Dan Uggla's Record-Breaking Hitting Streak Wasn't Supposed to Happen

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Entering July 5th, Atlanta second baseman Dan Uggla was batting .173 on the 2011 season. It was the worst batting average in baseball by far, and Braves fans were beginning to wonder if the two-time All-Star was ever going to break out of his slump.
Then he did the impossible.
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0:00​ - 1:17 Introduction
1:18 - 2:10 Skillshare ad time let's go
2:11 - 5:20 The Early Years
5:21 - 9:46 The Streak
9:47 - 12:22 BABIP
12:23 - 15:19 The Fall
15:20 - 17:49 The End
17:50 - 17:18 Outro
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[@TheDiamondBaseball]

I’m sure he’s going to be thrilled you didn’t mention his record for most errors in an All-Star Game

[@PortlandEast]

He looks and acts just like Chris Drury

[@TrumpFanNetwork2]

Its also the most errors in one inning.. in an Allstar game. (3)

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

That game was epic

[@chrisweidner4768]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣savage.

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

I’m sure he’s thrilled you did.

[@StarkRavingSports]

Dan Uggla, World Series Champion that is all

[@steveswangler6373]

"that is all" for the 2014 world series champion giants. uggla had 4 games, 12 plate appearances and no hits. yes, he really contributed to being a world series champion. but that's not all! Gary Brown, Marco Scutaro, Travis Ishikara, Chirs Dominquez, just four of the "world series Champions" that played more games than uggla. apparently what stark raving sports is saying is that uggla's greatest accomplishment was having his name on the roster of the world champions while contributing nothing to the championship

[@dieknowmight1]

Lol

[@janestill2588]

@@steveswangler6373 I think it was a joke

[@mg659er]

@@janestill2588 u sir are correct

[@mg659er]

Stark raving sports > other baseball review channels???? That is not all!!!

[@willpina]

Dan Uggla's low BABiP was due to the extreme shifting that other teams were deploying against him. His high BABiP after was because he started to pull the ball less. BABiP is a very misunderstood stat that most people always attribute to luck. But luck is just a part of it, not the whole story.

[@tls5870]

I think it might be less luck for hitters with timing down well enough to shoot for the gaps, fewer fly outs more line drives, and those that aim to hit bloopers over the infield for singles like Ichiro, and quick to first. More luck for sluggers and those that just swing at the ball and hope for the best.

[@FUGP72]

I think you mean it is a very useless, bullshit stat.

[@michaelmitchell570]

Aaron Judge will hit 300hrs before 40

[@willpina]

@@michaelmitchell570 cool story bro

[@michaelmitchell570]

@@willpina he's already within 86hrs of 300

[@sk8rat843]

My favorite part of the streak is that it we all thought it ended after Game 14. After the game had ended, the official scorer changed an error to a hit, and it kept the streak alive. Another weird oddity with his streak.

[@unkledoda420]

There was a game during DiMaggio's streak where the official scorer gave him a base hit on what was clearly an error. The guy later admitted in an interview that he only scored it a hit because he didn't want to have to deal with any crap for being the person responsible for ending the streak.

[@Flowerz__]

@@unkledoda420 wow... did not know tht if it’s true. Do you know what hit number it was?

[@michaelbain4930]

@@Flowerz__ Happened during his 30th consecutive hit against the white sox. He hit a ground ball that hopped off the defensive player but was ruled a hit but should have been an error.

[@Kruppt808]

Great comment section 😊👍👍

[@RetroBaseball]

Mr. Historian has finally returned!

[@nomorefielders]

For some reason I remember Uggla being a huge bust for the Braves even during the hitting streak. Thank you for making me realize how good he was during that stretch.

[@marinewillis1202]

oh he was. He hit like 30 homeruns and other than this streak I think thats the only hits he had lol.

[@ericcrawford3453]

He was so good against us (Braves) that we traded for him he was a disappointment though.

[@taylorpatterson270]

Yea u

[@taylorpatterson270]

Yea uo

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I played second base growing up, so Uggla was one of my favorite players along with Cano. His quick decline was sad to watch but I’m glad he got his ring.

