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56 game hitting streak

Joe DiMaggio (1941)

DiMaggio's famous streak has never been seriously challenged. In the nearly 70 years since his magical summer of 1941, only Pete Rose (44 in 1978) has even reached 40 straight games, and other than DiMaggio, no player in history has gotten to 45 in a row.

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