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Longest Pitching Streaks in Baseball

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List of the longest pitching streaks in baseball by individual players. A hitting streak may be span consecutive games or consecutive seasons, and Major League Baseball has long been a vehicle for keeping such baseball stats on professional athletes. The pitch streak record has been broken numerous times over the years, and this list includes several ties on the longest hit streak list.

The MLB was founded in 1869 with the establishment of the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The modern Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves franchises were founded soon after. Baseball has been called the "Great American Pastime" for generations, persevering through several wars - long before professional ball clubs existed. Baseball legends from Babe Ruth to Ted Williams to Sammy Sosa are frequently listed among the greatest athletes of all time.

This list of MLB pitching streak records covers the entire history of professional baseball.

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1
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Carthage, Missouri
24 Consecutive games won - July 18, 1936-May 27, 1937
2
Tim Keefe
Troy Trojans, Philadelphia Phillies
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts
19 Consecutive games won within a single season - June 23-August 10, 1888
3
Rube Marquard
New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
19 Consecutive games won within a single season - April 11 through July 3, 1912
4
Jack Taylor
Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: New Straitsville, Ohio
202 Consecutive games without being relieved - June 20, 1901-August 13, 1906
5
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers, Brooklyn Dodgers
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
6 Consecutive shutouts - May 14-June 4, 1968
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Prospect Park, New Jersey, United States of America
2 Consecutive no-hit games - June 11-15, 1938
7
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
26 Consecutive quality starts - September 12, 1967 - July 30, 1968

8
Pedro Martinez
8 Consecutive games with 10 or more strikeouts - August 19-September 27, 1999
9
Eric Gagne
84 Consecutive saves converted - August 28, 2002-July 5, 2004
10
Rod Beck
San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Burbank, California
6 Consecutive team games with a save - August 30-September 5, 1998
11
Mike Marshall
Montreal Expos, Seattle Pilots
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Adrian, Michigan
13 Consecutive team games with a relief appearance - June 18-July 3, 1974
12
Dale Mohorcic
Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
13 Consecutive team games with a relief appearance - August 6-20, 1986
13
Orel Hershiser
San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America, Germany
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States of America
59 Consecutive scoreless innings pitched - August 30, 1988-September 28, 1988
14
Cy Young
Cleveland Spiders, Boston Red Sox
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Gilmore, Ohio
25.1 Consecutive hitless innings pitched - April 25-May 11, 1904
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#853 of 1,816 The Best Athletes Of All Time#2 of 146 The Best Boston Red Sox Of All Time
15
Mark Buehrle
Chicago White Sox
Position: Starting pitcher, Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Saint Charles, Missouri
Bats: Left-handed
15.0 Consecutive perfect innings pitched - July 18-July 28, 2009
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#109 of 197 The Greatest Pitchers of All Time#297 of 316 The Greatest Left Handed Baseball Players of All Time
16
Greg Minton
San Francisco Giants, California Angels
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
269.1 Consecutive innings pitched without allowing a home run - June 1, 1979-May 1, 1982
17
Ed Killian
Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Blues
Position: Pitcher
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin
1001 Consecutive innings pitched without allowing a home run - September 19, 1903,-August 7, 1907
18
Brad Ziegler
Oakland Athletics
Position: Relief pitcher
Birthplace: Pratt, Kansas
Bats: Right-handed
39 Consecutive scoreless innings pitched to start a Major League career - May 31-August 14, 2008
19
Christy Mathewson
New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
12 Consecutive seasons, 20 or more wins - 1903-1914
20
Greg Maddux
San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas, United States of America
20 Consecutive seasons, 10 or more wins - 1988-2007
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#384 of 583 The Greatest Entertainers of All Time#2 of 106 The Best Atlanta Braves Of All Time
21
Randy Johnson
Montreal Expos, Arizona Diamondbacks
Position: Starting pitcher, Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Walnut Creek, California, United States of America
Bats: Right-handed
5 Consecutive seasons, 300 or more strikeouts - 1998-2002
22
Tom Seaver
Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Fresno, California
9 Consecutive seasons, 200 or more strikeouts - 1968-1976
23
Jack Morris
Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers
Position: Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: USA, Minnesota, Saint Paul
14 Consecutive Opening Day starts - 1980-1993
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#19 of 107 College & Professional Athletes Who Were Raised Mormon#31 of 278 The Best Starting Pitchers of All Time
24
Trevor Hoffman
San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins
Position: Relief pitcher, Pitcher
Birthplace: Bellflower, California, United States of America
Bats: Right-handed
4 Consecutive seasons, 40 or more saves - 1998-2001, 2004-2007
25
Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees
Position: Relief pitcher, Pitcher
Nationality: Panama
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Bats: Right-handed
9 Consecutive seasons, 30 or more saves - 2003-2011
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#7 of 149 The Greatest New York Yankees Of All Time#120 of 255 The Best Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame

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