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…