2014 Event The San Antonio Spurs beats the Miami Heat, depriving the Heat of a three-time consecutive NBA title win; the final score was 104 - 87 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2012 Event 2011 Tucson shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, is given 7 consecutive life sentences 2011 Event In a second consecutive mandate, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is sworn in as President of Argentina 2011 Event With an unbeaten run of 14 wins, Australian mare Black Caviar ties the horse racing record for consecutive victories set by Phar Lap 2010 Event The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced foreign direct investment into China has risen for the sixth consecutive month, up $8.3 billion year-on-year 2005 Event Dennis Rader, the BTK killer, receives 10 consecutive life sentences 1997 Event Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played 1997 Death Johnny Vander Meer, pitched consecutive no-hitters, dies at 82 1997 Event Yankees clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive 1997 Event New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1996 Event Yank John Weteland blows save after record 24 consecutive saves 1996 Event After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripken goes to 3rd 1996 Event New York Yankee John Weteland sets record of 24 consecutive saves 1996 Event New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves 1995 Event Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers 1995 Event Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victory 1995 Event Indians' Jose Mesa fails in save attempt after 38th consecutive saves 1995 Event Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 38th consecutive save 1995 Event Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 37th consecutive save 1995 Event Rockies' Andres Galarraga is 4th to home run in 3 consecutive innings 1995 Event Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer 1995 Event Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of home runs in 5 consecutive games 1995 Event Jose Mesa gets 1st of his M.L. record 37 consecutive saves 1994 Event Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games 1994 Event William Huston Natcher, Representative-D-Kentucky, casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote 1993 Event Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs. Zimbabwe, his 2nd consecutive Test 200 1992 Event Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons 1992 Event Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter for 23rd consecutive seasons 1991 Event Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0 1991 Event Cal Ripken plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1991 Event San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship 1991 Event New York Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1991 Event Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road 1991 Event Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses 1991 Death Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1990 Event Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive home runs 1990 Event Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list 1989 Event Ozzie Newsome ends NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions 1989 Event Wade Boggs is 1st to get 200 hits and 100 walks in 4 consecutive seasons 1989 Event Jeff Reardon is 1st to record 30 saves in 5 consecutive seasons 1989 Event Cards Vince Coleman steals record 39th and 40th consecutive bases 1989 Event Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway 1989 Event 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett) 1989 Event Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days 1989 Event Orel Hershiser ends his record 59 consecutive scoreless streak 1989 Event Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak 1989 Event Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St. Louis at Shea Stad 1989 Event Jockey Chris Antley begins record of 64 consecutive winning days 1989 Event UCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl game 1988 Event Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns 1988 Event Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons 1988 Event Boston Red Sox set AL consecutive home victories at 23 1988 Event Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home 1988 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game 1988 Event Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves 1988 Event Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak 1988 Event Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympic figure skating 1987 Event Larry Bird, ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws 1987 Event Joe Montana of 49ers completes NFL record 22 consecutive passes 1987 Event On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 1987 Event Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1987 Event Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken 1987 Event Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games 1986 Event Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games 1986 Event Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1986 Event Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740 1986 Event Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games 1985 Event Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions 1985 Event Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions 1985 Event New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game 1985 Event Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th consecutive win 1985 Event Baltimore Orioles W Gross and L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1984 Event Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons 1984 Event Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games 1984 Event Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter hurdles race 1984 Event Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins 1983 Event Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions 1983 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 Event Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak 1983 Event August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups 1983 Event Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games 1983 Event Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes 1982 Event Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1982 Event Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record) 1982 Event Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young 1982 Event Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games 1982 Event Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4 1982 Event Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1982 Event Cards' Jim Kaat, pitches in record 24th consecutive season 1982 Event Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw 1982 Event Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throw 1981 Event Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP 1981 Event Rangers' Bill Stein sets AL record with 7 consecutive pinch hits 1981 Event Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, 1 short of record 1981 Event Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2 1981 Event Calvin Murphy (Houston), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws 1980 Event Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions 1980 Event Royals Willie Wilson steals AL-record 28 consecutive base 1980 Event Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 1980 Event Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1980 Event Pitts Omar Moreno steals record 70 bases for 3rd consecutive season 1979 Event Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game 1979 Event Ozzie Newsome begins NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions 1979 Event High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throws 1978 Event Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Event Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run 1978 Event Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National and retires 1978 Event Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded 1977 Event Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions 1977 Event Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record 1977 Event Yankees win 2nd consecutive AL East title 1977 Event Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen 1977 Event Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Event Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1976 Event NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs 1976 Event John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio 1975 Event Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak 1975 Event New York Met Tom Seaver is 1st to strike out 200 in 8 consecutive seasons 1975 Event Davey Lopes steals his 38th consecutive base, then thrown out stealing 1975 Event Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1974 Event Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers 1974 Event Steve Busby retires 1st 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batters retired 1974 Event Mel Stottlemyre's AL record 272nd consecutive start, without relief 1974 Event