With 18 hits over 6 Games Brett raises average to .396

On May 13, 1976 — For the sixth consecutive game, George Brett collects at least three hits, batting an incredible .692 during the span. The Royals’ third baseman, who is 18-for-26 against the Orioles, Twins, and White Sox, raises his season’s batting average from .277 to .396 with his torrid pace at the plate.

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With 18 hits over 6 Games Brett raises average to .396

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