 division titles . The team plays its home games at Great American Ball Park , which opened in 2003 replacing Riverfront Stadium . Bob Castellini has been chief executive officer since 2006 . From 1882 to 2019 , the Reds ' overall win-loss record is 10,599-10,393 ( a 0.505 winning percentage ) .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1978 throughout the world .
William Frederick Dahlen ( January 5 , 1870 - December 5 , 1950 ) , nicknamed Bad Bill for his ferocious temperament , was an American shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for four National League teams from 1891 to 1911 . After twice batting over .350 for the Chicago Colts , he starred on championship teams with the Brooklyn Superbas and the New York Giants . At the end of his career he held the major league record for career games played ( 2,443 ) ; he ranked second in walks ( 1,064 , behind Billy Hamilton 's 1,187 ) and fifth in at bats ( 9,033 ) , and was among the top ten in runs batted in ( 1,234 ) , doubles ( 414 ) and extra base hits ( 661 ) . He was also among the NL 's top seven players in hits ( 2,461 ; some sources list totals up to 2,471 ) , runs ( 1,589 ) , triples ( 163 ) and total bases ( 3,447 ) . After leading the league in assists four times and double plays three times , he set major league records for career games ( 2,132 ) , putouts ( 4,850 ) , assists ( 7,500 ) , total chances ( 13,325 ) and double plays ( 881 ) as a shortstop ; he still holds the record for total chances , and is second in putouts and fourth in assists . His 42-game hitting streak in 1894 was a record until 1897 , and remains the fourth longest in history and the longest by a right-handed NL hitter .
The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball , a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings . The Chicago National League Ball Club is the only franchise to play continuously in the same city since the formation of the National League in 1876 . They are the earliest formed active professional sports club in North America . In their history , they have also been known as the White Stockings , Orphans , and Colts .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1894 throughout the world .
George Harold Sisler ( March 24 , 1893 - March 26 , 1973 ) , nicknamed Gorgeous George , was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the St. Louis Browns , Washington Senators and Boston Braves . He managed the Browns from 1924 through 1926 . Sisler played college baseball for the University of Michigan and was signed by the St. Louis Browns as a free agent in 1915 . He won the American League batting title in 1920 and 1922 . In 1920 he set the major league record for hits with 257 which stood for 84 years and had a batting average of .407 ( the seventh highest after 1900 ) . In 1922 he won the AL Most Valuable Player Award , he finished with a batting average of .420 which is the third highest batting average ever recorded after 1900 . An attack of sinusitis in 1923 caused Sisler 's play to decline , but he continued to play in the majors until 1930 . After Sisler retired as a player , he worked as a major league scout and aide . A two time batting champion , Sisler led the league in hits twice , triples twice , and stolen bases four times . He collected 200 or more hits six times in his career , and had a batting average of over .300 a total of 13 times throughout his career . His career batting average of .340 is the 16th highest of all time , Sisler was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 .
The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , as the Milwaukee Brewers . Charter member of the American League ( AL ) , the Brewers moved to St. Louis , Missouri , after the 1901 season , where they played for 52 years as the St. Louis Browns . This article covers the franchise 's time in St. Louis . After the 1953 season , the team relocated to Baltimore , Maryland , where it became the Baltimore Orioles . As of August 2019 , there are only 9 living former St. Louis Browns players . [ citation needed ]
The following are the baseball events of the year 1922 throughout the world .
