41 Up, 41 Down

White Sox reliever Bobby Jenks has retired the last 41 batters he has faced, covering 14 games dating back to July 17. This afternoon, he tied Jim Barr's major league record.

Here's a list of the first 38 batters (which tied David Wells for the AL record). Jenks is not speaking to the media while the streak is alive.

                                      Consecutive
                             Year   Batters Retired
Jim Barr, Giants             1972         41
Bobby Jenks, White Sox       2007         41
Tom Browning, Reds           1988         40
Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks  2004         39
Harvey Haddix, Pirates       1959         38
David Wells, Yankees         1998         38

Barr set his record in two games, retiring the last 21 Pittsburgh batters he faced on August 23 and retiring the first 20 Cardinals he faced on August 29 (Future Sock Bernie Carbo ended the streak with a double).

Jenks has pitched 14 innings in his streak. In one outing, he came in with a runner on base and got a double play, so he has faced 41 batters in 14 innings, not 42.

Chicago plays in Oakland on Tuesday night.