Most Consecutive World Series Games With a Hit (Individual Player)
Record Holder
Metric
Date Achieved
Location
Atlas Record ID
Hank Bauer
17 games
3 October 1956 to 2 October 1958
New York, New York and Milwaukee, Wisconsin [USA]
20425009
Hank Bauer recorded a hit in 17 consecutive World Series games from 1956 to 1958, producing 24 total hits against elite pitching. The streak remains one of baseball’s most enduring examples of sustained performance on the sport’s biggest stage.
Transparent Adjudicator's Statement
Summary of Claim
The claim asserted that Hank Bauer recorded at least one base hit in seventeen consecutive Major League Baseball World Series games between 3 October 1956 and 2 October 1958, thereby establishing the longest verified hitting streak in World Series history.
Evidence Submitted
Evidence reviewed included official MLB World Series box scores from 1956 through 1958, historical broadcast footage for contextual reference, newspaper archives including the New York Times and Associated Press, and statistical logs from Baseball-Reference, Baseball Almanac, MLB historical data services, and the Society for American Baseball Research Game Project.
Comparative and Cross-Archive Benchmark Review
The Atlas adjudicator team reviewed more than twenty recognized baseball record repositories and historical databases. No inconsistencies, conflicting statistics, or superior streaks were identified. All independent datasets confirmed the seventeen-game sequence as the longest consecutive World Series hitting streak recorded for an individual player.
Verification Methodology
The Atlas adjudicator team conducted a systematic review of seventeen consecutive official World Series box scores spanning the 1956, 1957, and 1958 championships. Each game was examined to confirm that Hank Bauer recorded a minimum of one base hit. Data was cross-checked across multiple independent statistical archives to ensure consistency and eliminate discrepancies. Historical newspaper coverage and official postseason logs were used to corroborate game outcomes and participation. All statistical findings were aligned chronologically to verify the uninterrupted nature of the streak across three consecutive World Series.
Adjudication Findings
Primary statistical verification confirmed that Hank Bauer recorded at least one base hit in each of seventeen consecutive World Series games beginning 3 October 1956 against the Brooklyn Dodgers and concluding 2 October 1958 against the Milwaukee Braves. No conflicting data was identified in any official or independent archive. Historical comparison established that the previously recognized benchmark was thirteen consecutive games, attributed to Billy Martin. Bauer’s seventeen-game streak surpasses that benchmark by four games.
Conclusion
Atlas World Records hereby certifies that Hank Bauer achieved the record for Most Consecutive World Series Games With a Hit with seventeen consecutive games recording at least one base hit between 3 October 1956 and 2 October 1958 while playing for the New York Yankees. This performance stands as the longest verified hitting streak in World Series history.
