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During Gibson's best 15-game streak (I added an extra) in '68, from June 6th-Aug. 19th, he threw 15 straight complete games, one of them 11 innings (Earlier in the season, on My 1st and 6th, he threw back-to-back 12 and 11 inning games, winning 2-1 and 3-1)
15 straight CG's! 10 were shutouts. He pitched 137 innings, giving up 8 earned runs (4 in one start). That's an ERA of .53! He walked 21 guys and K'ed 116, slightly worse than Felix's rate recently.
I didn't mention Gibby's run, or Drysdale's...or even Hershiser's, because the vast majority of us didn't see them and don't remember them. I was 10 in the summer of '68 and i don't really remember it, just reading about it (I do remember the WS that year, however).
I'll have to check Hershiser's and a great Maddux streak to see how they compare. Will let you know.
But looking at Hoot Gibson's streak, it is no wonder they lowered the dang mound!
moe
Edit: Hershiser in '88 does not have a prolonged streak like Felix's. He finished the season with 5 consecutive CG shutouts, then a 10-inning shutout performance, which the Dodger's later lost.. 9 BB's and 34 K's during that streak. But in the previous 8 games he had allowed a whole 21 ER's in 55 innings. Overall he was 11-2 with a 1.66 ERA. w/27 BB's and68 K's. Great, and all those shutout innings in a row are amazing, but it probably doesn't better Felix's performance.
In '96 Maddux had one 14-game streak of 14 ER's in 104.2, a 1.2 ERA and a 9-0 record. He had another 15-game streak (which overlapped the other) of 19 ER's in 111.1 innings = 1.54 ERA and an 11-1 record.
In the middle of those two overlaping streaks he had games where he game up 5 and 3 ER's. Take those two games away and he had 200 innings and 33 ER's.
I didn't do a study for Maddux's '94 season , which was just as impressive.
Felix's run stands up to those. Gibson threw on the raised mound with a much lower league ERA. Hershiser and Maddux
didn't face a DH. And despite those things, Felix compares very favorably in raw numbers. Maybe better. I'm not saying Felix's is the best two-month run ever, but my point stands: We may never see one clearly better.