July 16 - Joe DiMaggio extend his streak to 56 games - Vintage Baseball Reflections

July 16 - Joe DiMaggio extend his streak to 56 games - Vintage Baseball Reflections

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July 16, 2026 · 4 min

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This episode reflects on significant events in baseball history that occurred on July 16, including Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak.

July 16 1853 - The New York Clipper publishes what is believed to be the first tabulated boxscore of a baseball game. The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York defeated the Gotham Club 21-12 on July 5 July 16 1887 - Born on this day, Shoeless Joe Jackson, the best MLB not in the Hall of Fame. His swing was so good, folk lure says Babe Ruth copied it. Jackson, was implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal as part of the 8 men through the World Series. Jackson has the second highest career batting average in MLB history at .356 July 16 1897 - At the age of 45, Chicago’s Cap Anson becomes the first major leaguer to amass 3,000 hits when he singles off Baltimore’s George Blackburn. As a matter of fact, it took years for the figure filberts of baseball to come to Anson’s "official" stats. Anson played from 1876-97 and his hit total changed over time, soaring as high as 3,509 and as low as 2,995 as researchers dissected box scores and refigured statistics. Finally, Total Baseball, the official encyclopedia of the game, listed his total hits at 3,081. On July 16, 1941, New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a major league record 56 games…

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Organizations: New York Clipper, Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, Gotham Club, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates

Places: Three Rivers Stadium

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