2013 Event At the U.S. Open, defending men's singles champion Andy Murray is beaten in straight sets by Swiss player, Stanislas Wawrinka 2013 Event At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Andy Murray wins the Men's Singles after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets; he becomes the first British man to win since Fred Perry's Wimbleton 1936 win 2013 Event The sixth straight quarter of recession is announced by the Eurozone; Germany reports weak growth and negative growth is recorded in Spain, Italy and France 2011 Event For the third straight week, hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside China's embassy in Hanoi against disputed areas in the South China Sea 2010 Event Jimmy Johnson becomes the first driver ever to win five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships 2005 Event Lance Armstrong retires after winning his 7th straight Tours de France 2001 Death Beatrice Straight, actress, Network, dies at 82 2000 Death Richard Farnsworth, actor/stunt man, The Straight Story, dies at 80 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 Event New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties 1997 Event Yankees break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins 1997 Event White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time 1997 Event Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games 1996 Event Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yankees win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses) 1996 Event New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8) 1996 Event Cigar wins record 16th straight win, (ties Citation in 1940) 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games 1995 Event Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59) 1993 Event Tom Glavine wins 20 games in 3 straight years 1993 Event Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young loses record 27th straight 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young, loses his 26th straight game, goes to 27 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young loses a record 25th straight game (goes to 27) 1993 Event New York Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose 1993 Event Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses 1992 Event New York Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games 1992 Event Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title 1992 Event Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title 1992 Event A's Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight save of season 1992 Event Despite trailing 7-1, New York Yankees tie Milwaukee Brewers and then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game 1992 Event New York Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game 1990 Event Oakland A's clinch 3rd straight AL West title 1990 Event Pete Sampras ends Ivan Lendl's bid for 9th straight U.S. Open final 1990 Event NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leap" for 5 straight days 1990 Event Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight 1989 Event Vince Coleman, record streak stopped at 50 straight stolen bases 1989 Event Susan Lucci loses daytime emmy for 10th straight year 1989 Event NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game 1988 Event Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's) 1988 Event Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games 1988 Event Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season 1987 Event Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons 1987 Event Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1987 Event Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season 1987 Event Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight AL win 1987 Event Bob Land wins his 6th straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race 1987 Event Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title 1986 Event Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons 1985 Event New York Islander Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons 1984 Event Detroit Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game 1984 Event Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game 1984 Event Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game 1983 Event Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game 1983 Event Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros) 1982 Event New York Islanders wins then NHL record 15th straight game 1982 Event Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins 1980 Event John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1980 Event New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day 1980 Event Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat 1979 Event Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout 1979 Event A's Matt Keough A's beats Brewers 6-1 for 1st win after 14 straight losses, ended 1978 with 4 loses (1 shy of the record 19) 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1978 Event Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Event Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia 1978 Event Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight 1977 Event Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title 1977 Event Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week 1977 Event Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year 1977 Event For 2nd straight day, Oakland's Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid 1977 Event Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose 1976 Event Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award 1976 Event New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles 1976 Event 90th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight U.S. Open Final (Evert wins) 1976 Event Baltimore Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game 1976 Event Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game 1975 Event Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game 1975 Event Washington Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also 1975 Event Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses 1974 Event Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record) 1974 Event Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1973 Event UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title 1973 Event Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm 1972 Event Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year 1972 Event Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game 1972 Event Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104 1971 Event Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times 1971 Event Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game 1971 Event Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record) 1970 Event Roberto Clemente compiles his record 2nd straight 5-hit game 1970 Event Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals 1970 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight 1970 Event U.S.S.R. wins its 8th straight world hockey championship 1969 Event Atlanta's 10th straight win, clinches NL West pennant 1968 Event Carl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown 1968 Event Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1968 Event Cubs Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight game 1968 Event Frank Howard belts record 8th home run in 5th straight game 1967 Event Phillies Larry Jackson beats New York Mets for 18th straight time 1967 Event Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games) 1967 Event Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers 1966 Event Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day 1966 Event Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee) 1965 Event Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one 1965 Event Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts 1965 Event Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win 1965 Event Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets 1965 Event Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins 1964 Event Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history 1964 Event Phillies 7th straight loses sends them into 2nd place 1964 Event St. Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader 1964 Event Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter 1962 Birthday Paula Abdul, born in Van Nuys, California, singer and choreographer, Straight Up 1962 Event New York Mets tiea NL record by losing 9 straight to start season 1962 Event Pirates tie then record of 10 straight wins to start season 1961 Event Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1961 Event Phillies set then dubious record of 23 straight loses, beat Braves 1961 Event Philadelphia Phillies lose 17th straight game 1961 Event Phillies lose 1st of 23 straight games 1961 Event Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox 1959 Event Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit 1959 Event 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title 1959 Event Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws 1958 Birthday Michael Madsen, Chicago, actor, Reservoir Dogs, Straight Talk 1958 Birthday Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author, How World Begun 1956 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins 1956 Event Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs 1956 Event Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1956 Event Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning home run, 1st home run in 8 straight games 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 Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season 1954 Birthday Pat Travers, rock guitarist, Puttin' it Straight 1953 Event Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians 1953 Event Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight 1952 Event Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 1952 Event Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win 1951 Event Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game 1950 Event University of Miami ends William and Mary straight tennis match victories at 82 1949 Birthday Brenda Sykes, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Ozzie's Girls, Getting Straight 1947 Event Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee and Yankees 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19 1946 Event Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam 1946 Event Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped 1945 Event Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1941 Event Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game 1941 Event After winning 20 straight at Fenway, Lefty Grove loses to Browns 1940 Birthday Matthias Habich, actor, Straight to the Heart, A Corps Perdu 1940 Event Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home 1939 Event Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship 1939 Event New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1939 Event SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs. NSW 1938 Event New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win 1938 Event Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit 1936 Event Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win 1935 Event U.S. captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year 1934 Birthday Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight 1934 Event Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1933 Event Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game 1932 Event Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston 1932 Event Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title 1931 Event World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards 1931 Event Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481) 1931 Event Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight 1931 Event Philadelphia Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses 1930 Event 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games 1930 Event Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games 1930 Event Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game 1929 Event Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game 1929 Event Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home 1929 Birthday Ulu Grosbard, Belgium, actor, Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love 1927 Birthday Peter Falk, born in Ossining, New York, actor, Colombo, Scared Straight 1926 Event U.S. defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championship 1925 Event Bill Tilden wins 6th straight U.S. tennis championship 1924 Event Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1923 Event U.S. beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup 1923 Event Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City 1922 Event St. Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times 1921 Event Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1919 Event Yankees and Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 1917 Event Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers 1916 Birthday Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury, New York, actress, Poltergeist, Nun's Story 1914 Event Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves 1914 Birthday Jeff Corey, born in New York City, actor, Getting Straight, Superman and Mole Men 1913 Event After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk 1912 Event Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins 1912 Event Giants Rube Marquard loses after winning 21 straight 1911 Event New York Giant Christy Mathewson loses after beating Reds 22 straight times 1911 Event Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day 1906 Event New York Highlanders win 5th straight doubleheader 1906 Event New York Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Washington (3 straight DHs) 1906 Event Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators 1906 Event After 20 straight losses, Boston Americans win vs. Chicago White Sox 3-0 1905 Event Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1903 Event Phillies suffer record 9th straight posponed game 1900 Birthday Emerson Treacy, Philadelphia, actor, California Straight Ahead 1900 Event Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies 1892 Event Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories 1887 Event Phillies set club record 16th straight victory 1821 Birthday Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lieutenant General Confederate Army
