But, hey! it was a good streak.
Hitting in 56 games straight is an incredible feat... IIRC correctly, after he was stopped (with the help of two great plays by the third baseman) he went on to hit in a dozen or more straight games...
Also... another amazing fact... not only did he get a hit in 56 straight games... during that streak he got a hit against EVERY pitcher that faced him during those games... in other words, if during the game, the Washington Senators used 3 different pitchers against him... he got at least one hit against each one.