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56 Consecutive hits

It may seem easy but registering a hit in an MLB game is incredibly difficult.

Once again, we have a record here that seems unbreakable mostly due to the way the game is played today. Back in 1941, outfielder Joe DiMaggio registered a hit in 56 consecutive games. It wasn’t as though DiMaggio was stepping up to the plate and bunting his way to the record or getting one hit per game.

In fact, by the time DiMaggio wrapped up his streak, he recorded 91 hits. Even more impressive than that, the 1955 Hall of Famer managed to hit .404 during those 56 games.

Currently, no one is within single digits of DiMaggio’s record. To make him feel even safer, it’s been roughly a decade and a half since a player has come even remotely close, and that would be Jimmy Rollins with 38 consecutive games with a hit from 2005-2006.

191 RBIs in a single season

There’s never been a player who registered at least 200 RBIs in a given season. But, Hack Wilson was as close as anyone will get.

Back in 1930, the Hall of Fame Centerfielder Wilson dominated the league in every possible way. He registered a batting average of .356, knocked 56 homers, leading the league, and more importantly, the reason why we’re all here, Wilson racked up 191 RBIs.

Second place Lou Gehrig isn’t that far behind, he registered 185 in 1931. But that feels like an anomaly. In more recent memory, no one has come close to Wilson’s record. In 2007, Alex Rodriguez did register 156. Outside of him, there isn’t a single player from the 21st century that ranks in the top 40.

With baseball more predicated on the long ball as opposed to players attempting to register a hit, it’s going to be an incredibly long time until someone breaks this record.