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Pitching Streaks

Consecutive games won in a season:

American League

Team

Year

Streak

Lefty Grove

Phi

1931

16

Walter Johnson

Was

1912

16

Schoolboy Rowe

Det

1934

16

Joe Wood

Bos

1912

16

John Allen

Cle

1937

15

Roger Clemens

Tor

1998

15

Alvin Crowder

Was

1932

15

Dave McNally

Bal

1969

15

Gaylord Perry

Cle

1974

15

Chief Bender

Phi

1914

14

John Chesbro

NY

1904

14

Roger Clemens

Bos

1986

14

Whitey Ford

NY

1961

14

Lefty Grove

Phi

1928

14

Walter Johnson

Was

1913

14

Steve Stone

Bal

1980

14

Stan Coveleski

Was

1925

13

Scott Erickson

Min

1991

13

Wes Ferrell

Cle

1930

13

Ron Guidry

NY

1978

13

LaMarr Hoyt

Chi

1983

13

Catfish Hunter

Oak

1973

13

Walter Johnson

Was

1924

13

Ellis Kinder

Bos

1949

13

Dave McNally

Bal

1971

13

Bobo Newsom

Det

1940

13

Bobby Witt

Tex

1990

13

National League

Team

Year

Streak

Timothy Keefe

NY

1888

19

Rube Marquard

NY

1912

19

Old Hoss Radbourn

Pro

1884

18

Elroy Face

Pit

1959

17

John Luby

Chi

1890

17

Mickey Welch

NY

1885

17

Ewell Blackwell

Cin

1947

16

Carl Hubbell

NY

1936

16

James McCormick

Chi

1886

16

John Sanford

SF

1962

16

Steve Carlton

Phi

1972

15

Bob Gibson

StL

1968

15

Dazzy Vance

Bro

1924

15

John Flynn

Chi

1886

14

Dwight Gooden

NY

1985

14

Jim McCormick

Chi

1885

14

Joe McGinnity

NY

1904

14

Ed Reulbach

Chi

1909

14

John Smoltz

Atl

1996

14

Rick Sutcliffe

Chi

1984

14

Charles Buffinton

Bos

1884

13

Larry Corcoran

Chi

1880

13

Frank Dwyer

Cin

1896

13

Dock Ellis

Pit

1971

13

Tom Glavine

Atl

1992

13

Burleigh Grimes

NY

1927

13

Frank Killen

Pit

1893

13

Fred Klobededanz

Bos

1897

13

Brooks Lawrence

Cin

1956

13

Ted Lewis

Bos

1898

13

Christy Mathewson

NY

1909

13

Deacon Phillippe

Pit

1910

13

Phil Regan

LA

1966

13

Cy Young

Cle

1892

13