Regular Season
- May 15, 1941: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Joe DiMaggio began his major league record 56 game hitting streak with a hit off Sox pitcher Eddie Smith.
During the hitting streak, DiMaggio had a batting average of .408, hit 15 home runs, and accumulated 55 runs batted in. After the streak ended, DiMaggio began a 16 game hitting streak. DiMaggio would hit safely in 72 of 73 games, another record.
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