Player 2130 consecutive games

George Gore, the centerfielder, Abner Dalrymple, the leftfielder, and Frank Flint, the catcher, also had fine records. Five pennants were won during those years. A more modern Cub combination, Ron Santo and Billy Williams, had the best record of any two players with, one club over the same period, averaging In games, Williams missed 14 end Santo 23, a tremendous record of consistency over a long schedule. Extending the period to 15 years finds only six players over 95 percent.

Those 20 players who had the highest percentage of games played over a ten-year-period are listed below:. Iron man of the majors since Billy Williams ended his string of games on September 2, , is Sandy Alomar of the Angels. His streak now stands at games. Designed by JoomlArt.

SABR Home. The only thing that kept him from playing every game was his health. He played in 2, consecutive games until he retired at age 37 because of a progressive neurological disease called ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Your email address will not be published.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content. Contents 1 Introduction: 2 Who holds record for most consecutive games played? John Har. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Five pennants were won during those years. A more modern Cub combination, Ron Santo and Billy Williams, had the best record of any two players with, one club over the same period, averaging In games, Williams missed 14 end Santo 23, a tremendous record of consistency over a long schedule.

Extending the period to 15 years finds only six players over 95 percent. Those 20 players who had the highest percentage of games played over a ten-year-period through are listed below:. Iron man of the majors since Billy Williams ended his string of games on September 2, , is Sandy Alomar of the Angels.

His streak now stands at games. Central Ave. This article was written by Pete Palmer This article was published in the Baseball Research Journal One measure of player endurance is consecutive games played. Those 20 players who had the highest percentage of games played over a ten-year-period through are listed below: Player Years Games Played Games Missed Percent Played Longest Streak Lou Gehrig 0 Billy Williams 10 Van Haltren 22