Tyrus Raymond Cobb ( December 18 , 1886 - July 17 , 1961 ) , nicknamed The Georgia Peach , was an American Major League Baseball ( MLB ) outfielder . He was born in rural Narrows , Georgia . Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , the last six as the team 's player-manager , and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics . In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot , receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes ( 98.2% ) ; no other player received a higher percentage of votes until Tom Seaver in 1992 . In 1999 , editors at the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb third on their list of Baseball 's 100 Greatest Players . Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career . His combined total of 4,065 runs scored and runs batted in ( after adjusting for home runs ) is still the highest ever produced by any major league player . He still holds several records as of the end of the 2019 season , including the highest career batting average ( .366 or .367 , depending on source ) and most career batting titles with 11 ( or 12 , depending on source ) . He retained many other records for almost a half century or more , including most career hits until 1985 ( 4,189 or 4,191 , depending on source ) , most career runs ( 2,245 or 2,246 depending on source ) until 2001 , most career games played ( 3,035 ) and at bats ( 11,429 or 11,434 depending on source ) until 1974 , and the modern record for most career stolen bases ( 892 ) until 1977 . He still holds the career record for stealing home ( 54 times ) and for stealing second base , third base , and home in succession ( 5 times ) , and as the youngest player ever to compile 4,000 hits and score 2,000 runs . Cobb ranks fifth all-time in number of games played and committed 271 errors , the most by any American League ( AL ) outfielder . Cobb 's legacy , which includes a large college scholarship fund for Georgia residents financed by his early investments in Coca-Cola and General Motors , has been somewhat tarnished by allegations of racism and violence , largely stemming from a couple of largely-discredited biographies that were released following his death .
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit , Michigan . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . One of the AL 's eight charter franchises , the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city . They are also the oldest continuous one name , one city franchise in the AL . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the Tigers have won four World Series championships ( 1935 , 1945 , 1968 , and 1984 ) , 11 AL pennants ( 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1934 , 1935 , 1940 , 1945 , 1968 , 1984 , 2006 , 2012 ) , and four AL Central division championships ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ) . They also won division titles in 1972 , 1984 , and 1987 as a member of the AL East . The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit . The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown ( just west of Downtown Detroit ) and began playing there in 1896 . In 1912 , the team moved into Navin Field , which was built on the same location . It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium . It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until moving to Comerica Park in 2000 . From 1901 to 2019 , the Tigers ' overall win-loss record is 9,346-9,191 ( a winning percentage of .504 ) .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1911 throughout the world .
Paul Leo Molitor ( born August 22 , 1956 ) , nicknamed Molly and The Ignitor , is an American former Major League Baseball ( MLB ) player and former manager of the Minnesota Twins , who is in the Baseball Hall of Fame . During his 21-year baseball career , he played for the Milwaukee Brewers ( 1978-1992 ) , Toronto Blue Jays ( 1993-1995 ) , and Minnesota Twins ( 1996-1998 ) . He was known for his exceptional hitting and speed . He made seven All-Star Game appearances , and was the World Series MVP in 1993 . Molitor grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota before beginning his MLB career . Molitor served as a coach for the Seattle Mariners and the Twins after his retirement as a player . In 2004 , he was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility , becoming one of the first players enshrined after spending a significant portion of his career as a designated hitter . He was a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team . On November 3 , 2014 , Molitor was announced as the 13th manager of the Minnesota Twins . He managed the team for four seasons , and was fired in October 2018 .
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team is named for the city 's association with the brewing industry . Since 2001 , the Brewers have played their home games at Miller Park , which has a seating capacity of 41,900 . The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots , an expansion team of the American League ( AL ) , in Seattle , Washington . The Pilots played their home games at Sick 's Stadium . After only one season , the team relocated to Milwaukee , becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium . In 1998 , the Brewers joined the National League . They are the only franchise to play in four different divisions since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball in 1969 . They are also one of two current MLB franchises to switch leagues in their history , the other one being the Houston Astros . The team 's only World Series appearance came in 1982 , and they are one of only six current MLB teams that have never won the World Series . After winning the ALCS against the California Angels , the Brewers faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series , losing 4-3 .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1987 throughout the world .
