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Albert Pujols sat out tonight's game with the flu and he may miss more soon when he serves his suspension. So his hit streak is on hold at 30 games.
I have read and heard that he is the 38th to record a 30-game streak in baseball history. However, I have found 40. Here they are listed by number of games and chronologically:
| Name | Team | Year | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe DiMaggio | New York (AL) | 1941 | 56 |
| Willie Keeler | Baltimore (NL) | 1897 | 44 |
| Pete Rose | Cincinnati | 1978 | 44 |
| Bill Dahlen | Chicago (NL) | 1894 | 42 |
| George Sisler | St. Louis (AL) | 1922 | 41 |
| Ty Cobb | Detroit | 1911 | 40 |
| Paul Molitor | Milwaukee | 1987 | 39 |
| Tommy Holmes | Boston (NL) | 1945 | 37 |
| Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia (NL) | 1894 | 36 |
| Fred Clarke | Louisville | 1895 | 35 |
| Ty Cobb | Detroit | 1917 | 35 |
| Luis Castillo | Florida | 2002 | 35 |
| George Sisler | St. Louis (AL) | 1925 | 34 |
| George McQuinn | St. Louis (AL) | 1938 | 34 |
| Dom DiMaggio | Boston (AL) | 1949 | 34 |
| Benito Santiago | San Diego | 1987 | 34 |
| George Davis | New York (NL) | 1893 | 33 |
| Hal Chase | New York (AL) | 1907 | 33 |
| Rogers Hornsby | St. Louis (NL) | 1922 | 33 |
| Heinie Manush | Washington | 1933 | 33 |
| Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia (NL) | 1899 | 31 |
| Nap Lajoie | Cleveland | 1906 | 31 |
| Sam Rice | Washington | 1924 | 31 |
| Willie Davis | Los Angeles | 1969 | 31 |
| Rico Carty | Atlanta | 1970 | 31 |
| Ken Landreaux | Minnesota | 1980 | 31 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal | 1999 | 31 |
| Elmer Smith | Cincinnati | 1898 | 30 |
| Tris Speaker | Boston (AL) | 1912 | 30 |
| Cal McVey | Chicago | 1876 | 30 |
| Goose Goslin | Detroit | 1934 | 30 |
| Stan Musial | St. Louis (NL) | 1950 | 30 |
| Ron LeFlore | Detroit | 1976 | 30 |
| George Brett | Kansas City | 1980 | 30 |
| Jerome Walton | Chicago | 1989 | 30 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Boston | 1997 | 30 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | Cleveland | 1997 | 30 |
| Eric Davis | Baltimore | 1998 | 30 |
| Luis Gonzalez | Arizona | 1999 | 30 |
| Albert Pujols | St. Louis | 2003 | 30 |
| Name | Team | Year | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McVey | Chicago | 1876 | 30 |
| George Davis | New York (NL) | 1893 | 33 |
| Bill Dahlen | Chicago (NL) | 1894 | 42 |
| Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia (NL) | 1894 | 36 |
| Fred Clarke | Louisville | 1895 | 35 |
| Willie Keeler | Baltimore (NL) | 1897 | 44 |
| Elmer Smith | Cincinnati | 1898 | 30 |
| Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia (NL) | 1899 | 31 |
| Nap Lajoie | Cleveland | 1906 | 31 |
| Hal Chase | New York (AL) | 1907 | 33 |
| Ty Cobb | Detroit | 1911 | 40 |
| Tris Speaker | Boston (AL) | 1912 | 30 |
| Ty Cobb | Detroit | 1917 | 35 |
| George Sisler | St. Louis (AL) | 1922 | 41 |
| Rogers Hornsby | St. Louis (NL) | 1922 | 33 |
| Sam Rice | Washington | 1924 | 31 |
| George Sisler | St. Louis (AL) | 1925 | 34 |
| Heinie Manush | Washington | 1933 | 33 |
| Goose Goslin | Detroit | 1934 | 30 |
| George McQuinn | St. Louis (AL) | 1938 | 34 |
| Joe DiMaggio | New York (AL) | 1941 | 56 |
| Tommy Holmes | Boston (NL) | 1945 | 37 |
| Dom DiMaggio | Boston (AL) | 1949 | 34 |
| Stan Musial | St. Louis (NL) | 1950 | 30 |
| Willie Davis | Los Angeles | 1969 | 31 |
| Rico Carty | Atlanta | 1970 | 31 |
| Ron LeFlore | Detroit | 1976 | 30 |
| Pete Rose | Cincinnati | 1978 | 44 |
| Ken Landreaux | Minnesota | 1980 | 31 |
| George Brett | Kansas City | 1980 | 30 |
| Paul Molitor | Milwaukee | 1987 | 39 |
| Benito Santiago | San Diego | 1987 | 34 |
| Jerome Walton | Chicago | 1989 | 30 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Boston | 1997 | 30 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | Cleveland | 1997 | 30 |
| Eric Davis | Baltimore | 1998 | 30 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal | 1999 | 31 |
| Luis Gonzalez | Arizona | 1999 | 30 |
| Luis Castillo | Florida | 2002 | 35 |
| Albert Pujols | St. Louis | 2003 | 30 |
Note that the longest break between 30-game streaks is 19 years (1950-69). Also, the most in a 5-year stretch are 6 (1997-2002 or 1998-2003 breaking five in 1893-97/1894-98).
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