[@nicholaso4302]

As someone who also played 2B growing up in this era, uggla was sick. Only guy I liked more was Jose Castillo cuz I was from Pittsburgh

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@nicholaso4302 Ah. Jose Castillo…one of the worst players in MLB history; as a Pirates fan I remember him and the team from back then especially well because I became an active fan around that time: That 2006 squad had Jason Bay, Freddy Sanchez, Jose Bautista, Zach Duke, Tom Gorzelanny, Matt Capps, Ronny Paulino, Ryan Doumit, Jack Wilson, Xavier Nady, Chris Duffy, Ian Snell, Mike Gonzalez and I think Oliver Perez…They finished one game ahead of the Cubs in 5th place and went .500 in the second half after the All Star game at PNC

[@steveswangler6373]

i'm glad you said he "got" a ring and didnt say he earned it

[@jamieanderson6222]

As a braves fan I was happy when we got him I was so sad to see him struggle so bad after the 2011 season

[@mikeymike4796]

To much juice

[@ericpinote7989]

In 1997 Dan Uggla was our feared running QB for The Central Lions in Columbia Tn!! Great Football player as well as baseball!!

[@ctaylah]

That’s definitely believable 😂 that man was jacked

[@michaeldoran4367]

PUBE$

[@BaseballQuotes1]

AND HIS NAME IS DAN UGGLA

[@clayjerry]

Man, this was such a well-researched video. I followed the Marlins closely when Uggla was there but haven't been much of a baseball fan for the last decade.

[@williammansfield9711]

Same here

[@bradclifford295]

Dan Uggla batting practice was a sight to behold in Atlanta. But then the game would start and he would strikeout 3 times and keep a sub .200 batting average for long periods of time. Such a streaky hitter. Used to drive me absolutely nuts as a Braves fan and it drove management nuts because he actually got benched for Prado in 2012. Brutal

[@guyfuller1369]

Another fascinating, beautifully-told story! Your research is astonishing, your subjects out-of-left-field, so to speak; but I really appreciate the narrative framework in which this tale is set. It’s been a long, cold winter, and spring looks distressingly bleak, for baseball anyhow, so it’s therapeutic to have this video to take my mind off my troubles. Thank you for what you do.

[@MatthewKonvict]

I’m a Braves fan an I love Uggla that man ran out every ground ball and I’ve always loved that about players an he’s the best I’ve seen do it. He never gave up and got errors a few times because of his runs.

[@rickwillingham1421]

I was getting sick of watching the Braves lack of hustle down the line until they signed Uggla. He really changed that team with his hustle rubbing off on the other players. You've got to love a player who busts it down the line no matter what. I'm afraid the D.H. is going to take us back to those days of the lazy-assed baserunner.

[@barrygoodson4952]

Dan Uggla is a great guy and one of my favorite Atlanta Braves players ever. He was humble no matter how things were going !

[@CalebsCards]

Oh man, I had almost forgotten about Dan Uggla's hit streak. 2011 was a fun season.

[@whitedeion598]

You thought the historic collapse was a fun season? That last month was torture

[@CalebsCards]

@@whitedeion598 No I thought 2011 baseball season in general was fun to watch and follow

[@senorpepper3405]

Good for the cardinals

[@Lunaferr]

i rarely watch baseball but when i came across your channel i was hooked, keep up the good work. you definitely make this more enjoyable and informative on the history of baseball. if you see this comment your work definitely doesn’t go unnoticed and when i seen uggla is from louisville the city i’ve been raised in made this video a whole lot better !!!

[@markzuckergecko621]

Ah, the olden days, when full time major league players batting under .200 was rare. I remember that.

[@ethanallen7787]

I watched Dan Uggla as a Braves fan and remember his hitting streak fondly. Great video! Would love to see a break down of 3B Chris Johnson's 2013 season where he hit a fluke .323 or somewhere around it.

[@taylorpatterson270]

Uu

[@nickhorn8296]

Baseball is truly amazing...when you get hot, you get HOTTTT but when you get cold, it can be a lonely place...some players never recover

[@rockerboyka94]

Love it when he was playing for the marlins and the commentators screaming “AND HIS NAME IS DAN UGGLA” whenever he homered.

[@warrendinCLE]

Don't stop bro! Your doing all of us a justice to true baseball

[@RockiesSweden]

How have I never heard of this player before??? This legend has had a really volatile career, wow

[@arthurcooperman3106]

Bro I used to hate this guy as a Mets fan. Always hit up our pitchers when he was a Marlin.

[@shanner]

ROCKIES SWEDEN?!?!

[@breeston]

braves fan here... we used to yell in the stands when he came up to bat that he couldnt hit a beach ball lol

[@RockiesSweden]

@@shanner that’s me, the most popular rockies fan in Sweden

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

Its a good day when BH uploads.

[@risboturbide9396]

Another great video! Thank you Baseball Historian; thank you Dan Uggla!