James Calvin Rollins ( born November 27 , 1978 ) , nicknamed J-Roll , is an American former professional baseball shortstop , who played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Philadelphia Phillies ( 2000-2014 ) , Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2015 ) , and Chicago White Sox ( 2016 ) . After growing up in Alameda , California , and attending Encinal High School , Rollins was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 1996 MLB draft . After spending most of five seasons with Phillies minor league teams , he made his big league debut on September 17 , 2000 . At the MLB level , it wasnt long before Rollins earned recognition as an excellent defensive shortstop . In 2001 , he became the Phillies ' leadoff hitter , a role he retained for almost ten years . Rollins made three All-Star Game appearances in his career . While with the Phillies , he compiled a 38-game hitting streak , which spanned the end of the 2005 season and the start of the 2006 season , the longest in team history . Rollins was named the National League ( NL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) in 2007 , as the Phillies won their division in the first of five consecutive seasons . He was also a key component of the 2008 World Series champion team that defeated the Tampa Bay Rays . In his career , Rollins led the NL four times in triples , and once each in runs , stolen bases , and stolen base percentage . As of 2018 , he was the Phillies career leader in at bats ( 8,628 ) , hits ( 2,306 ) , doubles ( 479 ) , and power-speed number ( 292.5 ) , second in games played ( 2,090 ) and stolen bases ( 453 ) , and third in runs scored ( 1,325 ) , triples ( 111 ) , and stolen base percentage ( 82.66 ) . Rollins won the Gold Glove Award four times , as well as the Silver Slugger Award , and the Roberto Clemente Award ( once each ) .
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the National League ( NL ) East division . Since 2004 , the team 's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park , located in South Philadelphia . The Phillies are the oldest , continuous , one-name , one-city franchise in American professional sports . The Phillies have won two World Series championships ( against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 ) and seven National League pennants , the first of which came in 1915 . Since the first modern World Series was played in 1903 , the Phillies played 77 consecutive seasons ( and 97 seasons from the club 's establishment ) before they won their first World Series - longer than any of the other 16 teams that made up the major leagues for the first half of the 20th century . They are one of the more successful franchises since the start of the Divisional Era in Major League Baseball . The Phillies have won 11 division titles , including five consecutive division titles from 2007 to 2011 ; these are ranked sixth among all teams and fourth in the National League . The franchise was founded in Philadelphia in 1883 , replacing the team from Worcester , Massachusetts , in the National League . The team has played at several stadiums in the city , beginning with Recreation Park and continuing at Baker Bowl ; Shibe Park , which was later renamed Connie Mack Stadium in honor of the longtime Philadelphia Athletics manager ; Veterans Stadium , and now Citizens Bank Park . The team 's spring training facilities are located in Clearwater , Florida , where its Class-A minor league affiliate Clearwater Threshers plays at Spectrum Field . Other Class-A affiliates are the Lakewood BlueClaws , who play in Lakewood , New Jersey , and the Williamsport Crosscutters , who play in Williamsport , Pennsylvania .
The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world .
The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world .
Thomas Francis Holmes ( March 29 , 1917 - April 14 , 2008 ) was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves . He hit over .300 lifetime ( .302 ) and every year from 1944 through 1948 , peaking with a .352 mark in 1945 when he finished second in the National League batting race and was runner-up for the NL 's Most Valuable Player Award .
The Atlanta Braves , a current Major League Baseball franchise , originated in Boston , Massachusetts . This article details the history of the Boston Braves , from 1871 to 1952 , after which they moved to Milwaukee , Wisconsin to become the Milwaukee Braves , and then eventually to Atlanta to become the Atlanta Braves . The Boston franchise played at South End Grounds from 1871 to 1914 and at Braves Field from 1915 to 1952 . Braves Field is now Nickerson Field of Boston University . The franchise , from Boston to Milwaukee to Atlanta , is the oldest continuous professional baseball franchise .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1945 throughout the world .
