1998 Event New York Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak 1998 Event New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay, 7-1, to end 11 game winless streak 1997 Event New York Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 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 Albert Belle's Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends 1996 Event Dare and Go ends Cigars record tying victory streak at 16 1996 Event Yankees lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24 1995 Event Rangers' Kenny Rogers scoreless inning streak ends after 39 1994 Event Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6 1994 Event Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field 1994 Event Miami Heat beat New York Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young wins ending his losing streak at 27 games 1993 Event Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak 1993 Event Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak 1992 Event New York Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at 3 games 1992 Event New York Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games 1991 Event Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games 1991 Event Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games 1991 Event Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game 1991 Event Carlos Huerta's NCAA record streak of successful points after a touchdown ends at 157 1991 Event With 3 runs in 9th, Baltimore ends Twins 15 game win streak 6-5 1991 Event Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Event Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1991 Event Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked first 1991 Event Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Event Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1990 Event Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak 1990 Event New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak 1990 Event Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak 1990 Event Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1989 Event Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1989 Event Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1989 Event Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1989 Event Ozzie Newsome ends NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions 1989 Event Vince Coleman, record streak stopped at 50 straight stolen bases 1989 Event Cards' Vince Coleman is caught stealing ends record streak at 50 1989 Event Orel Hershiser ends his record 59 consecutive scoreless streak 1989 Event Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak 1989 Event Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Event Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Event NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak 1989 Event NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11) 1988 Event New York Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2 1988 Event Detroit beats Sox, 18-6, at Fenway, ends Boston winning streak at 24 1988 Event Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak 1988 Event Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak 1988 Event Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games) 1987 Event Larry Bird, ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws 1987 Event Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1987 Event Benito Santiago ends longest catcher/rookie hitting streak at 34 1987 Event Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games 1987 Event Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1987 Event Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken 1987 Event Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59 1987 Event Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games 1987 Event Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consec win streak 1987 Event Danny Harris beats Edwin Moses, ends streak of 122 cons hurdle wins 1987 Event Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games 1987 Event Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1986 Event Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740 1986 Death Charles Starrett, actor (Silver Streak, Jungle Bride), dies 1985 Event Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions 1985 Event Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions 1985 Event St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man 1984 Event Milwaukee 10-game losing streak ends 1984 Event John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Event John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Event Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak 1984 Event Los Angeles Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak 1984 Event Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova's 54-match winning streak 1983 Event NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28 game road losing streak 1983 Event NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak 1983 Event Philadelphia Flyers begin 13 NHL game win streak 1983 Event Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions 1983 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 Event Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak 1983 Event Angels OF Brian Downing error ends his record streak at 244 games 1983 Event NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak 1983 Event NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak 1982 Event Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1982 Event Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Illinois 31-6 1982 Event Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over Padres 1982 Event Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throw 1982 Event Old Dominion ends La Tech's women's basketball rec 54-game win streak 1982 Event New York Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak 1982 Event Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins 1981 Event Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak 1980 Event Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78 1980 Event Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions 1980 Event New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20 1980 Event Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies) 1980 Event Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) 1980 Event Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 1980 Event Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1980 Event College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for 1980 Event George Brett ends hitting streak at 30 1980 Event Rangers snap Orioles pitcher Steve Stone's 14-game winning streak 1980 Event Twins Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games 1980 Event Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1980 Event Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1980 Event Minn ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends 1979 Event Ozzie Newsome begins NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions 1979 Event Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3 1979 Event Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end 1979 Event Michigan State Spartans snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak 1979 Event Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8) 1978 Event Islanders ends 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Canadians 1978 Event Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) 1978 Event New York Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8) 1978 Event Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Event Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1978 Event Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd 1977 Event Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions 1977 Event Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games 1976 Event NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak 1976 Event Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1976 Event Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1976 Event NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak 1976 Event Washington Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5 1975 Death Hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71 1975 Event Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games 1975 Event Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games 1975 Event Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game 1975 Event Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak 1975 Event NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Event NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Event Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak 1974 Event "Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1974 Event "Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 1974 Event A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1974 Birthday Heath Streak, cricketer, Zimbabwean pace bowler 1993- 1974 Event Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak 1973 Event Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1973 Event Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak 1973 Event Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak 1972 Event Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak 1972 Event Islanders end 15 games winless streak 1972 Event Flyers start Islanders on 15 game winless streak 1972 Event Harold Carmichael begins NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions 1972 Event Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1972 Event Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104 1971 Event NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak 1971 Event Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak 1971 Event UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak 1971 Event Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak 1970 Event Sachio Kinugasa begins 2,215 cons game streak for Hiroshima Carp 1969 Event Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win 1968 Event Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch 1968 Event Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69 1967 Event Danny Abramowicz begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1967 Event Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games) 1966 Event Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak 1964 Event Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant 1963 Event New York Met Roger Craig's NL record-tying 18-game losing streak ends 1962 Event Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends 1961 Event World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Event Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32 1961 Event Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive-games-played streak 1961 Event Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak 1961 Event Niagara ends St. Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak 1960 Event Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs 1960 Birthday Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak 1959 Event Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4 1959 Event Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends 1957 Event Okla's NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing to Notre Dame 7-0 1957 Event Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak) 1956 Event Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1956 Event Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1955 Event Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11 1955 Event Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak 1954 Event NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak 1954 Event Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) 1953 Event Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games 1953 Event Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak 1953 Event Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak 1953 Event Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight 1953 Event NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak 1951 Event Pirates snap New York Giants 16 game win streak 1948 Event Indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson 1948 Event Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23 1947 Event Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to New York Giants 5-4 1947 Event Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak 1947 Event Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak 1947 Event Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee and Yankees 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19 1947 Event Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak 1945 Event Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears 1945 Event Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games 1945 Event Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1941 Event Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base 1941 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland 1941 Event DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56) 1941 Event Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak 1941 Event DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 42 breaking Sisler's record 1941 Event Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yankees lose 13-1 1941 Event Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8) 1940 Event Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak 1939 Event Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yankees beat Tigers 22-2 1939 Birthday Ray Stevens, Clarksdale, Georgia, singer, Ahab the Arab, Streak 1937 Event Brooklyn Dodgers snap New York Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak 1937 Event 61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24 1936 Event Carl Hubbell begins winning streak, beating Pittsburgh 6-0, 1935 Event Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673 1935 Birthday Gene Wilder, born in Milwaukee, actor, Silver Streak 1934 Event Pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7 1934 Event Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) 1933 Event Chicago Bears 30 game unbeaten streak ends to Patriots (10-0) 1933 Event Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League 1933 Event Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1932 Event Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games 1931 Event Philadelphia Quakers defeat Montreal, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak 1930 Event Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games 1930 Event Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games 1929 Event Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak 1925 Event Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1925 Event Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games) 1924 Event Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record) 1923 Event Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138 1922 Event Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games 1922 Event Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush 1921 Event Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1919 Event Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1918 Event Giants' 9-0 winning start and Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped 1916 Event Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak 1916 Event Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch New York's record 26-game winning streak 1914 Birthday Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak 1913 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson ends record scorless streak at 56 innings 1912 Event Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak ends 1911 Event Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak 1911 Event White Sox Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak 1910 Event Jack Coombs begins a record streak of 53 shutout innings 1906 Event Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak 1906 Event Boston Beaneaters (NL) end 19-game losing streak beat Cards 6-3 1904 Event Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn 1903 Birthday Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress, Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter 1888 Event New York Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record
