Last night at Dodger Stadium 24 year-old Ryan Zimmerman extended his hit streak to 24 games as the Nationals loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-3. Zimmerman extended the streak in the top of the first inning when he singled to left field. For the night Zimmerman went 1 for 3 and scored one run and knocked in one run.

Zimmerman is only the fifth player in Washington D.C. baseball history to have a hit streak of 24 games or more. The three Washington ballplayers to have had longer hit streaks than Zimmerman are all in the Hall of Fame. They are Heinie Manush, Sam Rice, and Goose Goslin.

Player - # of Games - Year

Heinie Manush - 33 - 1933

Sam Rice - 31 - 1924

Sam Rice - 29 - 1920

Sam Rice - 28 - 1930

Heinie Manush - 26 - 1933

Goose Goslin - 25 - 1928

Ryan Zimmerman - 24 - 2009

Cecil Travis - 24 - 1941

Joe Cronin - 22 - 1932

Heinie Manush - 22 - 1932

Mickey Vernon - 22 - 1946

Eddie Fisher - 21 - 1918

Buddy Myer - 21 - 1935

Taffy Wright - 21 - 1938

Joe Cronin - 20 - 1930

George Case - 20 - 1939

Jackie Jensen - 20 - 1952

Mickey Vernon - 20 - 1953

      

Last night at Nationals Park 24 year-old Ryan Zimmerman extended his hit streak to 22 games as the Nationals beat the Houston Astros 9-4. During last night's game Zimmerman went 4 for 4 and scored three runs and knocked in two runs.

What makes Zimmerman's streak even more impressive is that he is getting even hotter at the plate. In his last seven games his batting average has climbed from .284 to .333. During those seven games Zimm's batting average is .464 and his on base average is .531.

Zimmerman is only the seventh player in Washington D.C. baseball history to have a hit streak of 22 games or more. The Nats 3rd baseman is inching closer to the Washington Senators' great Heinie Manush who in 1933 hit in 33 consecutive games.

Player - # of Games - Year

Heinie Manush - 33 - 1933

Sam Rice - 31 - 1924

Sam Rice - 29 - 1920

Sam Rice - 28 - 1930

Heinie Manush - 26 - 1933

Goose Goslin - 25 - 1928

Cecil Travis - 24 - 1941

Ryan Zimmerman - 22 - 2009

Joe Cronin - 22 - 1932

Heinie Manush - 22 - 1932

Mickey Vernon - 22 - 1946

Eddie Fisher - 21 - 1918

Buddy Myer - 21 - 1935

Taffy Wright - 21 - 1938

Joe Cronin - 20 - 1930

George Case - 20 - 1939

Jackie Jensen - 20 - 1952

Mickey Vernon - 20 - 1953

      

Yesterday at Nationals Park 24 year-old Ryan Zimmerman extended his hit streak to 21 games as the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. Zimmerman is only the tenth player in Washington D.C. baseball history to have a hit streak of 21 games or more.

What makes this streak even more impressive is that if you go back to last year Zimmerman has hit safely in 25 of the last 26 games that he played in.

The Nats 3rd baseman is inching closer to the Washington Senators' great Heinie Manush who in 1933 hit in 33 consecutive games.

Player - # of Games - Year

Heinie Manush - 33 - 1933

Sam Rice - 31 - 1924

Sam Rice - 29 - 1920

Sam Rice - 28 - 1930

Heinie Manush - 26 - 1933

Goose Goslin - 25 - 1928

Cecil Travis - 24 - 1941

Joe Cronin - 22 - 1932

Heinie Manush - 22 - 1932

Mickey Vernon - 22 - 1946

Ryan Zimmerman - 21 - 2009

Eddie Fisher - 21 - 1918

Buddy Myer - 21 - 1935

Taffy Wright - 21 - 1938

Joe Cronin - 20 - 1930

George Case - 20 - 1939

Jackie Jensen - 20 - 1952

Mickey Vernon - 20 - 1953

      

Last night at Nationals Park Ryan Zimmerman extended his hit streak to 20 games as the Nationals loss to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. By extending his hit streak to 20 games Zimmerman became only the 12th player in Washington D.C. baseball history to have a hit streak of 20 games or more.

The Nats 3rd baseman still has a way to go to reach Washington Senators' great Heinie Manush who in 1933 hit in 33 consecutive games. Below is the list of Washington ball players that had a hitting streak of 20 or more games.

Player - # of Games - Year

Heinie Manush - 33 - 1933

Sam Rice - 31 - 1924

Sam Rice - 29 - 1920

Sam Rice - 28 - 1930

Heinie Manush - 26 - 1933

Goose Goslin - 25 - 1928

Cecil Travis - 24 - 1941

Joe Cronin - 22 - 1932

Heinie Manush - 22 - 1932

Mickey Vernon - 22 - 1946

Eddie Fisher - 21 - 1918

Buddy Myer - 21 - 1935

Taffy Wright - 21 - 1938

Ryan Zimmerman - 20 - 2009

Joe Cronin - 20 - 1930

George Case - 20 - 1939

Jackie Jensen - 20 - 1952

Mickey Vernon - 20 - 1953

      

Ryan Zimmerman's double in the top of the 6th inning last night in Philadelphia extended his current hit streak to 18 games. As Zimmerman's 18 game hit streak ranks first for the current Washington ball club that made the Nation's Capital their home in 2005, it still leaves him far from first of the Washington’s all time hit streak leader.

During the 1933 season Washington Senator great Heinie Manush had at least one hit in 33 consecutive games to break Sam Rice's nine year old Washington record of 31.

If Zimmerman is able to extend his current streak to 20 games he will be the 12th Washington player since 1901 and only the 3rd player since the end of World War II "1945" to have a hitting streak of 20 or more games. Below is the list of Washington ball players that had a hitting streak of 20 or more games.

Player - # of Games - Year

Heinie Manush - 33 - 1933

Sam Rice - 31 - 1924

Sam Rice - 29 - 1920

Sam Rice - 28 - 1930

Heinie Manush - 26 - 1933

Goose Goslin - 25 - 1928

Cecil Travis - 24 - 1941

Joe Cronin - 22 - 1932

Heinie Manush - 22 - 1932

Mickey Vernon - 22 - 1946

Eddie Fisher - 21 - 1918

Buddy Myer - 21 - 1935

Taffy Wright - 21 - 1938

Joe Cronin - 20 - 1930

George Case - 20 - 1939

Jackie Jensen - 20 - 1952

Mickey Vernon - 20 - 1953