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Back in 1987, the Salt Lake Trappers made baseball history. Now they’re forever immortalized in a new feature-length documentary

The Streak” looks back at the 1987 Trappers' record-breaking 29-game winning streak and how it shaped the players’ lives ...
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“The Streak” chronicles Salt Lake Trappers’ historic win streak

Hunter B. Phillips, producer of the film, said “The only thing I can think of to compare it to is ’97 or ’98 when the Jazz ...

Here's the wild story of the 1987 'Team Streak' Milwaukee Brewers and the George Webb giveaway

The George Webb giveaway became a sensation in 1987 when the "Team Streak" Brewers were just getting started on a wild ...
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Brewers recent win streak calls to mind the team's 1987 season

The 13-0 start in 1987— which included Juan Nieves throwing the first no-hitter in team history in win No. 9 — stood as the ...

How did a scrappy Utah baseball team get into the Hall of Fame? A documentary tells the Salt Lake Trappers’ story.

A new documentary recalls how, in 1987, Salt Lake City's scrappy rookie-league baseball team set a record that no team at any ...

MLB-best Brewers rally again, set franchise single-season record for consecutive victories with 14

This Milwaukee club set a new benchmark — so far — for consecutive victories, surpassing the 1987 team that opened that ...

Milwaukee's recent streak calls to mind the Brewers' 1987 season, which was quite a rollar coaster

The Milwaukee Brewers have been the talk of baseball recently because of their 14-game winning streak. That run also gives us a chance to appreciate a particularly unusual big league season — the ...