Holliday passes Pujols, takes step toward Musial - STLtoday.com
LOUIS • It took Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday until his third at-bat Wednesday night to reach base. Holliday's single extended his streak of reaching base safely to start the season to 43 games. That broke a tie with Albert Pujols for the Cardinals record, and set the National League record. com data goes back through the 1914 season, and Holliday's streak of 43 consecutive games with at least one time on base at the start of the season is the longest in the NL since at least then. There are only five players in major-league history since 1914 to have reach based in more consecutive games to start a season. Here is the complete list, starting with the record-holder, Derek Jeter :. The Cardinals are one of three teams in the majors with two players who had on-base streaks of at least 40 games to start the season. 500 during his 42-game streak to start the 2008 season. When considering on-base streaks at any time during a season, there are 10 longer in Cardinals history than Holliday's 43 to start this season. Holliday's streak, if last season is taken into account, is actually 45 games long. Stan Musial , of course, has the record by reaching base safely in 55 consecutive games. Source: www.stltoday.com
