On July 18, 1941, DiMaggio had no hitting streak anymore. But that day, he recorded a hit. And so began a 16-game hitting streak. DiMaggio hit safely in 72 out of 73 games. If not for that pesky 0-for ...

With top baseball players seemingly only becoming better over time, it feels like every Major League Baseball record is in constant peril. Still, nobody has even come all that close to surpassing an ...

On May 30 DiMaggio made three errors in the second game of a double header. That was bad news for the sure-handed center fielder. The good news was his fifth inning fly ball to right field was lost in ...

1924 — Jesse Haines of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves. 1925 — Tris Speaker is the 5th player to reach 3,000 hits. 1936 — Carl Hubbell’s 24-game winning ...

They reached the game’s highest level, if only briefly. Their greatness is defined by an extraordinary peak. The Sporting News Yankees’ Gerrit Cole Passes Franchise Great on Strikeouts List vs.