Eugene Napoleon DeMontreville ( March 10 , 1873 - February 18 , 1935 ) was an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Washington Senators , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago Orphans , Brooklyn Superbas , Boston Beaneaters , Washington Senators , and St. Louis Browns between 1894 and 1904 . DeMontreville had a 36-game hitting streak from 1896 to 1897 . The streak was over the last 17 games of 1896 and the first 19 games of 1897 . This streak was not discovered until 2007 ; it ranks as the tenth-longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball history . A heavy drinker , DeMontreville was prone to fighting and missing curfews . He did not remain on any major league team for more than three seasons . DeMontreville 's younger brother Lee DeMontreville was also a Major League Baseball player , spending one season with the St. Louis Cardinals . In 922 games over 11 seasons , DeMontreville posted a .303 batting average ( 1096-for-3615 ) with 537 runs , 17 home runs , 497 RBI and 228 stolen bases . He recorded a .921 fielding percentage playing at second and third base and shortstop . After leaving baseball , DeMontreville worked for the Mid-South Fair in Memphis , where he was the concessions manager . On February 18 , 1935 , a fire broke out in one of the concession stands .
The Washington Senators were a 19th-century baseball team . The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals . The team played at Boundary Field . The team started out in the American Association as the Washington Statesmen in 1891 . The American Association folded after that season , and the team was purchased by J. Earl Wagner , who would own the team for the remainder of its existence . The Statesmen moved to the National League for the 1892 season , becoming the Senators . When the NL contracted from twelve teams to eight after the 1899 season , the Senators were one of the teams eliminated . The Senators did not fare well in their nine years as a franchise , which might have been the reason they were contracted . Washington never had a winning season and compiled a winning percentage of 0.366 . Among their more famous players were Deacon McGuire and Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke . After a one-year hiatus , the Senators returned , but they were no longer the same franchise that played at Boundary Field . In fact the Original Senators were the first of three teams , all called the Washington Senators , and were in the Capital continuously until the third Senators franchise left to become the Texas Rangers .
Fred Clifford Clarke ( October 3 , 1872 - August 14 , 1960 ) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1894 to 1915 and manager from 1897 to 1915 . A Hall of Famer , Clarke played for and managed both the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates . He was a left fielder and left-handed batter . Of the nine pennants in Pittsburgh franchise history , Clarke was the player-manager for four of them . He and fellow Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Vic Willis led Pittsburgh to a victory over Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers in the 1909 World Series . Clarke batted over .300 in 11 different seasons . His 35-game hitting streak in 1895 was the second-longest in Major League history at the time . For six years , Clarke held the Major League record for wins by a manager .
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association ( AA ) throughout that league 's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891 . They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884 , and as the Louisville Colonels from 1885 to 1891 . The latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels . After the AA folded in 1891 , the Colonels joined the National League and played through the 1899 season . Until the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington in 2004 , Louisville was the last city to lose a Major League Baseball franchise and not have another franchise eventually replace it . Colonels was also the name of several minor league baseball teams that played in Louisville , Kentucky , in the 20th century .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1895 throughout the world .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1917 throughout the world .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1924 throughout the world .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1925 throughout the world .
Luis Antonio Castillo ( born September 12 , 1975 ) is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman . He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins , New York Mets , and Minnesota Twins from 1996 through 2010 . Castillo is a three-time All-Star , three-time Gold Glove winner , and won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003 . He is also the only player who played for the Marlins in both of their World Series winning seasons who did not get traded in between the two seasons .
