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JENSEN'S HIT STREAK STOPPED AT 35 GAMES
BECOMES FOURTH PLAYER STOPPED 1-2 GAMES SHORT OF RECORD

HARTFORD, CONN. (July 26, 1861) – St. John’s Baseball Club took a very uncharacteristic 9-1 loss at the Oceanic Club on Friday afternoon. As part of that loss, start right fielder Konrad Jensen reached via Base on Balls but otherwise went 0/3 with the bat, ending his Hitting Streak at 35 games.

The end of Jensen’s streak makes him the fourth player to be stopped one or two games shy of the record established by Harold Miller with a cross-season Hitting Streak that started in the inaugural season and ended in May of 1858. Jensen and Kings County’s Jerald Peterson have made it to 35 games, while American’s Arthur Waltrip and St. John’s teammate Anderson MacGyver were stopped one game short at 36.

The end of his Hitting Streak leaves Jensen with a .389 average & .951 O.P.S. He is considered one of the top candidates for 1861 Northeastern League Batsman of the Year. He also has 87 runs, 110 hits, 59 R.B.I., and 45 steals.

The loss still leaves St. John’s four games clear atop the New England standings with seven games left to play, meaning they are extremely likely to continue their reign as the only winners of the New England Championship.