Last night at Nationals Park, Denard Span’s fifth-inning single extended his hitting streak to 28 games, breaking a tie with Colorado’s Michael Cuddyer for the longest in the major leagues this season… By extending his hit streak to 28 games Span became only the 3rd player in Washington D.C. baseball history to have a hit streak of 28 games or more.
Span is getting closer to Washington Senators’ great Heinie Manush who in 1933 hit in 33 consecutive games. Below is the list of Washington ball players that had a hitting streak of 20 or more games.
Player – # of Games – Year
Heinie Manush – 33 – 1933
Sam Rice – 31 – 1924
Ryan Zimmerman – 30 – 2009
Sam Rice – 29 – 1920
Denard Span – 28 – 2013
Sam Rice – 28 – 1930
Heinie Manush – 26 – 1933
Goose Goslin – 25 – 1928
Cecil Travis – 24 – 1941
Joe Cronin – 22 – 1932
Heinie Manush – 22 – 1932
Mickey Vernon – 22 – 1946
Eddie Fisher – 21 – 1918
Buddy Myer – 21 – 1935
Taffy Wright – 21 – 1938
Joe Cronin – 20 – 1930
George Case – 20 – 1939
Jackie Jensen – 20 – 1952
Mickey Vernon – 20 – 1953