A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1973 Event Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1973 Event Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game home run in which he pitched 1973 Event Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders 1973 Event UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) 1972 Event Harold Carmichael begins NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions 1972 Event Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France 1972 Event John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded 1972 Event UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title 1972 Event Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game 1972 Event Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record) 1971 Event NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak 1971 Event 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title 1971 Birthday Sergi Bruguera, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, played for Spain, won consecutive men's singles titles at the 1993 and 1994 French Open 1970 Event Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton 1970 Event Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive home runs 1970 Event Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games 1969 Event Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes (across two overs) 1969 Event On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896) 1969 Event Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3 1968 Event Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning 1968 Event Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1968 Event Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1968 Event Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964) 1968 Event Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1967 Event Danny Abramowicz begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1967 Event World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox 1967 Event Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) 1967 Event Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal 1966 Event Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1965 Event Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups 1965 Event Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups 1965 Event Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups 1965 Event Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 1963 Event Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1963 Event Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown) 1963 Event Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 Event Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games 1962 Event Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie 1962 Event Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th 1962 Event Mantle hits his 3rd and 4th consecutive homer 1962 Event Mantle hits 2 homers en route to 4 consecutive homers 1961 Event Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec) 1961 Event Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning 1961 Event Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32 1961 Event Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1961 Event Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings 1960 Event Phillies beat Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday loses 1960 Event Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game 1960 Event Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts 1959 Event Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP 1959 Event Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs 1959 Event Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games 1959 Event Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive home runs in 1 game 1959 Event Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader 1959 Event Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot 1958 Event Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) 1958 Event San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1956 Event Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament 1955 Event Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's 1955 Event After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1955 Event Ted Allen throws a record 72 consecutive horseshoe ringers 1955 Event New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' 1954 Event Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games 1953 Event Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship 1953 Event Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief 1953 Event Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games 1952 Event Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins 1952 Event Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters 1950 Event New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel 1950 Event Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders 1948 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs 1947 Event Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive home runs 1946 Event Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances 1945 Event Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches 1944 Event Yankees Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game 1944 Event Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0 1943 Event St. Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter 1941 Event White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games 1940 Event German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights 1939 Event Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1939 Event New York Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win 1939 Event Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yankees beat Tigers 22-2 1939 Event Bradman scores 107 SA vs. Victoria, his 4th consecutive century 1938 Event Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns 1938 Event 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 1938 Event Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 1937 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1937 Event Pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24th consecutive victory 1937 Event Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936) 1936 Event Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 1936 Event Giants Carl Hubbell notches his 16th en route to 24 consecutive wins 1936 Birthday Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 1936 Event Phillies John Moore hits 3 consecutive home runs 1936 Event Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold 1935 Event Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant 1934 Event Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1934 Event Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1933 Event Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game 1933 Event Carl Hubbell sets record of consecutive scoreless innings (45 1/3) 1933 Event A's Jimmie Foxx homers his 1st 3 at bats for 4 consecutive home runs 1933 Event 1st major league to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 inn (Dick Bartell) 1932 Event A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) 1932 Event Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1931 Event Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game 1931 Event Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio 1930 Event Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games 1930 Event Ruth hits 3 consecutive home run (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) 1930 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers 1930 Event NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game 1929 Event Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1929 Event Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a home run 1929 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1928 Event New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series 1928 Event Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal 1927 Event Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa for 4th consecutive PGA title 1927 Event Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1926 Event White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double 1924 Event 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins 1924 Event New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series 1923 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1922 Event Largest Polo Grounds crowd see Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive home runs 1920 Event Cards set a record of 12 consecutive hits in 4th (10) and 5th (2) innings 1920 Event Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary 1916 Event Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak 1916 Event A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road 1916 Event New York Giants win 17th consecutive road game 1913 Event Walter Johnson begins string of 56 consecutive scoreless innings 1904 Event Yankees Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games 1902 Event Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Event Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1889 Event Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss 1883 Event Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
