As for Joe, his only hit came in the 6th inning, when he hit a two-out single to right field. And though the Yankees weren’t able to capitalise on it, it kept his hitting streak alive - at 53 consecutive games.
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He then followed it up with a single off relief pitcher Bob Muncrief.
It was his 51st consecutive game with a hit.
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He then followed it up with two more singles, before crushing a league-leading 20th home run off relief pitcher, Jack Kramer.
It was his 50th consecutive game with a hit.
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It was his 49th consecutive game with a hit.
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In fact, such was his performance that day that manager Joe McCarthy stated afterwards that “DiMaggio is the greatest ballplayer in the game.”
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It was his 19th home run for the season, and marked his 46th consecutive game with a hit.
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The Major League record now officially belonged to him - alongside Willie Keeler - at 44 consecutive games.
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Even manager Joe McCarthy - usually stoic during games - smiled and shook his hand.
The American League record now officially belonged to him - at 42 consecutive games.
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Joe had successfully foiled Johnny’s plan - keeping his streak alive at 40 consecutive games. He was now one game short of tying with George Sisler for the American League record.
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The Athletics then secured victory in the bottom of the 9th when Dick Siebert hit a double off relief pitcher Norm Branch, driving in a run.
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The crowd was ecstatic. The streak - now at 38 consecutive games - had lived to see another day.
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The crowd roared. Joe’s hitting streak - now at 36 consecutive games - lived to see another day.
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It was his 35th consecutive game with a hit - just six games short of the American League record held by George Sisler - and America was beginning to take notice.
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He drove in one run and scored three times.
It was his 33rd consecutive game with a hit.
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It was his 32nd consecutive game with a hit.
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The White Sox shortstop didn’t even attempt to throw the retrieved ball to first - making it an indisputable hit, and extending Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak to 31 consecutive games.
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And if it had been any other batter that day, no one would even argue about it being ruled a hit.
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But that wouldn’t matter. Joltin’ Joe would soon surpass that record as well.
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It was his 27th consecutive game with a hit.
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Joe hit it high and far into the left field bleachers, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead, and ultimately securing their victory.
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The Yankees would go on to win the game 8-3.
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He also scored twice.
It was his 22nd consecutive game with a hit.
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Following the loss, the Yankees dropped to fourth place in the AL standings, 0.5 games behind the now third place Red Sox, and 3.5 games behind the first place Indians.
But that would soon change.
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The following day, the first known reference to the Streak appeared in the New York Times. It simply read: “DiMaggio, incidentally, has hit safely in nineteen straight games.”
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In Game 2 Joe went 1-for-4 in the Yankees 5-3 win over the Indians. His ground ball single was nothing spectacular, but it kept his hitting streak alive, and gave him his 18th consecutive game with a hit.
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The following day, Lefty Gomez let it slip to reporters that Joe was suffering from a stiff neck. However Joe refused to use it as an excuse. Instead he simply told them, “I just had a bad day.”
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