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami , Florida . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . Their home park is Marlins Park . Though one of only two MLB franchises to have never won a division title ( the other being the Colorado Rockies ) , the Marlins have won two World Series championships as a wild card team . The team began play as an expansion team in the 1993 season as the Florida Marlins and played home games from their inaugural season to the 2012 season at what was originally called Joe Robbie Stadium , which they shared with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Since the 2012 season , they have played at Marlins Park in downtown Miami , on the site of the former Orange Bowl . The new park , unlike their previous home ( which was criticized in its baseball configuration for poor sight lines in some locations ) , was designed foremost as a baseball park . Per an agreement with the city and Miami-Dade County ( which owns the park ) , the Marlins officially changed their name to the Miami Marlins on November 11 , 2011 . They also adopted a new logo , color scheme , and uniforms . The Marlins have the distinction of winning a World Series championship in every postseason they have qualified for to date , having won the World Series in 1997 and 2003 as National League wild card team . They also have the distinction of being the only franchise in the major four North American professional sports leagues ( MLB , NBA , NFL , NHL ) to have never lost a playoff round . They defeated the American League ( AL ) champion Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series , with shortstop Édgar Rentería driving in second baseman Craig Counsell for the series-clinching run in the 11th inning of the seventh and deciding game .
The following are the baseball events of the year 2002 throughout the world .
Chase Cameron Utley ( born December 17 , 1978 ) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for 16 seasons , primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies . He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers . He is a six-time All-Star , won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008 , and was chosen as the second baseman on the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team for the 2000s . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed . After becoming a permanent fixture as the Phillies ' second baseman , Utley demonstrated versatility , spending some time at first base as well . As his fielding has improved over his career , Utley was seen in combination with Jimmy Rollins as one of the best middle-infield combinations in the NL , until Rollins was traded to the Dodgers in the winter of 2014 . Utley was considered by fans to be a team leader of the Phillies , alongside Rollins and Ryan Howard , and he has been noted for his leadership qualities with the Dodgers . Utley was known for his quiet understated demeanor , instead setting an example for teammates with his exhaustive preparation in the video room and the batting cage . Utley 's seven career World Series home runs are the most for a second baseman , and he shares the single-series postseason record of five home runs with Reggie Jackson and George Springer . Utley also holds the major league record for most stolen bases in a single season without being caught , set in 2009 when he stole 23 bases . He is also noteworthy for having participated in seven no-hitters , of which he was on the winning side in four .
George Hartley McQuinn ( May 29 , 1910 - December 24 , 1978 ) was an American professional baseball player . He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1948 , most notably as a member of the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in 1944 and , as a member of the world champion 1947 New York Yankees . A seven-time All-Star , he threw and batted left-handed .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1938 throughout the world .
Dominic Paul DiMaggio ( February 12 , 1917 - May 8 , 2009 ) , nicknamed The Little Professor , was an American Major League Baseball center fielder . He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox ( 1940-1953 ) . He was the youngest of three brothers who each became major league center fielders , the others being Joe and Vince . In 1959 DiMaggio joined forces with 9 other New Englanders , lead by Billy Sullivan , to found and capitalize a Boston football team that debuted in 1960 as the AFLs Boston Patriots
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The team have won nine World Series championships , tied for the third-most of any MLB team , and they have played in 13 . Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018 . In addition , they won the 1904 American League pennant , but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series . Founded in 1901 as one of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the Red Sox ' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912 . The Red Sox name was chosen by the team owner , John I. Taylor , circa 1908 , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the Boston Red Stockings , including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves . The Red Sox were a dominant team in the new league , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918 . However , they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history , dubbed the Curse of the Bambino after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox ' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918 , an 86-year wait before the team 's sixth World Championship in 2004 . The team 's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history , including Enos Slaughter 's mad dash in 1946 , the Impossible Dream of 1967 , Carlton Fisk 's home run in 1975 , and Bill Buckner 's error in 1986 . Following their victory in the 2018 World Series , they became the first team to win four World Series trophies in the 21st century , with championships in 2004 , 2007 , 2013 and 2018 . The team 's history has also been marked by the team 's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees , arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1949 throughout the world .
Benito Santiago Rivera ( born March 9 , 1965 ) , is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player . He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2005 , most notably as a member of the San Diego Padres where , he was a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner as well as a three-time Gold Glove Award winner . The five-time All-Star was considered the premier catcher in the National League ( NL ) during his tenure with the Padres . In 2015 , Santiago was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame .
