Houston Astros Hitting Streaks
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| Jeff Kent reaches 25 | | Willy T reaches 30! |
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30 Willy Taveras, 2006
.349 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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In his second year in the majors, center fielder Willy Taveras knocked 45 hits in a
30-game streak spanning from July 27th to August 27th (32 days).
His best performances during the streak were two three-hit games at Arizona
on August 4th and 6th.
The streak:
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Date Opp AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG AVG
07/27/06 CIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .314 .260
07/28/06 ARI 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .309 .313 .259
07/29/06 ARI 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 .311 .321 .262
07/30/06 ARI 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 .315 .321 .263
08/01/06 @SD 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .320 .263
08/02/06 @SD 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .318 .262
08/03/06 @SD 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .318 .262
08/04/06 @ARI 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 1 1 0 .316 .329 .266
08/05/06 @ARI 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .319 .334 .269
08/06/06 @ARI 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .326 .339 .274
08/08/06 PIT 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328 .340 .275
08/09/06 PIT 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329 .339 .275
08/10/06 PIT 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .330 .338 .275
08/11/06 SD 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .331 .339 .276
08/12/06 SD 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .329 .336 .275
08/13/06 SD 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328 .336 .275
08/14/06 CHC 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .327 .334 .274
08/15/06 CHC 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .322 .329 .270
08/16/06 CHC 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .328 .270
08/17/06 @MIL 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .325 .330 .273
08/18/06 @MIL 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324 .329 .272
08/19/06 @MIL 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 .326 .333 .275
08/20/06 @MIL 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .334 .276
08/21/06 @CIN 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .326 .333 .276
08/22/06 @CIN 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .335 .278
08/23/06 @CIN 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328 .334 .278
08/24/06 @PIT 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .331 .338 .280
08/25/06 @PIT 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 .334 .341 .283
08/26/06 @PIT 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .342 .282
08/27/06 @PIT 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .335 .345 .284
Streak Totals 129 18 45 5 1 1 7 55 10 16 14 3 2 .441 .426 .349 OPS=.867
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25 *Jeff Kent, 2004
.358 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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In his second year with the team, second baseman Jeff Kent went on a hitting tear, collecting 33 hits in a 25-game streak spanning from May 14th to June 11th. His best performance during the streak was a 3-hit game on May 22nd in Cincinnati. Kent collected 15 extra-base hits and watched his season batting average climb from .285 to .315 during the 29-day streak.
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24 *Tony Eusebio, 2000
.409 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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A perennial backup catcher, "Tough Tony" nevertheless made his mark in franchise history with a team-record 24-game hitting streak. Because he was a backup, the streak lasted from July 9 to August 28, a span of 51 days and 45 games. He batted .409 during the streak, collecting 36 hits in 88 at-bats, including a four-hit game on August 14. The 24-game streak was the fifth-longest by a major-league catcher since 1900.
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23 *Art Howe, 1981
.460 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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A multi-talented infielder that would eventually manage the team, Art Howe set a team record with a 23-game hitting streak in the strike-shortened 1981 season. The streak lasted from May 1 to May 24, and was instrumental in Howe earning "NL Player of the Month" honors for May. During the streak, Howe batted a phenomenal .460, collecting 40 hits in 87 at-bats. Extra-base hits included nine doubles, two triples and one home run.
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23 Luis Gonzalez, 1997
.351 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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In his second tour with the team, left fielder Luis Gonzalez tied a club record with a 23-game hitting streak. The streak started May 26 and lasted through June 20. A "lean" streak, Gonzalez collected a single hit in each of the last eight games, which ended with an 0-for-3 performance on June 21. Gonzalez has referred to these games as his ".250 streak", even though he batted .351 during the 23 games, collecting 33 hits in 94 at-bats. Gonzalez finished the season with just a .258 average, cranking out 31 doubles while collecting 68 RBI.
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23 Moises Alou, 2001
.415 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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One of the best players ever acquired by trade, outfielder Moises Alou's 23-game hitting streak began on June 22 and ended with an 0-for-3 performance on July 19, falling one short of the club record. During the streak, Alou batted .415, collecting 34 hits in 82 at-bats to go with an impressive 22 RBI. With his six homers and six doubles, Alou's slugging pct was a hefty .707 during the streak, and his .489 on-base pct was high as well. In his last chance to extend the streak on July 19, Alou drew a 9th-inning walk after fouling off three pitches.
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23 Hunter Pence, 2011
.406 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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During one of the dreariest seasons in team annals, outfielder Hunter Pence provided some life in May and June with a streak that started May 19th in St. Louis with a single to left off Kyle McClellan and continued through a June 13th win over the Braves. Towards the end, the All-Star fought lower back pain but managed to hit .406 (39-for-96) with seven doubles, one triple, four homers, 19 runs and 19 RBIs. Despite his heroics, the Astros posted a 10-13 record over that time.
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22 *Cesar Cedeno, 1977
.398 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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One of the great players in franchise history, Cesar Cedeno set a club mark with a 22-game hitting streak in 1977. The streak lasted from August 25 to September 21, earning him "Player of the Week" honors for Sept 5-12. Cedeno was also named "Player of the Month" for September. "C.C." picked up an impressive 37 hits in 93 at-bats to post a .398 average during the streak. He also stole an incredible 21 bases during the streak. But it was "all or nothing" for Cesar at the plate. In the first nine games of the streak, he had only 9 hits in 35 at-bats for a scrawny .257 average. But in the following nine games, Cedeno exploded for 22 hits, nine for extra bases, in 41 at-bats for a .537 batting average and a 1.024 slugging pct. His best performances during the streak were back-to-back four-hit games against the Reds during which Cedeno hit two triples, three homers and drove in 5 runs. Cedeno had a 19-game streak in 1976, making him the only player in team history with two streaks of such length.
