Mid-Season Filler: All-Time Mets Streaks

by Eric Simon on Jul 13, 2009 6:00 AM EDT

The first half of the season is over and we have some space to fill while there are no games going on. Using the Baseball-Reference.com Play Index I looked up some of the longest streaks in Mets franchise history, both impressive and deplorable. Due to the way the play index works, these streaks may span multiple years. See how many of these you know.

The Wonderful

With a homerun: Richard Hidalgo, 5 games (2004)
With an RBI: Mike Piazza, 15 games (2000)
Reaching base: John Olerud, 47 games (1998-1999)
With at least two times on base: John Stearns, 12 games (1977)
With at least three times on base: David Wright, 7 games (2009)
With at least four times on base: Tie, 4 games, most recently by John Olerud in 1998 (also: Brett Butler, 1995)
With at least five times on base: Edgardo Alfonzo, 2 games (2000)
With a hit: Moises Alou, 30 games (2007)
With two hits: Steve Henderson, 8 games (1979)
With three hits: Brett Butler, 4 games (1995)
With four hits: Brett Butler, 3 games (1995)
With an extra-base hit: Ty Wigginton, 8 games (2004)
With a run scored: David Wright, 13 games (2008)
With a walk: Darryl Strawberry, 12 games (1987)
With two walks: Tie, 4 games, most recently by David Wright in 2009 (also: Danny Heep, 1986)
With an intentional walk: Howard Johnson, 4 games (1987)
With a double: Joe Christopher, 6 games (1964)
With a stolen base: Tie, 6 games, most recently by Jose Reyes in 2007 (also: Jose Reyes, 2005; Vince Coleman, 1991)
With two stolen bases: Jose Reyes, 3 games (2007)
With a hit-by-pitch: Tie, 3 games, most recently by Shawn Green in 2006 (also: Cliff Floyd, 2006; Miguel Cairo, 2005; John Olerud, 1997)
With a sacrifice fly:

The Woeful

Without an RBI (non-pitchers, at least 2 PA per game): Bud Harrelson, 29 games (1977-1978)
Grounding into a double play: Tie, 4 games, most recently by Victor Diaz in 2005 (also: Gary Carter, 1987; Ray Knight, 1985; George Foster, 1982)
Striking out (non-pitchers): Tie, 16 games, most recently by Todd Hundley, in 1998 (also: Ryan Thompson, 1995; Dave Kingman, 1975-1976; Don Clendenon, 1969
Striking out (all players): Gary Gentry, 21 games (1969)
Without a base hit (non-pitchers, at least 2 PA per game): Rey Ordonez, 14 games (1997)
Without an extra-base hit (at least 2 PA per game): Doug Flynn, 49 games (1981)
With a caught stealing: Bud Harrelson, 4 games (1967)
With a sacrifice bunt (non-pitchers): Tie, 3 games, most recently by Brett Butler in 1995 (also: lots of other guys)

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Are you posting numbers for defense/ pitching too?

“With a hit-by-pitch: Tie, 3 games, most recently by Sean Green in 2006”
Autolink ~~is fail lol~~ has problems

by Michkin on Jul 13, 2009 7:42 AM EDT reply actions

Wow Brett Butler!

That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.

Also, kinda surprised Tatis isn’t up there for the GIDP streak along with Diaz, Carter, Knight and Foster. I did feel, like two weeks ago, that he had a streak of three games at least.

by meigs1414 on Jul 13, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions

Tatis

Yup, June 22, 23 and 24 he had four GIDPs over the course of three games. Not to mention the GDIP groundballs he hit those days when there was not a runner on first.

by meigs1414 on Jul 13, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions

GDIP=GIDP

I’m gunna go get some coffee.

by meigs1414 on Jul 13, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions

June 25th, 1982

Only game since 1962 where the Mets used only 9 batters. Lost to Phils 1-0. I thought there’d be more games with only 9 batters, but there you go.

Grission and Husart - that is either the non-union Mexican equivelant of "Starsky and Hutch" or the key to winning the World Series.

by IanB in MD on Jul 13, 2009 9:25 AM EDT reply actions

Oh wait. I had a loading problem

There are more. More in the early times. Didn’t see the “Error on Page” at th bottom. Oh well.

Grission and Husart - that is either the non-union Mexican equivelant of "Starsky and Hutch" or the key to winning the World Series.

by IanB in MD on Jul 13, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s funny how often Brett Butler comes up, considering he didn’t even play a full season with us.

by Lunkwill Fook on Jul 13, 2009 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

I was young

but I remember liking Brett Butler.

by cjmulrain on Jul 13, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

I loved Brett Butler

I was seven years old, but I remember I had this glorified idea of what the Mets first inning would/should be liked. Butler single, Viscaino sac bunt, David Segui RBI hit. This really sticks out in my mind as if it happened a thousand times. Looking at UMD though, Segui only bat 3rd 4 times in his Met career, haha.

by njk237 on Jul 13, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions