Furthermore, he had one of only twenty-two such streaks to go past eighty appearances since 1956. While being a lefthander typically required to face at most two or three batters per game makes it easier to string together a bunch of homer-less outings, it's still a pretty neat streak. On the list below, it's the guys who averaged more than one inning per appearance that really impress me.
Zero Home Runs in 80+ Consecutive Appearances, Since 1956
| Name | Games | IP | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Minton | 178 | 269.0 | 06/01/1979 | 05/01/1982 |
| Dale Murray | 142 | 246.2 | 08/21/1974 | 08/18/1976 |
| Chad Bradford | 127 | 109.2 | 05/18/2006 | 09/20/2007 |
| Dave Smith | 105 | 115.1 | 07/20/1986 | 07/14/1988 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 94 | 96.2 | 07/26/2006 | 08/21/2007 |
| Paul Quantrill | 91 | 78.2 | 05/05/2002 | 05/12/2003 |
| Joe Klink | 90 | 65.0 | 07/26/1991 | 05/08/1996 |
| Saul Rivera | 89 | 98.2 | 04/27/2007 | present |
| Larry Andersen | 89 | 116.0 | 07/06/1990 | 07/10/1992 |
| Fred Gladding | 89 | 95.2 | 08/13/1970 | 07/23/1972 |
| George Sherrill | 88 | 50.0 | 09/19/2005 | 05/02/2007 |
| Gregg Olson | 85 | 114.2 | 04/18/1989 | 06/20/1990 |
| Larry Anderson | 84 | 128.0 | 06/18/1988 | 08/15/1989 |
| Brian Shouse | 83 | 54.1 | 09/28/2006 | 04/17/2008 |
| Terry Forster | 82 | 135.2 | 08/21/1971 | 05/11/1973 |
| B.J. Ryan | 81 | 87.1 | 06/04/2005 | 07/15/2006 |
| B.J. Ryan | 81 | 75.2 | 07/01/2003 | 07/17/2004 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 81 | 86.2 | 08/26/2001 | 06/28/2003 |
| Mike Fetters | 81 | 89.2 | 08/03/1993 | 08/17/1995 |
| Ron Perranoski | 81 | 124.0 | 07/21/1961 | 09/03/1962 |
| Joey Eischen | 80 | 64.2 | 06/02/2002 | 06/03/2003 |
| Juan Agosto | 80 | 90.2 | 07/04/1989 | 06/30/1990 |
As you can see, Nationals reliever Saul Rivera has the longest active streak. Amazingly, he's only halfway to the top spot. Twins lefty Dennys Reyes and Phillies lefty J.C. Romero are now tied for second on the active list at 53 games.
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