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Major League Baseball titles streaks

At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a title.

The following lists describe which players held the title for a particular category three or more seasons in a row. Streaks of three years or more are shown for each league. Active streaks are highlighted.

Table of contents
1 Consecutive Home run titles
2 Consecutive Batting titles
3 Consecutive Slugging average titles
4 Consecutive Total base titles
5 Consecutive Hits titles
6 Consecutive Doubles titles
7 Consecutive Triples titles
8 Consecutive Runs batted in titles
9 Consecutive Runs titles
10 Consecutive Bases on balls titles
11 Consecutive On base percentage titles
12 Consecutive Stolen base titles
13 Consecutive At bats titles
14 Consecutive Strike out titles (batters)

Consecutive Home run titles

NA: Lip Pike, 3 (1871-1873)
NL: Ralph Kiner, 7 (1946-1952)
    Gavvy Cravath, 3 (1913-1915)
    Chuck Klein, 3 (1931-1933)
    Mel Ott, 3 (1936-1938)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Babe Ruth, 5 (1926-1930)
    Harry Davis, 4 (1904-1907)
    Frank Baker, 4 (1911-1914)
    Babe Ruth, 4 (1918-1921)
    Harmon Killebrew, 3 (1962-1964)
    Ken Griffey, Jr, 3 (1997-1999)
    Alex Rodriguez, 3 (2001-present)

Consecutive Batting titles

NL: Rogers Hornsby, 6 (1920-1925)
    Honus Wagner, 4 (1906-1909)
    Tony Gwynn, 4 (1994-1997)
    Stan Musial, 3 (1950-1952)
    Tony Gwynn, 3 (1987-1989)
AL: Ty Cobb, 5 (1911-1915)
    Nap Lajoie, 4 (1901-1904)
    Rod Carew, 4 (1972-1975)
    Wade Boggs, 4 (1985-1989)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1917-1919)

Consecutive Slugging average titles

NL: Dan Brouthers, 6 (1881-1886)
    Rogers Hornsby, 6 (1920-1925)
    Honus Wagner, 3 (1907-1909)
    Chuck Klein, 3 (1931-1933)
    Johnny Mize, 3 (1938-1940)
    Frank Robinson, 3 (1960-1962)
    Willie McCovey, 3 (1968-1970)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1980-1982)
    Barry Bonds, 3 (2001-present)
AL: Babe Ruth, 7 (1918-1924)
    Ty Cobb, 6 (1907-1912)
    Babe Ruth, 6 (1926-1931)
    Ted Williams, 4 (1946-1949)

Consecutive Total base titles

NA: Ross Barnes, 3 (1871-1873)
NL: Honus Wagner, 4 (1906-1909)
    Chuck Klein, 4 (1930-1933)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Joe Medwick, 3 (1935-1937)
    Johnny Mize, 3 (1938-1940)
    Hank Aaron, 3 (1959-1961)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Jim Rice, 3 (1977-1979)

Consecutive Hits titles

NL: Ginger Beaumont, 3 (1902-1904)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Frank McCormick, 3 (1938-1940)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Tony Oliva, 3 (1964-1966)
    Kirby Puckett, 3 (1987-1989)

Consecutive Doubles titles

NL: Honus Wagner, 4 (1906-1909)
    Dan Brouthers, 3 (1886-1888)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Joe Medwick, 3 (1936-1938)
    Stan Musial, 3 (1952-1954)
    Pete Rose, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Tris Speaker, 4 (1920-1923)
    Don Mattingly, 3 (1984-1986)

Consecutive Triples titles

NL: Gary Templeton, 3 (1977-1979)
AL: Elmer Flick, 3 (1905-1907)
    Sam Crawford, 3 (1913-1915)
    Zoilo Versalles, 3 (1963-1965)
    Lance Johnson, 3 (1992-1994)

Consecutive Runs batted in titles

NL: Cap Anson, 3 (1880-1882)
    Cap Anson, 3 (1884-1886)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Joe Medwick, 3 (1936-1938)
    George Foster, 3 (1975-1977)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1919-1921)
    Cecil Fielder, 3 (1990-1992)

