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 | 20 Games in a Row for Buckley Sunday, September 30th , 1888 Win or lose, Larry Buckley just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He picked up 1 more today and has now stretched his hitting streak to 20 games. The Louisville Colts first baseman went 1-for-3, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated, 9-8, by the Philadelphia Unions at Girard Grounds II. "It's amazing to watch him hit right now, but I don't think anybody's really mentioning it," one of his teammates said. "We just don't want to jinx him." Larry Buckley grounded out in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, walked in the 6th and walked in the 9th. During the current season Buckley is batting at a .335 clip with 14 home runs and 95 RBIs. He has played in 130 games and scored 105 times. |   |
