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Tommy Holmes National League record hitting streak halted at 37 games

On July 12, 1945, At Wrigley Field, the Chicago CubsĀ stopĀ Tommy Holmes’s modern-dayĀ National League-recordĀ hitting streakĀ at 37 games, beating theĀ Boston Braves, 6 – 1, behindĀ Hank Wyse, for their 11th victory in a row. The Braves take game two, 3 – 1, asĀ Claude PasseauĀ loses his first after nine straight wins. Holmes hit .433 during the streak and will…