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Mejia’s 49-game hit streak fifth-longest in MiLB history
- Updated: August 13, 2016
After playing just once in the past six days due to off days and illness, Indians catching prospect Francisco Mejia stretched his historic hitting streak to 49 consecutive games with a leadoff single in the sixth inning for Class A Advanced Lynchburg against Winston-Salem on Friday. The streak is the longest in Minor League Baseball in 62 years.
Mejia’s streak is tied for the fifth-longest in Minor League history and is the longest since Roman Mejias hit in 55 straight for Waco in 1954. Mejia tied Jack Ness and Harry Chozen, who hit in 49 straight games in 1915 and ’45, respectively. Next up is Otto Pahlman, who hit in 50 straight in 1922.
After extending his streak to 47 last Friday, Mejia sat out Saturday and Sunday’s games at Salem. He doubled in his first at-bat on Tuesday to stretch the run to 48 but then did not play Wednesday or Thursday due to an illness.
Entering Friday, Mejia had posted a .389/.415/.601 slash line with 13 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 41 RBIs during his streak, which began more than two months ago on May 27.
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Longest Minor League hitting streaks Player Games Year Joe Wilhoit 69 1919 Joe DiMaggio 61 1933 Roman Mejias 55 1954 Otto Pahlman 50 1922 Francisco Mejia 49 2016 Jack Ness 49 1915 Harry Chozen 49 1945 Johnny Bates 46 1925 James McOwen 45 2009 Brandon Watson 43 2007 Eddie Marshall 43 1935 Orlando Moreno 43 1947 Howie Bedell 43 1961 Jack Lelivelt 42 1912 Herbert Chapman 42 1950 Ducky Detweiler 40 1942 Frosty Kennedy 40 1953
The MiLB hit streak record is 69, set by Joe Wilhoit in 1919. Joe DiMaggio, whose big league record hit streak of 56 games is being celebrated for its 75th anniversary this season, had a 61-game Minor League hit streak in 1933, second-longest of all-time.
Perhaps most impressive in Mejia’s current run is how he’s hurdled major obstacles that could’ve potentially led to a hitless night.
Mejia was promoted to Lynchburg 24 games into the streak, and he has had three layoffs of four days or more during his incredible run: four days due to the Midwest League All-Star Game on June 21, in which he fittingly registered a hit; four days due to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 10, in which he also recorded a hit; and he was sidelined from July 18-22 …
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