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