Power and glory Expos' Guerrero reaches 30 in more ways than one Click here for more on this story Posted: Friday August 27, 1999 12:53 AM   Vladimir Guerrero never had a hitting streak longer than 11 games prior to his recent binge. Jose L. Marin/Allsport By Ryan Hunt, CNN/SI It's fitting Montreal's Vladimir Guerrero smacked a home run to extend his hitting streak to both 30 and 31 games. In doing so, he joined a rare 30-30 club. Guerrero is only the third player to have 30 homers and a 30-game hitting streak in the same season, joining Joe DiMaggio (1941) and Nomar Garciaparra (1997). But Guerrero's 32 homers are the most ever by a player with at least a 30-game hitting streak. It is the 38th time in baseball history a player has hit safely in 30 consecutive games. Guerrero, though, made it past the hard part. Extending his streak to 31. End of the Road Hitting streaks that have ended at 30 Year Player Team 1999 1998 1997 1997 1989 1980 1976 1950 1934 1912 1898 Luis Gonzalez Eric Davis Nomar Garciaparra Sandy Alomar Jr. Jerome Walton George Brett Ron LeFlore Stan Musial Goose Goslin Tris Speaker Elmer Smith D'backs Orioles Red Sox Indians Cubs Royals Tigers Cardinals Tigers Indians Reds   Guerrero, whose previous career-best streak was 11 games, is the fifth player in the '90s to have a 30-game hitting streak, joining Garciaparra, Sandy Alomar, Eric Davis and Luis Gonzalez, who reached 30 earlier this season. All four failed to make it to 31. And counting Jerome Walton's 30-game run in 1989, the last five streaks before Guerrero's hit the skids at 30. In all, 12 of the 37 streaks that have made it to 30 ended there. In fact, it has been 12 years since a player last made it past 30. Benito Santiago had a 34-game streak in 1987, the same season in which Paul Molitor had a hit in 39 consecutive games.   Hit Men The 25 longest streaks in baseball history Player Team Year Streak Joe DiMaggio Willie Keeler Pete Rose Bill Dahlen George Sisler Ty Cobb Paul Molitor Tommy Holmes Billy Hamilton Fred Clarke Ty Cobb George Sisler George McQuinn Dom DiMaggio Benito Santiago George Davis Hal Chase Rogers Hornsby Heinie Manush Ed Delahanty Nap Lajoie Sam Rice Willie Davis Rico Carty Ken Landreaux Vladimir Guerrero Yankees Orioles Reds Cubs Browns* Tigers Brewers Red Sox Phillies Colonels** Tigers Browns* Browns* Red Sox Padres Giants*** Yankees Cardinals Senators Phillies Indians Senators Dodgers Braves Twins Expos 1941 1897 1978 1894 1922 1911 1987 1945 1894 1895 1917 1925 1938 1949 1987 1893 1907 1922 1933 1899 1906 1924 1969 1970 1980 1999 56 44 44 42 41 40 39 37 36 35 35 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 * St. Louis Browns ** Louisville Colonels *** New York Giants That was also the last time two players had separate 30-game streaks in the same season, a feat that has now happened five times in baseball history. Guerrero, who has hit safely in every game since an 0-for-4 outing against the Cubs on July 27, has hit 10 homers and drove in 25 runs during his hot streak. The Expos right fielder has hit .387 during his streak. Arizona's Gonzalez batted .400 in his. However, Alomar's .422 average is the highest among the players who reached 30 in this decade. The binge, though, is something new for both Guerrero and the Expos. Entering this season, Montreal's longest streak was only 21 games, accomplished by Delino DeShields in 1993. But as Guerrero approached 32 consecutive games with a hit, this fact pops up: No player has ever has his hitting streak die at 32 games.   Related information Stories AL West rivals Rangers, Athletics rise in rankings Rockies' Walker aiming for third straight .360 season Statitudes: Catcher on the run Stats Vladimir Guerrero's Day-by-Day Stats Multimedia Visit Multimedia Central for the latest audio and video Search our site Watch CNN/SI 24 hours a day Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel. To receive CNN/SI at your home call your cable operator or DirecTV.

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