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
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.