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 | Bluebirds Snap Roth Streak at 25 Friday, August 14th , 1896 The 25-game hitting streak of Hartford Blue Coats third baseman James Roth came to an end at Charter Oak Field. The Buffalo Bluebirds held him hitless in 6 at-bats and also sent the Blue Coats down to defeat, 5-2. Later, Roth acknowledged to BNN reporters that the hit streak meant something to him. "It was special," he said, "but I think other people make a bigger deal out of it than I do, or the players do. It was what we're all supposed to do; go out and hit the ball and try to score runs. It was a cool deal, but it's over now. Let's try to start a new one." Roth currently has a .382 batting average with 52 hits, 2 homers, 13 RBIs, 37 runs scored and a .447 OBP. |   |
