Robin Yount
"The Kid"
Two-time American League Most Valuable Player
Became the 17th player to collect 3,000 career hits
Brewers all-time leader in nearly every offensive department
Ranks among baseball's elite in at bats, games and doubles
One of only three players to earn MVP honors at two different positions
One of the youngest players to break into the Majors
First shortstop to lead the A.L. in slugging and total bases in the same season
First shortstop to bat .300 with 20+ homers and 100+ RBI in the same season
Earned a gold glove as a shortstop
Only player to ever have a pair of four-hit games in a World Series
Three-time All-Star and top vote getter in 1983
Named the A.L. "Player of the Decade" for the 1980's
Brewers retired his uniform number 19 in 1994
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999
Playing Career 20 years
AVG .285 • G 2,856 • AB 11,008 • R 1,632 • H 3,142 • 2B 583 • 3B 126 • HR 251 • RBI 1,406 • BB 966 • SO 1,350 • SB 271
Marker can be reached from Brewers Way 0.1 miles south of U.S. 94 when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
