Mejia’s Hit Streak Ends At 50
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LONGEST HIT STREAKS, PRO BASEBALL | |
Streak | Player (League), Year |
69 | Joe Wilhoit (Western), 1919 |
61 | Joe DiMaggio (Pacific Coast), 1933 |
56 | Joe DiMaggio (American), 1941 |
55 | Roman Mejias (Big State), 1954 |
50 | Francisco Mejia (Midwest/Carolina), 2016 |
50 | Otto Pahlman (Three-I League), 1922 |
49 | Jack Ness (Pacific Coast), 1915 |
49 | Harry Chozen (Southern Association), 1945 |
46 | Johnny Bates (Southern Association), 1925 |
45 | James McOwen (California), 2009 |
45 | Wee Willie Keeler (National), 1896-1897 |
44 | Pete Rose (National), 1978 |
Sources: Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, The Story Of Minor League Baseball, Google Newspaper Archive Bolded entries are from Major League Baseball |
A day after an official scorer’s change extended his hit streak to 50 games, Francisco Mejia’s two-month long run ended Sunday. This time, for real.
Mejia went 0-for-3 with a walk on Sunday. The high Class A Lynchburg catcher had not gone without a hit since May 25.
“I was very nervous today, going to hit,” Mejia told The News & Advance of Lynchburg, Va. “Every at bat. I was feeling pressure, was very scared as a hitter.”
Mejia’s streak was the longest since the minor leagues were reorganized in 1963. Roman Mejia’s 54-game streak in 1954 is the only longer professional streak since baseball was integrated in 1946.
During his streak, Mejia slashed .386/.414/.599, with eight homers and 42 RBI.
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