| Breaking News |  | Friday, September 26th, 1958: Bertrand Sizzles with 35-Game Batting Streak Garrison Bertrand continues to hit at a blistering pace. For 35 straight games he has had at least one hit. Bertrand did it again today with 3 hits in the Hartford triumph over Newburyport. The Lightning defeated the River Rats 14-12 at Lightning Ballpark. G. Bertrand singled in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and grounded out in the 7th.
Currently Bertrand has 4 home runs and a .427 batting average. |  | Thursday, September 25th, 1958: 34-Game Hitting Streak for Bertrand The streak is alive and well -- at least for today.
Garrison Bertrand did it again. He bashed 2 hits in today's game and for the last 34 games in a row has collected at least one hit. The 19-year-old Hartford left fielder extended his streak as the Lightning beat the Newburyport River Rats 11-10 at Lightning Ballpark. G. Bertrand flied out in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.
Thus far this year Bertrand has hit .423 with 4 home runs and 63 RBIs. |  | Saturday, September 13th, 1958: Hit Streak Over, River Rats Stop Paláez His run was over, but a New Bedford victory took some of the disappointment out of Juan Paláez losing his 23-game hitting streak. The 28-year-old second baseman did not get a hit in 3 at-bats, but the Whalers whipped the Newburyport River Rats 7-6 today at Ballpark of New Bedford.
Currently Paláez is batting .412 with 12 home runs and 83 RBIs. | | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 59-41, .590 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 13.0 GB | | Record at home | 29-21, .580 PCT | | Record on the road | 30-20, .600 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-4, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-8, .600 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 11-15, .423 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 48-26, .649 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in March | 3-5, .375 PCT | | Record in April | 11-7, .611 PCT | | Record in May | 10-7, .588 PCT | | Record in June | 6-3, .667 PCT | | Record in July | 9-7, .563 PCT | | Record in August | 11-7, .611 PCT | | Record in September | 9-5, .643 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .368 - 3rd in BA | | On-Base Percentage | .465 - 3rd in BA | | Slugging Percentage | .563 - 4th in BA | | On-Base + Slugging | 1.028 - 4th in BA | | Runs Scored | 1052 - 4th in BA | | Hits | 1407 - 4th in BA | | Extra-Base Hits | 519 - 5th in BA | | Home Runs | 95 - 4th in BA | | Bases-On-Balls | 729 - 3rd in BA | | Strikeouts | 644 - 5th in BA | | Stolen Bases | 195 - 1st in BA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 8.02 - 2nd in BA | | Starters' ERA | 7.50 - 1st in BA | | Bullpen ERA | 8.96 - 2nd in BA | | Runs allowed | 859 - 2nd in BA | | Hits allowed | 1292 - 1st in BA | | Opponents AVG | .344 - 1st in BA | | BABIP | .387 - 1st in BA | | Home Runs allowed | 112 - 5th in BA | | Bases-On-Balls | 531 - 2nd in BA | | Strikeouts | 598 - 5th in BA |
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