On this day in 1980, a small crowd gathered to watch the Brewers and White Sox play the middle game in a three game series. A day after just 8,653 fans had shown up to witness the series opener the two teams played again in front of 11,232 fans, or roughly the same amount that came to see the 2011 Rising Stars Game at Miller Park.
Robin Yount, however, gave the small crowd something to cheer for. He went 3-for-4 in the game, finished a home run short of the cycle and scored three runs. The second run was his 403rd, moving him past George Scott and into second place on the Brewer career list. At that point Yount was only second to teammate Don Money, who he would go on to pass in 1982.
Fourteen more Brewers have passed Scott since then, including three current players:
Player | Runs |
Robin Yount | 1632 |
Paul Molitor | 1275 |
Cecil Cooper | 821 |
Jim Gantner | 726 |
Geoff Jenkins | 661 |
Don Money | 596 |
Ben Oglivie | 567 |
Greg Vaughn | 528 |
Gorman Thomas | 524 |
Jeff Cirillo | 506 |
Prince Fielder | 499 |
B.J. Surhoff | 472 |
Rickie Weeks | 469 |
Jeromy Burnitz | 467 |
Charlie Moore | 441 |
Ryan Braun | 424 |
George Scott | 402 |