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The 3,000-hit club is the group of 33 batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reaching 3,000 hits has been "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling" and is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In total, 28 players have reached the 3,000 hit club in MLB history. Of these, 14 were right-handed batters, 12 were left-handed, and 2 were switch hitters, meaning they could bat from either side of the plate. Ten of these players (and the only active member of the 3,000 hit club) have played for only one major league team.
Two hard hit shots came close, but great defensive stops by third baseman Ken Keltner ended the streak. [93] "Joltin' Joe" actually hit in 57 straight MLB games – singling in the 1941 All-Star game held mid-streak [94] – and 73 out of 74 regular season games, starting a 17-game streak the day after his 56-game one ended. [95]
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Miguel Cabrera is one of only seven players in MLB history with 3,000 hits and 500 homers. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Now playing at 39 years old, Cabrera's skills have taken a bit ...
Jeter joined Honus Wagner as only the second regular shortstop to reach the 3,000 hit plateau. [148] [149] [d] Only Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, and Robin Yount were younger than Jeter on the day of their 3,000th hit. [148] MLB and HBO produced Derek Jeter 3K, a documentary that profiled his path to 3,000 hits and originally aired on July 28, 2011. [152]
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He was the ninth player in the 3,000 hit club to collect all his hits with one team. Biggio also led the NL in times hit by pitch five times, with his career total of 285 trailing only Hughie Jennings' 287 in major league history. One of the most admired players of his generation, Biggio received the 2005 Hutch Award for perseverance through ...