Robin Yount hits for the Cycle in 16-2 blowout of White Sox

Robin Yount hits for the Cycle in 16-2 blowout of White Sox

June 12, 1988 – Milwaukee Brewer Centerfielder Robin Yount hits for the cycle‚ leading Milwaukee to a 16-2 rout of the White Sox. Longtime teammate Paul Molitor leaves the game after going 3-3 with a walk in the 6th, Molitor had a double. triple and single. The duo went 7-7 and scored 6 runs, driving…

1988 – Free agent slugger Jack Clark signs with the New York Yankees, while Paul Molitor re-signs with the Milwaukee Brewers.

1988 – Free agent slugger Jack Clark signs with the New York Yankees, while Paul Molitor re-signs with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Paul Molitor 39 game hitting streak halted – longest AL streak since Joe DiMaggio
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Paul Molitor 39 game hitting streak halted – longest AL streak since Joe DiMaggio

On August 26, 1987, the 39-game hitting streak of Milwaukee Brewers star Paul Molitor comes to an end. Molitor’s streak is the longest in the American League since Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game streak in 1941. Molitor’s streak comes to an end as he waits in the on-deck circle watching pinch hitter Rick Manning single home…

Paul Molitor extend his hitting streak to 34 games and tie Dom DiMaggio 

1987 – Paul Molitor collects four hits to extend his hitting streak to 34 games and tie Dom DiMaggio for 11th on the all-time list. The Brewers beat Cleveland, 13 – 2. Rob Deer has a grand slam for the Brewers, and tomorrow will hit another to become just the 11th player in history to hit grand slams in consecutive games.

1987 – A 3rd-inning bunt single gives Paul Molitor the longest hitting streak of the 1980s at 32 games. Milwaukee defeats Cleveland, 5 – 3.

1987 – A 3rd-inning bunt single gives Paul Molitor the longest hitting streak of the 1980s at 32 games. Milwaukee defeats Cleveland, 5 – 3.

Paul Molitor slugged a home run with two out in the ninth inning, to extend his hitting streak to 28 games

Paul Molitor slugged a home run with two out in the ninth inning, to extend his hitting streak to 28 games

  On August 13, 1987, At Memorial Stadium, Paul Molitor slugged a home run off Tom Niedenfuer with two out in the ninth inning, to make it a one-run ball game and extend his hitting streak to 28 games. The Brewers will still lose 5-4 to the Baltimore Orioles. Molitor has hit .422 (49-116) during…

Paul Molitor singles in the 3rd inning against the Rangers to run his hit streak to 25 games. The Brewers win in the 12th, 4 – 3.

Paul Molitor singles in the 3rd inning against the Rangers to run his hit streak to 25 games. The Brewers win in the 12th, 4 – 3.