 | 25-Game Hitting Streak for Sheehy
Wednesday, September 16th , 1896
Thomas Sheehy, third baseman for the Dallas Steers, ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 25 games with 1 hit in his club's 20-7 victory over the Galveston Gulls at Trinity Grounds.
"Not the outcome we wanted," Galveston 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."
Thomas Sheehy singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, was hit by a pitch in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and grounded out in the 7th.
This year, Sheehy is batting .386 with 13 home runs and 143 RBIs. In 107 games he has scored 146 times. |  | Gibson Stretches Hit String to 20
Tuesday, September 15th , 1896
Samuel Gibson has been on a tear for several weeks, and his hitting streak just keeps getting longer. The 35-year-old Galveston Gulls catcher extended his streak to 20 games, going 1-for-5 as Galveston got the best of the Dallas Steers at Trinity Grounds, 7-5.
"Samuel has been playing real well lately and we're proud of him," Gulls manager said.
Samuel Gibson grounded out in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, grounded out in the 6th, struck out in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.
Gibson is swinging at a .357 pace on the year with 10 home runs, 119 RBIs and 99 runs scored. He has played in 101 games. |  | Simpson Holds Drummers Scoreless
Monday, September 14th , 1896
The Waco Drummers were no match for Samuel Simpson of the Austin Stars. Simpson totally shut down and shut out Waco at Republic Park as Austin cruised to a 7-0 win. In the 9-inning effort, he gave up 2 hits, struck out 10, and walked 3.
This season, Simpson has registered 8 wins and 3 losses in 11 starts with a 3.94 ERA.
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