Cardinals' Corey Dickerson makes history with hit streak

St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Corey Dickerson David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Cardinals' Corey Dickerson becomes 13th player in MLB history to record hits in 10 consecutive ABs

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 8/25/22

While St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols continues to shine during a career renaissance, on Thursday, it was teammate Corey Dickerson's turn to occupy the spotlight.

Dickerson accomplished two separate feats on Thursday against the Chicago Cubs.

In his first at-bat of the day, Dickerson recorded his ninth hit in as many plate appearances, setting a new Cardinals record. Dickerson passed Fernando Tatis Sr. (1998), Felix Jose (1991), and Curt Flood (1964, 1968), who held the previous record of eight consecutive hits.

That's nine hits in nine plate appearances for Corey Dickerson, a new Cardinals record! pic.twitter.com/u1sY5M21xK
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 25, 2022

Dickerson increased his at-bat hit streak to ten games in his next at-bat, etching his name into the MLB record books.

Corey Dickerson's last 10 at bats:

Single
Double
Double
Single
Double
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single

He's the 13th player in MLB's expansion era (since 1961) to record a hit in 10 consecutive at bats!

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— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 25, 2022

Dickerson became just the 13th player since 1961 to go 10-for-10. Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve achieved the mark most recently, doing so in 2018.

The streak ended in the fourth inning when Dickerson grounded into a fielder's choice. The expansion-era record for consecutive hits is 12, held by Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia (2016) and New York Yankees Bernie Williams (2002).

A 10-year veteran, Dickerson has four home runs and 21 RBI in 61 games, slashing .268/.307/.409.

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