Does this mean he will be a great player, I think it is obvious that hitting streak is a curse
Not one of these guys ever did anything, Especially if they play in California
Whatever became of that Joe DiMaggio guy anyway.
To prove my point here is the list of the top Hitting streaks in Minor League History
Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitting_streak
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minor League Baseball records
The longest streaks in the history of Minor League Baseball and other professional baseball leagues:
| Rank | Player | League | Games | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Wilhoit | Western League | 69 | 1919 |
| 2 | Joe DiMaggio | Pacific Coast League | 61 | 1933 |
| 3 | Roman Mejias | Big State League | 55 | 1954 |
| 4 | Otto Pahlman | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 50 | 1922 |
| 5 | Jack Ness | Pacific Coast League | 49 | 1915 |
| Harry Chozen | Southern League | 49 | 1945 | |
| 7 | Johnny Bates | Southern League | 46 | 1925 |
| 8 | James McOwen | California League | 45 | 2009 |
| 9 | Brandon Watson | International League | 43 | 2007 |
| Eddie Marshall | American Association | 43 | 1935 | |
| Orlando Moreno | Longhorn League | 43 | 1947 | |
| Howie Bedell | American Association | 43 | 1961 |
2 comments:
This also caught my eye the other day, but I appreciate the streaks list here. Well done.
only other guy, besides Joe, who did anything in the bigs was Merced
Watson poofed out after maybe a year I think
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