Jack Lelivelt

Jack Lelivelt
Lelivelt with the Los Angeles Angels
Outfielder
Born: November 14, 1885
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: January 20, 1941(1941-01-20) (aged 55)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 24, 1909, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Batting average.301
Home runs2
Runs batted in126
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Teams

John Frank Lelivelt (November 14, 1885 – January 20, 1941) was a Dutch-American outfielder who played for the Washington Senators, New York Highlanders / Yankees and Cleveland Naps. While playing for the Rochester Hustlers, he set the International League record for the longest hitting streak with a 42-game hitting streak in 1912.[1] The record was broken by Brandon Watson in 2007.

  1. ^ "Lelivelt hit everywhere he played". minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved June 17, 2007.