Guerrero’s 31-game hitting streak electrified baseball
But that homer also extended Guerrero’s hitting streak to 31 games, capturing the full attention of the baseball world.
The 24-year-old Expos outfielder crushed a two-run shot in the fourth inning that day to continue a streak that had begun nearly a month earlier on July 27.
The result of the game was rather unremarkable, as Montreal fell to the Reds 10-4 in front of a crowd of 6,796 at Olympic Stadium. But Guerrero was turning heads nonetheless, as he continued to show his potential in just his fourth major league season.
“I don’t know if Vladi is watching crowds; he’s got something going on,” Expos manager Felipe Alou told the Gazette. “About this time last year, he was on fire also – without the streak. I don’t believe there is a player in the big leagues with so much energy.”
Guerrero’s run would come to an end the following day, when he went 0-for-2 with a walk in game two of the series with Cincinnati. At the time, his 31-game streak was tied for the ninth longest all time in the National League.
Aided by his month-long hitting streak, Guerrero put together an impressive 1999 campaign. The right fielder made his first All-Star Game appearance and batted .316 with 42 homers and a career-best 131 RBI.
“He puts the bat on the ball so well, especially for a big guy,” Alou told the Associated Press. “Just wait until he hits his peak.”
Janey Murray was the digital content specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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