Oh, you didn’t know that Teddy Ballgame had a big streak of his own? He did: he reached base in 84 straight games in 1949. Cam Martin has the story over at The Post Game, and makes the case that we should really be thinking about Williams’ streak like we think about DiMaggio’s.
Of course we won’t, because hits are a lot more fun than walks. I totally understand that and don’t blame anyone who thinks more of DiMaggio’s 56 than Williams’ 84, both because of all of the history and lore and because getting hits is pretty darn hard (and because DiMaggio himself had a 74-game on-base streak in the midst of his hitting streak).
But we never hear anything about Williams’ streak. We probably should. If you’re unaware, you can start by reading Martin’s story.
