The Amazing Bengie Molina
29 May 2008Thanks to my employer (STATS), I can give you some perspective on how tremendous and rare Bengie Molina’s current hot-streak has been: Molina has at least two hits in seven consecutive games… no Giants player, since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958, has enjoyed a longer streak. In other words, if Bengie collects at least two hits tonight, he will have the longest streak of consecutive games with 2+ hits in San Francisco Giants history.
Other San Francisco Giants with 7 game multi-hit game streaks are: Willie Mays (1958 & 1962), Orlando Cepeda (1963), Garry Maddox (1973), Jack Clark (1984), Stan Javier (1996), Jeff Kent (2002), and Marquis Grissom (2003).
It’s amazing what one hot-hitter can do to a lineup, isn’t it?
Fun Fact: The last time both the Mets and Yankees were below .500 on the same day this late in the season was 1995.