Last night at Citi Field, Denard Span extended his hit streak to 21 games as the Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-3. By extending his hit streak to 21 games Span became only the 11th player in Washington D.C. baseball history to have a hit streak of 21 games or more.
The Nats center fielder still has a way to go to reach 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
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
Denard Span – 21 – 2013
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
