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GENTILUCCI’S STREAK STOPPED AT 42; TIES RECORD
NASSAU CO. ALL-STAR EQUALS CORMACK ALEXANDER FOR LONGEST HIT STREAK IN NBBO HISTORY

Brooklyn (July 22, 1870) – Outfielder William Gentilucci has been a shining light in an otherwise dreary season for 19-38 Nassau County BBC, the last-place team in the Brooklyn Championship.

Going into yesterday’s game against Empire at the Putnam Grounds, current NYL batting leader Gentilucci needed one hit to set the new NBBO record for longest Hitting Streak, but he failed in his objective and has to settle for a tie with Quaker State’s Cormack Alexander for the longest Hitting Streak on record.

The .413 hitter is now part of a five-man group that has had Hitting Streaks of forty or more games:

• 42 GAMES: William Gentilucci (NC) during 1870; ended July 21st
• 42 GAMES: Cormack Alexander (KC, QS) during 1867-68; ended May 23rd
• 41 GAMES: Franklin Petty (LE) during 1869; ended July 6th
• 41 GAMES: William McQuaid (FC) during 1862-63; ended June 29th
• 40 GAMES: Henry Nabors (VIC) during 1868-69; ended May 23rd

Gentilucci has been a steady batsman throughout the entire season, with averages of .419 in May, .411 in June, and .409 so far in July. His OPS has stayed between .950 and 1.000 each month, with his extra-base hitting remaining consistent as well.

While Gentilucci made the All-Star Game last season this has easily been the best year of his career, with the eight-year veteran on pace to set a career high for average by roughly seventy points and a career high in OPS by 110. The former Atlantic man might not have joined a more successful team when he left for Nassau County two years ago, but he definitely joined one that helped him find his swing.