Trappers Win Another, Take Show on the Road

The Salt Lake Trappers, an independent collection of players rebuffed by the big leagues, continued Sunday to add to the longest winning streak in professional baseball history by beating Pocatello, 8-6, for their 29th straight victory.

Having set the record at 28 Saturday with a 13-3 victory over Pocatello, the rookie Pioneer League Trappers will now take their streak on the road for a game tonight against Billings.

Although Pocatello rattled Salt Lake pitchers for 14 hits Sunday, the Trappers combined seven hits with nine walks for another victory.

Davis Poss got the victory in his first start, and Pocatello’s Domingo De La Rosa lost his first start.

The Trappers, with no major league affiliation, on Saturday surpassed the record of 27 straight victories set by the 1902 Corsicana Oilers of the Texas League and matched by the 1921 Baltimore Orioles of the International League. The 1916 New York Giants set the major league record of 26 straight victories.

“It’s going to take a while to reflect on what it all means,” Manager Jim Gilligan said after his team set the record. “But, I’m extremely proud. I don’t know what else to say. This is a super group of guys. No one deserves it more.”

Sunday, the Trappers raised their record to 32-3 in the Southern Division of the Pioneer League. They have not lost since June 24 when they fell, 6-5, in Pocatello to the Giants, a San Francisco farm team.

Salt Lake players earn about $500 each per month. They are mostly a collection of undrafted college players who joined the independent team as a last chance to make it in professional baseball.

Salt Lake tied the all-time record of 27 straight victories by beating Pocatello, 7-2, Friday night.