Yesterday afternoon Trinity lost to Yale in Squash 5-4. Why am I telling you this you may ask? No, there was no fight, nobody got hurt, and nothing funny happened. Trinity lost for the first time in 252 matches! While Squash is not typically a headline making sport, this was the longest winning streak in any sport, in the history of the NCAA. This streak has left me making an all time five best sports streaks of all time.
Best Streaks:5. Orel Hershire 59 Straight Scoreless innings: Orel Hershire, one of the greatest pitchers of all time once pitched 59 innings in a row without allowing a run. This streak was incredible, because on averege 4.79 runs are scored every nine innings in Major League Baseball. This streak greatly defied this statistic, and will likely never fall.
4. Lou Gehrig 2130 Consecutive Games Played: Lou Gehrig played in 2130 baseball games in a row without missing one, from 1925 to 1939, when he was forced to stop playing baseball due to ALS (also known as Lous Gehris disease). This streak was one of the most impressive consecutive games played and would be probably the most impressive streak of all time had it not been beaten by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995.
3. Joe Dimaggio 56 Game Hit Streak: Perhaps the one record that will never be broken is Joe Dimaggio’s 56 game hitting streak. On May 15th 1941, Joe Dimaggio began a streak that did not end until July 17th 1941. Throughout this streak Dimaggio had a hit every game, and helped buoy his New York Yankees to many victories.
2. Wayne Gretzky’s 51 Game Straight Point Streak: In the 1983-1984 season, Wayne Gretzky went 51 Straight games scoring a point for his Edmenton Oilers. This streak is incredible for the simple fact that nobody has every come close to breaking it. This record will likely never be broken, and the fact that nobody has come within twenty games of beating his record makes it slightly more impressive then Dimaggios.
1. Cal Ripken Jr’s 2632 Consecutive Game Streak: Cal Ripken did not miss a game from 1980-1995 for his beloved Baltimore Orioles. This record stands alone from all others, as it truly shows Cal Ripkens toughness, and strength as a player. Throughout his lengthy career, Ripken was one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game, and has become a role model to many young baseball players throughout the country.
While all these streaks are incredibly impressive, there have also been many tough streaks throughout the history of sports, the most famous being the 86 year world series drought for the Boston Red Sox from 1918-2004. Luckily for Red Sox fans, the curse of the Bambino has been reveresed! Lastly, many great streaks and records have been ruined in the sport of baseball due to the rampant steroid use in the last twenty years. Hank Aarons 755 career home run record was ruined when Barry Bonds, a known steroid user broke it in 2007. These amazing records are now held by cheaters, leaving people wondering if the record truly should count, and tainting the sport of baseball.
While all these streaks are incredibly impressive, there have also been many tough streaks throughout the history of sports, the most famous being the 86 year world series drought for the Boston Red Sox from 1918-2004. Luckily for Red Sox fans, the curse of the Bambino has been reveresed! Lastly, many great streaks and records have been ruined in the sport of baseball due to the rampant steroid use in the last twenty years. Hank Aarons 755 career home run record was ruined when Barry Bonds, a known steroid user broke it in 2007. These amazing records are now held by cheaters, leaving people wondering if the record truly should count, and tainting the sport of baseball.
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