[@charlietango9523]

God I remember when the streak started going and one fan was LOUDLY yelling "ONE SEVEN SEVEN!!!!" every time he batted lmao

[@yourguidetorights3909]

I remember watching Dan playing in the High Desert in California. He played 3 different years for the Lancaster Jethawks a Class A California league team. . He was a fan favorite.

[@toysandgames1002]

Great stuff! Do a story on Evan Gattis

[@duggla781]

I was surfing the tube looking players highlights when I seen the title. The title was perfect, not click bait or hate excite to get that click. so i went on passing it up. Just few hours later I see it again but I swing and clicked play. I have to be clear that I found your investigation accurate. The MLB video selected as your fillers worked very smoothly and natural whenever the film highlights matching the narrators storytelling, I congratulate you my kind Sir on this mini documentary. I did not expect to find hours on hours of top quality of work and yet be so respectfully uplifting at a time when nothing was going right. But its like joe dirt said "Life is too short to waste doing nothing make everyday count because we don't know when we'll leave this world. Cherish every moment you have with those loved ones". Give it all you have to the game and you'll never regret a play just the learning experience. BUT!!! Friends at ESPN, Braves fans or any fans and other players will have ready a thousand Giff's up and shared ducking to miss a ball not close by. life's a garden so dig it-Joe Dirt.. I heard once that "We as people can only sink down on bad luck only as far as our knees will let us fall". In closing, To each and every tuber who took the time to watch 17.49 min to remember the excitement felt with each bat who ensured to give it all everyday to become a pro baseball player. The contract timing and the downfall was a fluke, 14-18 hours a day dedicated to improvement. The fire that burns to be brighter and bigger at ea. at bat come from watching 3 GOAT's in a row. Jordan, Kobe and Labron. Thank you for the awesome remember when in MLB. twitter.com/D_Uggla

[@secondhandtradingcards3750]

Everyone is talking about his hitting streak which I remember well when the Braves got him especially but mainly what sticks out in my mind about him is his unique pre batting ritual & stance, his was like no other. Enjoyed this video very much.

[@dangrimes5078]

What a great video. I don't know how you do it but I really enjoyed it.

[@MrPThrash]

I’ve been begging for a story about Uggla’s steak and got nailed it. For all players to have a streak his caused my eyes to open the widest. Thanks for the great content.

[@chloehennessey6813]

What?

[@_D_E_N_N_I_S_]

This video has been recommended all week and I would see it and think “why would I ever watch a 20 min video on Dan uggla?” Now I’m glad I did.

[@theironredbaron]

I remember this fondly, I was on vacation at the time in Greece and I kept checking the box score every morning to see if he kept it going. Unbelievable.

[@kimfalleiro]

Yes Marlins legend Dan Uggla Was a GREAT rule 5 draft pick by the fish

[@Billybob-eo5vf]

Dude if you stay consistent on yt, you’re gonna make it big. Glad the algorithm recommended this.

[@willmurphy6545]

I bought a dan uggla jersey and the day that it arrived at my house was the day that he started his hitting streak.. so i think it was because of me that his streak started.

[@pray4us955]

Missed you. Welcome back!!!

[@foundationsmedicalinformat2420]

I love these videos. Can’t wait to see this channel explode

[@rileymalcom8206]

Fantastic video bub. As a Braves fan I’ve obviously seen him from both sides. He was fun to watch from either perspective cause of the added pressure he could put on you with his power. Fun to watch this vid for nostalgia sake for sure.

[@Funkyent]

As a marlins fan I was upset when we traded Uggla

[@DJPez913]

Yay!! You are back! Also here is an idea for a video I thought of that I havent seen really anywhere. Although it is a little dark so I dont know if it would fit with the channel. The Curse of the 2012 MLB "Futures" Game

[@michealkeck2877]

Happy to see you back!!!

[@Bambino_60]

DiMaggio’s streak isn’t “a” streak it is “the” streak.

[@CKANE1952]

The day after the 56 game streak ended, DiMaggio went on a 27 game streak. THAT is even more amazing

[@davee.9906]

Uggla was a good player. I saw his whole career basically being a Phillies fan. He hit some killers against us.

[@JediMentat]

I always loved Uggla, especially when he was on my braves. Adam Duvall reminds me a lot of Uggla, though he's a little more consistent

[@brandonbennis9020]

This is legitimately a good quality video, as a mlb fan this was very interesting and something I have never would have known

[@Moejoedajoejoe]

Good stuff. I remember Uggla playing for the Braves back then. I didn't pay as much attention to baseball back then as I do now. Watching the Braves in the last few years at Turner field was excruciating. I don't know how we pulled out that WS, but between that and the Bulldogs football national championship, I might retire from sports Fandom. I don't think it can get any better.

