Ranking the Shortstops The 1990’s and early 2000’s were the time of the shortstops. No longer were they just slick fielders. They became middle of the order hitters and MVP’s, Alex Rodriquez, Derek Jeter,Nomar Garciaparra, Miguel Tejeda, and Barry Larkin lead the way. ♦ Most heroic, Travis ⇒ ♦ Biggest overachiever, Eckstein ⇒ ♦ Most disappointing career, Templeton…
Robin Yount Essentials Positions: Shortstop and Centerfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg) Born: September 16, 1955 in Danville, IL Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Taft HS (Woodland Hills, CA). High School: Taft HS (Woodland Hills, CA) Debut: April 5, 1974 (Age 18-201d, 13,473rd in major league history) vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0…
Ryan Braun becomes the Brewers’ all-time franchise leader in home runs by hitting #252 off former teammate Chris Narveson in an 8 – 7 win over the Marlins. Robin Yount was the previous record holder.
OF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers is voted the winner of the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player Award. Braun hit .332 with 33 homers and 111 RBI as the Brewers won the AL Central title for the first time. He outpolls Los Angeles’ Matt Kemp who flirted with a Triple Crown but whose team was left far out of the running for a postseason slot.
Bud Selig, former Brewers owner and baseball’s current commissioner, is honored with the unveiling of a bronze, seven-foot statue at Miller Park. Brian Maughan’s piece of art, which portrays Selig with his right arm extended with his hand holding a baseball, joins the sculptures of Robin Yount and Hank Aaron in front of the Milwaukee ballpark.
On November 10, 2006, after one season, Hall of Famer Robin Yount steps down as bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, citing the desire to spend more time with his family.
The Hall of Fame adds an unprecedented number of first-time eligible candidates when George Brett, Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount enter Cooperstown. In addition, the Veterans Committee’s selections Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Frank Selee, and ‘Smokey’ Joe Williams are also inducted, joining the trio of first-timers elected by the BBWAA.
In their first year of eligibility, George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Carlton Fisk finishes fourth in the voting, missing election by 43 votes. It is the only time since the first inductees were selected in 1939 that more than two first-timers have made it into Cooperstown in the same year.
Milwaukee Brewers star Robin Yount announces his retirement
In front of a sellout crowd at County Stadium, Robin Yount becomes the 17th and third youngest player to reach the 3000 hits milestone when he singles off of Indian reliever Jose Mesa in a 5-4 defeat to Cleveland. The 36 year-old Milwaukee center fielder also reached 1,000 and 2,000 hit plateaus against the Indians.