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On this day in 1962 the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 4-0 at County Stadium. The Braves had five hits in the game but none of them came from Hank Aaron, who went 0-for-4 to snap a 24-game home hitting streak. It was the longest streak in County Stadium's 46 years as a major league ballpark.
Aaron's streak started on July 26 of that year, when he went 2-for-4 with a home run in the final game of a home series against the Mets. All told the streak lasted 54 days, and Aaron hit .371/.456/.663 in his home ballpark over that time.
The 24-game County Stadium streak was later matched by Paul Molitor in 1987, but will never be exceeded. Here are the top five streaks:
| Player | Games | Start date | Final game |
| Paul Molitor | 24 | July 16, 1987 | August 25, 1987 |
| Hank Aaron | 24 | July 26, 1962 | September 18, 1962 |
| Fernando Vina | 23 | July 29, 1997 | September 14, 1997 |
| Joe Carter | 23 | May 14, 1988 | August 19, 1992 |
| Sixto Lezcano | 22 | August 3, 1976 | September 14, 1976 |
With help from Brewerfan.net and the B-Ref Play Index, we'd like to wish a happy birthday today to:
- 2013 Nashville Sound Robinzon Diaz, who turns 30.
- 1999 Brewer Jim Abbott, who turns 46.
- Isaiah Clark, the Brewers' first round pick (#18 overall) in the 1984 draft. He turns 48 and we covered his birthday in this space last year.
- 1973 Brewer Chris Short, who would have turned 76.
Today is also the 31st anniversary of Gorman Thomas homering twice in the same inning as the Brewers beat the Yankees 14-1 in 1982. We covered that event in this space two years ago.