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . Founded in 1969 , the Padres have won two NL pennants - in 1984 and 1998 , losing in the World Series both years . As of 2018 , they have had 14 winning seasons in franchise history . The Padres are one of two Major League Baseball teams ( the other being the Los Angeles Angels ) in California to originate from that state ; the Athletics were originally from Philadelphia ( and moved to the state from Kansas City ) , and the Dodgers and Giants are originally from two New York City boroughs - Brooklyn and Manhattan , respectively . The Padres are the only MLB team that does not share its city with another franchise in the four major American professional sports leagues . The Padres are the only major professional sports franchise to be located in San Diego , following the relocation of the Chargers to Los Angeles in 2017 . They are also the only franchise in the MLB not to have a no-hitter , having gone 8,020 games without throwing one , a major league record to begin a franchise .
George Stacey Davis ( August 23 , 1870 - October 17 , 1940 ) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century . Davis also spent multiple seasons as a third baseman and center fielder , and lesser amounts of time at other positions . He broke into the major leagues in 1890 and played through 1909 . He is ranked among the top 100 players of all-time in several statistical categories . Davis was a switch hitter . After his playing career , Davis managed the Amherst College baseball team for several years . He died in a mental institution , suffering the effects of syphilis . Not much was known about Davis 's life or career until the 1990s , when he gained some recognition from the city historian of his hometown of Cohoes , New York . He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1998 .
The San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball originated in New York City as the New York Gothams in 1883 and were known as the New York Giants from 1885 until the team relocated to San Francisco after the 1957 season . During most of their 75 seasons in New York City , the Giants played home games at various incarnations of the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan . Numerous inductees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown , New York played for the New York Giants , including John McGraw , Mel Ott , Bill Terry , Willie Mays , Monte Irvin , and Travis Jackson . During the club 's tenure in New York , it won five of the franchise 's eight World Series wins and 17 of its 23 National League pennants . Famous moments in the Giants ' New York history include the 1922 World Series , in which the Giants swept the Yankees in four games , Bobby Thomson 's 1951 home run known as the Shot Heard 'Round the World , and the defensive feat by Willie Mays during the first game of the 1954 World Series known as the Catch . The Giants had intense rivalries with their fellow New York teams the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers , facing the Yankees in six World Series and playing the league rival Dodgers multiple times per season . Games between any two of these three teams were known collectively as the Subway Series . The Dodgers-Giants rivalry continues , as both teams moved to the West Coast in California after the 1957 season , with the Dodgers relocating to Los Angeles . The New York Giants of the National Football League are named after the team .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world .
Harold Homer Chase ( February 13 , 1883 - May 18 , 1947 ) , nicknamed Prince Hal , was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball , widely viewed as the best fielder at his position . During his career , he played for the New York Highlanders ( 1905-1913 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1913-1914 ) , Buffalo Blues ( 1914-1915 ) , Cincinnati Reds ( 1916-1918 ) , and New York Giants ( 1919 ) . Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson named Chase the best first baseman ever , and contemporary reports described his glovework as outstanding . He is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees . In 1981 , 62 years after his last major league game , baseball historians Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time . Despite being an excellent hitter and his reputation as a peerless defensive player , Chase 's legacy was tainted by a litany of corruption . He allegedly gambled on baseball games , and also engaged in suspicious play in order to throw games in which he played .
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City , the other being the National League 's ( NL ) New York Mets . The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles ( no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles ) . In 1903 , Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City , renaming the club the New York Highlanders . The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913 . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises , an LLC that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner , who purchased the team in 1973 . Brian Cashman is the team 's general manager , and Aaron Boone is the team 's field manager . The team 's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008 . In 1974 and 1975 , the Yankees shared Shea Stadium with the Mets , in addition to the New York Jets and the New York Giants . In 2009 , they moved into a new ballpark of the same name that was constructed adjacent to the previous facility , which was closed and demolished . The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance .
The following are the baseball events of the year 1907 throughout the world .