[@CKANE1952]

I'm a long time Braves fan. As much as Uggla had ups and downs in Atlanta, what I remember most about him was how he busted it out of the batter's box every single time no matter what he hit and no matter how likely was not going to reach safely. Players like Ronald Acuna could learn a lot from watching films of Dan Uggla.

[@makaylabowman1679]

Shut up

[@CamelotLives]

What this doesn't tell you is where Dan was in his life at the time, and what he was doing during the streak, which is another great story...

[@rico9163]

do tell!

[@BigBeardCody]

I was sitting in the right field seats to hear a fan heckling Uggla with a very audible shout after the boos had died down of, "Go back to Florida!" On that day, the streak began.

[@TheTEN24]

Great content, was definitely a surpising hitting streak

[@ttmhog15]

You make such great vids man

[@jordanh2039]

Uggla went to high school in my hometown so at a young age I first started caring about the mlb but I was a fan uggla fan. But ever since he got traded to the Braves I have stayed a Braves fan even when they let him go.

[@lunarumbreon7699]

Hear me out on this. Dan Uggla was a proof concept for what the 2nd base position is becoming

[@i.theworstguys298]

To add on to this, only two second baseman have ever hit for 300+ homeruns for their career in the MLB. Jeff Kent and Robinson Cano. For reference, you’d have to go to the seventh highest mark for career homers by a right fielder (Larry Walker!) to see someone closely. And even then Walker has him beat by nine home runs. Marcus Semien is leading the way for power hitting to become a mainstream second basemen staple.

[@xSoyPeanut]

@@i.theworstguys298 Well, Semien got moved from SS to 2B so I would say Brandon Lowe is more of the staple for power hitting second basemen

[@rickparadise3186]

Dan Uggla's a damn thugla. Loved that guy.

[@avimisra1312]

great video too, amazing story (even though I remember hating this as a Phillies fan) and I loved the depth of research

[@chipdillard9879]

Dan uggla was my all time favorite player. I was playing high school baseball and never felt right at the plate, I watched his stance where his hands were really high and would keep moving. Every like three seconds he would drop his bat back and pick it back up to stay loose, I did that and it took me from 8th on the line up to batting in the heavy hitter spot. Also people said I almost looked like him because I had huge arms and a huge cheek every time I chewed tobacco or dipped. Great guy, I’d kill to meet him one day

[@VACATETHE48]

The man had one of the best personalized HR calls by his hometown commentators. Dunno how people forget this guy.

[@brettash7640]

I absolutely loved having Uggla in Atlanta

[@marcelp7059]

Uggla was my favorite player growing up

[@anchorsaway1062]

I met Dan Uggla when I lived in Tennessee. His brother was on my softball team. It was when he was with Arizona and playing in the fall league there too. Anyway he was a super cool guy very nice. It was definitely a team player he even high five me after I scored a run and said good job. He was smashing the ball over the lights. Maybe add some rough times on the field but from what I knew of them it was a really good gentleman. I'd take a 173 batting average for 62 million bucks any day.

[@georgebush2024]

HIS NAME IS DAN UGGLA

[@zbou23]

this kind of stuff is why I come to you tube. thanks for 17 good minutes

[@pikapal91]

And his name is…. Dan Uggla!

[@Shinobi33]

Once of the streakiest hitters ever. The Marlins organization produced two of them. Dan Uggla and Cody Ross.

[@sharablecortex2725]

I was an Uggla fan. I'm a Reds/Indians fan but i have favorite players throughout the league. And Uggla was one of my favs.

[@lvn4x]

12:02 error in the graphic. I love these kind of rabbit hole sports videos! Keep them coming!

[@jamesdelaney3797]

Loved this guy as a player

[@shrapnel77]

Always liked Uggla and he was an exciting player because of the power. Considering he started his career at 26, he did extremely well for himself. I imagined there was some desperate fantasy baseball person who picked up Uggla from the waiver wire right before his hit streak.

[@soxonfire13]

That watch on his wrist is probably worth more than my car at sticker price 😂

[@michaelfalkner1186]

Well, you know why he did so well, don't you? Because his name is DAN UGGLA!!!!

