Moises and Aaron

Moises Alou's hit streak is now garnering lots of attention, and he is getting close to the all-time record for longest hitting streak by a player over 40 (which seems to be held by Sam Rice, who had a 28 game streak at age 40 in 1930, a season in which he had 207 hits). But maybe even more remarkable about Alou's streak is how few plate appearances he has had during most of the games in the streak. Most long hit streaks are achieved by guys who bat high in the order, because that gives them the maximum number of chances to get a hit during each game. Alou does not bat near the top of the lineup, and for the heart of the streak, 22 straight games, he never had more than 4 PAs in a game. I used the Play Index (http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/ ) to check the longest streaks of the last 50 years for games with at least one hit but no more than 4 PAs, and Alou's is by far the longest of the last half-century:

Longest Game Streaks, 1957-2007, At least One Hit and No More Than 4 Plate Appearances:
Moises Alou (2007) 22 games
Kevin Millar (2002) 18 games
Keith Moreland (1987-88) 16 games
6 players tied at 15 games

Also regarding Alou, his batting average after today's game is .340. If he finishes the season at that level, it would be one of the highest season averages for any Met with at least 300 PAs.

Highest Season Batting Averages as a Met, min. 300 PAs:
John Olerud (1998) .354, 665 PAs
Mike Piazza (1998) .348, 446 PAs
Cleon Jones (1969) .340, 558 PAs
Moises Alou (through Sept 22, 2007) .340, 325 PAs
Lance Johnson (1996) .333, 724 PAs

And lastly, Aaron Heilman finished the game for the Mets this afternoon but did not get a save. That's his 27th game finished this season, but he only has 1 save.

Most Games Finished in a Season By a Met Pitcher with No More Than One Save:
Jeff Innis (1991) 29 GF, 0 saves
Jeff Innis (1992) 28 GF, 1 save
Aaron Heilman (through Sept. 22, 2007) 27 GF, 1 save
Jerry DiPoto (1995) 21 GF, 0 saves
Mike Stanton (2004) 19 GF, 0 saves

If you increase the maximum saves to two, you add at the top Bob Miller (1974), 30 GF, 2 saves.