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21 *Lee May, 1973
.407 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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Only with the team for three seasons, slugging first baseman Lee May's 21-game hitting streak set a club record in 1973. The streak lasted from May 30 to June 22. During the streak, May batted .407, collecting 35 hits in 86 at-bats. The streak included his 1000th career hit during a 3-for-5 performance on June 17. His best game came in San Diego on June 21 when May tied a club record by launching three homers. In the four-game span from June 17 to June 21, May drove in 13 runners. One curiosity is that, during the 21-game streak, May failed to draw a single walk. But on the day that the streak ended, May went hitless in two at-bats while drawing two walks (one intentional).
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21 Dickie Thon, 1982
.309 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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Before Dickie Thon had his incredible breakthrough season in 1983, he came within two games of tying the clubs hit-streak record owned by Art Howe. His 21-game streak lasted from July 24 to August 14 and ended with an 0-for-5 performance at Cincinnati. During the streak, Thon batted a puny .309, collecting 29 hits in 91 at-bats. For the season, Thon finished with a .276 average, 31 doubles, 10 triples, and 37 stolen bases.
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21 Lance Berkman, 2001
.482 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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Young superstar Lance Berkman began an incredible 21-game hitting streak on June 17 that lasted until the All-Star break. He picked up a single in the All-Star Game, but the streak officially ended on his next game, on July 12th, when he went hitless in two at-bats against San Diego. Over the streak, Berkman picked up almost two hits per game, going 41-for-85 for a .482 average. His patient eye garnered him plenty of walks, raising his on-base pct during the streak to an amazing .541. His nine homers, ten doubles, and a lone triple gave him a .941 slugging pct. Berkman was named co-Player of the Week for June 18-24 and hit home runs in four consecutive games from June 25-29, one short of Cliff Johnson's club record. His best game was a 4-for-6 performance on June 21 which included two homers and a double.
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21 Miguel Tejada, 2009
.414 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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While the rest of the team played out a lackluster month to close out a losing season, Miguel Tejada had a personal mission to reach 200 hits for the year. He came up one short but ended the year with a 21-game hitting streak from September 11th to October 4th at season's end. He had seven multi-hit games during the streak, including two four-hit games. He also chalked up six doubles and four homers during his run. Tejada was allowed to leave in free agency after the season so he didn't get the chance to extend his streak into the following year.
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20 *Rusty Staub, 1967
.423 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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Outfielder Rusty Staub had a truly remarkable year in 1967, setting club marks in batting average (.333), hits (182), hitting streak (20), doubles (44), and most intentional walks (21). For all of this, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season. He was hottest from June 30th to July 21st of that year, batting .423 with 10 doubles.
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20 Kevin Bass, 1986
.383 avg
(c) Houston Astros
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A solid outfielder with power and speed, Kevin Bass enjoyed his finest season in 1986. Fresh from his first All-Star appearance, Bass's 20-game streak started on July 22 and lasted until August 13. During the streak, Bass batted .383, collecting 31 hits in 81 at-bats. The streak included his first career five-hit game on July 24, and a pair of three-hit games during the streak on August 5 and August 11.
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Batting Streaks Of 15-19 Games:
19 Bob Watson Apr 9, 1973 to Apr 27, 1973 .388
19 Cesar Cedeno Apr 17, 1976 to May 14, 1976 .378
19 Jose Cruz Aug 23, 1983 to Sep 12, 1983 .360
18 Terry Puhl May 5, 1978 to May 27, 1975 .405
18 Jeff Bagwell Jul 21, 1994 to Aug 9, 1994 .477
18 Jeff Bagwell Aug 2, 2000 to Aug 20, 2000 .455
18 Craig Biggio May 29, 2001 to Jun 18, 2001 .338
17 Doug Rader Apr 25, 1970 to May 14, 1970 .413
17 Richard Hidalgo Sep 15, 2000 to Apr 5, 2001 .508
17 Lance Berkman Apr 30, 2008 to May 18, 2008 .545
17 Miguel Tejada May 16, 2009 to Jun 3, 2009 .444
16 *Roman Mejias May 25, 1962 to Jun 10, 1962 .368
16 Jim Wynn Apr 29, 1968 to May 16, 1968 .344
16 Joe Morgan Sep 5, 1971 to Sep 23, 1971 .317
16 Ray Knight May 1, 1982 to May 19, 1982 .381
16 Billy Hatcher Apr 6, 1987 to Apr 23, 1987 .455
16 Geoff Blum Jun 25, 2003 to Jul 17, 2003 .357
15 Craig Reynolds Apr 17, 1979 to May 5, 1979 .386
15 Jose Cruz Apr 21, 1979 to May 9, 1979 .393
15 Enos Cabell Apr 26, 1979 to May 11, 1979 .320
15 Bill Doran Jul 30, 1984 to Aug 15, 1984 .375
15 Daryle Ward Apr 13, 2002 to Apr 30, 2002 .386
15 Mark Loretta Sep 7, 2007 to Sep 30, 2007 .420
* - established club record when reached.
Thanks to David Smith and Retrosheet for much of the information contained on this page.