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ShareThisConsecutive Games with an RBI in the Postseason
With an RBI in each of his first 6 postseason games this season, Ryan Howard has tied a 24 year old record held by Carlton Fisk. Like Howard, Fisk also started off the 1975 postseason with 6 consecutive games with at least 1 RBI, but amazingly enough Fisk only accumulated 6 RBI in those games.Keeping in mind that not every postseason even had 6 games, here are the all time leaders in consecutive games with an RBI to start a postseason:
StreakStart Streak End Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Teams +-----------------+-----------+-----------+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Ryan Howard 2009-10-07 2009-10-16 6 22 5 9 4 0 1 9 5 3 0 1 .409 .462 .727 1.189 PHI Carlton Fisk 1975-10-04 1975-10-14 6 21 6 7 1 0 1 6 3 4 1 0 .333 .440 .524 .964 BOS Mike Lowell 2007-10-03 2007-10-13 5 17 2 6 3 0 1 9 1 2 0 0 .353 .381 .706 1.087 BOS Jim Leyritz 1998-09-29 1998-10-07 5 12 3 4 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 .333 .308 1.083 1.391 SDP Tony Perez 1976-10-09 1976-10-17 5 19 1 7 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 .368 .364 .421 .785 CIN Boog Powell 1970-10-03 1970-10-11 5 20 5 9 2 0 3 10 4 3 0 0 .450 .522 1.000 1.522 BAL Danny Murphy 1910-10-17 1910-10-23 5 20 6 8 3 0 1 9 0 1 1 0 .400 .429 .700 1.129 PHA
As for the regular record of consecutive postseason games with an RBI, Howard has already tied Fisk, Ivan Rodriguez and Bernie Williams for the single season record and is two games away from tying Lou Gehrig if you allow for multiple seasons.
StreakStart Streak End Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Teams +-----------------+-----------+-----------+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Lou Gehrig 1928-10-04 1932-10-02 8 28 14 15 2 0 7 17 1 8 0 0 .536 .649 1.357 2.006 NYY Bill Skowron 1958-10-06 1960-10-09 7 31 7 12 1 0 2 10 6 1 0 0 .387 .406 .613 1.019 NYY Clyde Barnhart 1925-10-12 1927-10-08 7 28 1 9 2 0 0 8 2 2 1 0 .321 .355 .393 .748 PIT Ryan Howard 2009-10-07 2009-10-16 6 22 5 9 4 0 1 9 5 3 0 1 .409 .462 .727 1.189 PHI Ivan Rodriguez 2003-10-10 2003-10-18 6 23 4 6 2 0 1 6 5 4 0 0 .261 .357 .478 .835 FLA Bernie Williams 1996-10-04 1996-10-12 6 22 9 12 2 0 5 10 4 5 1 1 .545 .607 1.318 1.925 NYY Tony Perez 1975-10-22 1976-10-17 6 24 2 8 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 CIN Carlton Fisk 1975-10-04 1975-10-14 6 21 6 7 1 0 1 6 3 4 1 0 .333 .440 .524 .964 BOS
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This entry was posted on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 5:23 pm and is filed under Postseason, Streak Finders. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
October 18th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Once tonight's game becomes official, make that 7! Two-run triple (!) in the first.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
wow, look at gehrig's numbers in that streak. one strike out and a 2.006 OPS in 36 PAs? and hot diggity for Bill Skowron, another one of my favorite yanks.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
monster numbers by gehrig, not too shabby for williams either. howard will be the only one on the list with a triple, his one hr was only a solo shot...
October 19th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Howard is now at 8. Two-run homer in the 1st of tonight's game.