With his third-inning single off Jim Clancy, Jerome Walton extends his consecutive-game hitting streak to 28 games in a 6-5 loss to Houston at the Astrodome. The 24 year-old freshman outfielder ties a modern Cubs’ record established by Ron Santo in 1966.

On August 18, 1989 — With his third-inning single off Jim Clancy, Jerome Walton extends his consecutive-game hitting streak to 28 games in a 6-5 loss to Houston at the Astrodome. The 24 year-old freshman outfielder ties a modern Cubs’ record established by Ron Santo in 1966.

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