White Sox and Phillies each win their 10th straight home game
Posted by Andy on July 29, 2010
The White Sox and Phillies both won at home again last night, and each have done so 10 times in a row, the longest streaks this year:
| Rk | Strk Start | End | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHW | 2010-07-05 | 2010-07-28 | 10 |
| 2 | PHI | 2010-07-08 | 2010-07-28 | 10 |
| 3 | DET | 2010-06-02 | 2010-06-18 | 9 |
| 4 | NYY | 2010-05-30 | 2010-06-15 | 9 |
| 5 | NYM | 2010-05-22 | 2010-06-08 | 9 |
| 6 | ATL | 2010-05-18 | 2010-06-02 | 9 |
| 7 | NYM | 2010-04-22 | 2010-05-08 | 9 |
For comparison, the Dodgers had the majors' longest streak last year at 13 games and the longest home losing streak this year is 8 games:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
If you want to win the division, you have to win at home, watch out Atlanta. Check out http://www.thefantasybaseballguru.com leave comments ask qs and tell me what you think.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Max, go play in traffic.
The record for consecutive home wins is 27, by St Louis of the American Association, 26 April to 16 July 1885. The National League record is 26, by the Giants, 7 to 30 September 1916 (includes one tie). The American League record is much more recent: 24 by the Red Sox, 25 June to 13 August 1988.