| Riehl Hits in 25 Straight Games Monday, August 17th , 1896 August Riehl, catcher for the New York Titans, ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 25 games with 3 hits in his club's 10-3 victory over the Washington Columbians at Federal Park.
"Not the outcome we wanted," Washington manager said. "There's never a good time to lose, and it's never fun to be on the wrong end of somebody else's accomplishment." August Riehl grounded out in the 2nd, grounded out in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
Thus far this season, Riehl has hit .344 with 1 home run, 71 RBIs and scored 62 times. | | |