The stock market, which last week set record after record, suffered its second straight setback yesterday.

Still, the prices of most high-yield issues experienced their second straight setback in thin trading.

That streak included 12 straight setbacks in 1952-53 and 20 during the 1953-54 season.

Every pitcher has a miserable start once in a while, but two straight setbacks could be a trend.

He was handed his second straight setback in the same manner as he walked six in six innings yesterday and slipped to 3-2.

The defeat came on the heels of Sunday's 103-100 overtime defeat at Orlando - the Knicks' second straight setback after 17 victories in 19 games.

Miami, an expansion team which has the league's worst record at 4-34, is 1-19 on the road and suffered its 11th straight setback away from home.

A third straight setback to the Indians loomed.

The loss of the rocket and Milstar satellite, which together were worth more than $1 billion, was the third straight setback for the Air Force in a space mission.

Franco's third hit scored Pete Incaviglia and handed the Mariners their fourth straight setback.