After 111 Years, George Lombard Jr. on Wrong Side of Yankees History with Rare Stat Recorded

New York Yankees rookie George Lombard Jr. finds himself on the wrong side of history amid his ongoing defensive struggles at shortstop.

After a defensive miscue in the eighth inning of Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros, Lombard became the first Yankees shortstop since Roger Peckinpaugh in 1915 to commit at least one error in six consecutive games.

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Speaking to reporters after Thursday's loss, Lombard talked about his "not acceptable" defensive play:

"It's something we're trying to figure out. It's not acceptable. It can't happen at this level. If you make your pitchers have to get extra outs it just makes it way harder on us, and teams are going to capitalize. So it's something that we're definitely going to have to clean up and I've got to be better tomorrow."

Lombard, who has a total of seven errors in 20 games since being called up, began his current streak against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 21. He has six errors in 29 total chances during this stretch.

For comparison, Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo has six errors in 516 chances this season.

This is very uncharacteristic for Lombard because scouting reports often touted his defensive ability as arguably his best tool. He's still very young, having turned 21 on June 2, so this rough patch isn't a referendum on his entire career.

It is, however, something Yankees manager Aaron Boone needs to be mindful of given that they are trying to catch the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. They are also only two games ahead of the Boston Red Sox for the No. 1 wild card spot with those two teams set to begin a four-game series in the Bronx on Friday night.