Consecutive Runs titles

AA: Harry Stovey, 3 (1883-1885)
NL: King Kelly, 3 (1884-1886)
    Chuck Klein, 3 (1930-1932)
    Duke Snider, 3 (1953-1955)
    Pete Rose, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1909-1911)
    Eddie Collins, 3 (1912-1914)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1919-1921)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1926-1928)
    Ted Williams, 3 (1940-1942)
    Mickey Mantle, 3 (1956-1958)

Consecutive Bases on balls titles

NL: Roy Thomas, 5 (1900-1904)
    Billy Hamilton, 4 (1894-1897)
    Barry Bonds, 4 (1994-1997)
    Barry Bonds, 4 (2000-present)
    George Burns, 3 (1919-1921)
    Mel Ott, 3 (1930-1932)
    Arky Vaughan, 3 (1934-1936)
    Eddie Mathews, 3 (1961-1963)
    Ron Santo, 3 (1966-1968)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1981-1983)
AL: Topsy Hartzell, 4 (1905-1908)
    Donie Bush, 4 (1909-1912)
    Babe Ruth, 4 (1930-1933)
    Ted Williams, 4 (1946-1949)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1926-1928)
    Lou Gehrig, 3 (1935-1937)

Consecutive On base percentage titles

NL: Rogers Hornsby, 6 (1920-1925)
    Honus Wagner, 3 (1907-1909)
    Arky Vaughan, 3 (1934-1936)
    Elbie Fletcher, 3 (1940-1942)
    Joe Morgan, 3 (1974-1976)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1981-1983)
    Barry Bonds, 3 (1991-1993)
    Barry Bonds, 3 (2001-present)
AL: Wade Boggs, 5 (1985-1989)
    Lou Gehrig, 4 (1934-1937)
    Ted Williams, 4 (1946-1949)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1913-1915)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1919-1921)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1930-1932)
    Ted Williams, 3 (1940-1942)
    Ted Williams, 3 (1956-1958)

Consecutive Stolen base titles

NL: Maury Wills, 6 (1960-1965)
    Vince Coleman, 6 (1985-1990)
    Bob Bescher, 4 (1909-1912)
    Max Carey, 4 (1915-1918)
    Max Carey, 4 (1922-1925)
    Willie Mays, 4 (1956-1959)
    Lou Brock, 4 (1966-1969)
    Lou Brock, 4 (1971-1974)
    Tim Raines, 4 (1981-1984)
    Kiki Cuyler, 3 (1928-1930)
    Mike Bruton, 3 (1953-1955)
    Tony Womack, 3 (1997-1999)
AL: Luis Aparicio, 9 (1956-1964)
    Rickey Henderson, 7 (1980-1986)
    George Case, 5 (1939-1943)
    Bert Campaneris, 4 (1965-1968)
    Rickey Henderson, 4 (1988-1991)
    Kenny Lofton, 4 (1992-1995)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1915-1917)
    Ben Chapman, 3 (1931-1933)
    Bob Dillinger, 3 (1947-1949)
    Minnie Minoso, 3 (1951-1953)

Consecutive At bats titles

NL: Sparky Adams, 3 (1925-1927)
    Dave Cash, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Doc Cramer, 3 (1933-1935)
    Doc Cramer, 3 (1940-1942)
    Bobby Richardson, 3 (1962-1964)

Consecutive Strike out titles (batters)

NL: Hack Wilson, 4 (1927-1930)
    Vince DiMaggio, 4 (1942-1945)
    Juan Samuel, 4 (1984-1987)
    Pud Galvin, 3 (1879-1881)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1974-1976)
    Andres Galarraga, 3 (1988-1990)
    Sammy Sosa, 3 (1997-1999)
AL: Reggie Jackson, 4 (1968-1971)
    Jimmy Foxx, 3 (1929-1931)
    Pat Seerey, 3 (1944-1946)
    Jim Lemon, 3 (1956-1958)
    Mickey Mantle, 3 (1958-1960)
    Bobby Darwin, 3 (1972-1974)