Posted By:
Ken W.Joe,
I heard that research had been done to try to find out the record number of consecutive games reaching base safely, by any means. The conclusion was that it was 74 straight games by Dimaggio. After "The Streak", he reached on a walk (game 57), and then began a 17 game hitting streak, after which he failed to reach base. I remember that the other players in the running were not superstars, and it was really interesting how some kept their streak alive (hit batsman, dropped third strikes, etc.). Apparently, the record was not so easy to ascertain, as no one had ever really kept track.