The Streaks

Kendrys Morales has a chance to tie the record for homering in consecutive games tonight. Here’s how his streak compares to the others.

Ken Griffey, Jr. was the most recent player to accomplish the feat. He hit .400/.432/1.086 during his eight games, blasting eight home runs. Amazingly, he walked just twice as it appears the opposition did not pitch around Junior. His six other hits were all singles.

Don Mattingly was the first person to accomplish the feat in the American League. He hit .459/.487/1.324, hitting ten home runs. He added two doubles and five singles. Like Griffey, he only walked twice. Mattingly hit two grand slams in the streak, and would hit six for the season. That is the record, and the only six grand slams Mattingly hit.

Dale Long was the first person to accomplish the feat and the only one from the National League. He hit .500/.529/1.400 with eight home runs. He walked three times and collected three doubles and four singles. He would hit 27 home runs for the season.

In his seven games, Morales is hitting .481/.500/1.370 wit eight home runs. His other five hits were singles. He walked once.

I would give Long the most impressive streak, although Morales could challenge that. The common thread seems to be that pitchers challenged these hitters. We’ll see what the Orioles do tonight. I suspect with the record on the line, they won’t pitch around Morales unless the game situation calls for it.

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