Originally posted by Don Sicilia: about Joe D. If he would have just eked out a hit in that 57th game, that would probably be the most unbreakable record in all of baseball.
It also would've garnered Joe D. some big bucks. Heinz Ketchup ("57 Varieties") was prepared to pay him $10,000 if he had hit safely in 57 straight games. That was a lot of money back then.
