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A look at pitchers who have hit home runs in the most consecutive seasons. The current pitcher with the longest home-run streak is Atlanta’s Mike Hampton, who has one home run this season and has hit at least one since 2001:

* Warren Spahn...17 consecutive seasons (1948-64)

* Bob Lemon...12 consecutive seasons (1946-57)

* Dizzy Trout...11 consecutive seasons (1942-52)

* Gary Peters...Nine consecutive seasons (1963-71)

* Red Ruffing...Nine consecutive seasons (1928-36)

* Wes Ferrell...Eight consecutive seasons (1931-38)

* Walter Johnson...Eight consecutive seasons (1909-16)

Source: Society for American Baseball Research