[@AssumedPseudonym]

Just a further bit of weirdness to add to the mix: Freddy Freeman had a concurrent 30 game hitting streak.

[@letsgoOs1002]

oh I had him in fantasy that year it was great!

[@FriedShrimpPoBoy]

All I remember about Dan Uggla was the Braves radio call guys saying pass a diving Uggla when the ball is hit his way.

[@chiefslinginbeef3641]

I saw him play in highschool he was a beast.

[@brahemedays2914]

12hrs on .173 BA is weirdly still quite valuable

[@robbiegarnz7732]

Holy cow! I remember this!! What a weird streak. Maybe Dan took some of that Felix Felicitous potion from Professor Slughorn’s potions class? Lol!

[@Checkmate34851]

3:39 what a remarkable infield that was

[@copycatjsh]

One of my claims to fame is I'm a curse for the Braves despite being an Atlanta native. I've attended a lot of losses. I've seen the seasons end in person too many times. And I was at game #34 where Dan Uggla's hit streak ended, a 6-4 loss to the Cubs.

[@joesickler5888]

Thanks for not going to the World Series.

[@asmodean26]

What a great story. I did not know this.

[@tylersiegel5889]

Used to try and resemble that batting stance in 8th grade good times

[@jopilot4126]

Hanley and Dan were my favorite duo up the middle during that time

[@Feanor026]

As a Giants fan I remember I could not believe a player could win a ring after not hitting a single hit with us...

[@jaynash2645]

He's from Columbia TN and I'm from about 30 miles away albeit a lot older.. I was active duty and had leave time, I walked into Tootsies and was standing there with my Red Sox hat on.. I moved and walked up to the stage, standing there I felt this guy looking at me smiling, I looked at him and he said you really gonna stand by me with a f**king Redsox hat on? I looked and was like dude I know you but I can't remember and it hit him. He started laughing then looked at my t shirt which had my unit name on it. He asked and I said yeah, he bought me a beer and as people began to notice who he was they wanted pics, autographs and so on. I'm a huge bb fan and wanted at least a Pic but people actually began being crazy.. he turned and said you guys want Jay's? he's a true hero.. that got people thinking I was with him and asking me if I could get them this n that. He's a really nice guy and I was surprised that he wasn't as big as I had thought but I still have the Miller lite he bought for me.

[@warrendinCLE]

Your vids are awesome

[@billbrasky1288]

Uggla was unbelievable during this streak. And it wasn’t a bunch of 1 for 4’s or 1 for 5’s. He was having multihit games with extra base hits and home runs. He was pretty much the best player in baseball for about 2 months.

[@connorjordan3551]

If I'm remembering correctly, Frank Wren was the GM who signed Uggla to the Braves. It was the beginning of the end for Frank.

[@fefetron]

Great video. Thanks

[@chrisweidner4768]

10 year MLB career. All Star, awesome hitting streak. Power from 2nd. Strong career. We should be so lucky.

[@colebaker___]

One of my favorite stories as a Braves fan. I loved Uggla, even if he did suck more often than not.

[@septemberslastday]

That’s back when I was a kid and loved the marlins even tho they suck went to quite a few games in old land shark stadium good times back then..

[@jefffinlayson3002]

He started to have some vision issues a year or two after his streak (as best I can recall).

[@Wallyworld30]

I grew up a Brewer fan and even went to a Baseball Card convention where Rob Deer was signing autographs during his days in Milwaukee. It's insane how similar Dan Uggla's season in 2013 was to Rob Deer's in 1991. Let's compare the 2. BA: Uggla .179 Deer .179 AB: Uggla 448 Deer 448 Hits: Uggla 80 Deer 80 SO's: Uggla 171 Deer 175 HR's Uggla 22 Deer 25 BB's: Uggla 77 Deer 89 RBI: Uggla 55 Deer 64 OBP: Uggla .309 Deer .314

[@UrbanRally]

my friends partied with him in atl back in the day. said he was the nicest dude.

[@jeremyabreu8512]

HISSSSSS NAME HIS DANNNNNNNNNN UGGGGGLAAAAAAAAA ❤️❤️

[@madducks4794]

Dan Uggla is a great person met him multiple times and i got to play with his kid in travel ball

[@pullt]

The Good, The Bad and The Uggla.

[@thej2073]

Jackie Bradley Jr and his career .228 average, (not to mention .163 average in 2021) came one game short - he had a 29 game streak in 2016

[@hootiehome]

Great video!!

[@Wanderlust598]

Good career for a rule 5 draftee who played hard all the timee. Guy had heart