Who had the longest hitting streak in baseball?
If your counting the minor leagues, the answer would be: Joe Wilhoit holds the record for the longest streak in professional baseball history, with 69 games. Wilhoit achieved the feat with Wichita of the Western League, in 1919.) He started the streak June 14 and carried on continuously until August 20. During that period, Wilhoit, an outfielder, averaged .505. On the strength of his remarkable hitting, the Red Sox bought him, but he did not stick. He previously was with the Braves, Giants and Pirates. Joe DiMaggio while playing with San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League, in 1933, at the age of only 18 years old, Giuseppe established a loop mark by hitting in no fewer than 61 consecutive games, from the second contest of May 28 through the game of July 25.
