Robinson Cano’s 3-hit 3-game streak
Posted by Andy on June 10, 2010
The Yankees' Robinson Cano has 3 hits in each of his last 3 games and is now leading the AL in hitting.
He joins Hanley Ramirez as the only players in 2010 with a 3-game streak with at least 3 hits per game.
The last players to get 4 such games in a row were Magglio Ordonez and Cody Ross, both in 2008.
| Rk | Strk Start | End | Games | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SO | BB | SB | CS | Tm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magglio Ordonez | 2008-07-22 | 2008-07-26 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | .667 | .944 | 1.611 | DET |
| 2 | Cody Ross | 2008-07-03 | 2008-07-06 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .619 | 1.100 | 1.719 | FLA |
| 3 | Robinson Cano | 2010-06-06 | 2010-06-09 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .786 | .833 | 1.619 | NYY |
| 4 | Hanley Ramirez | 2010-05-01 | 2010-05-04 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.467 | 2.067 | FLA |
June 10th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
The record for consecutive games with 3 or more hits is 6, a three-way tie among Sam Thompson, June 1895, Jimmy Johnston, June 1923, and George Brett, May 1976.
June 11th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Everyone who collected baseball cards in 1977 remembers the George Brett Record Breaker card, for the aforementioned 6 game streak of 3 ore more hits.
June 11th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Cano's streak ended last night with a 1-for-3.