
September 19, 1897: Cap Anson's 3,000th hit?
Among more than two dozen men credited with at least 3,000 career…

May 17, 1925: Cleveland's Tris Speaker records 3,000th career hit
Tris Speaker was accustomed to flying around the basepaths. The…

June 19, 1942: Braves' Paul Waner joins 3,000-hit club against his former team
Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner collected his 3,000th career…

May 13, 1958: Stan Musial delivers in the pinch for his 3,000th hit
Stan Musial didn’t expect to play when his St. Louis Cardinals…

May 17, 1970: Hammerin’ Hank Aaron collects 3,000th hit
Hank Aaron was tired and a bit on edge as he made his way to…

September 30, 1972: Roberto Clemente collects 3,000th career hit in final at-bat
As the 1972 season entered its last week, Pittsburgh’s 38-year-old…

August 13, 1979: Lou Brock collects his 3,000th hit
The Stolen Base King was in the twilight of his magnificent career.…

September 12, 1979: Carl Yastrzemski's 3,000th hit
The reigning two-time world champion Yankees were mired in fourth…

April 13, 1984: Pete Rose records his 4,000th major-league hit
As Pete Rose stood on second base, basking in the cheers of the…

August 4, 1985: Angels' Rod Carew gets 3,000th hit against former mates on same day Seaver wins 300th game
Rod Carew debuted with the Minnesota Twins in 1967, was the…

September 9, 1992: Robin Yount collects 3,000th hit
On September 9, 1992, Robin Yount became the 17th player to join…

September 30, 1992: George Brett joins 3,000-hit club with four-hit performance
George Brett entered the 1992 season as an accomplished veteran…

June 30, 1995: Eddie Murray joins 3,000-hit club
It is one of the gold standards of major-league baseball: the…

August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn reaches milestone with 3,000th career hit
On August 6, 1999, at Stade Olympique (Olympic Stadium) in Montréal,…

October 7, 2001: Rickey Henderson records 3,000th hit in Tony Gwynn's final game
Americans will always remember 2001 for the terrorist attacks…

June 28, 2007: Craig Biggio's 3,000th hit
The first half of the 2007 season was an indicator that two…

July 9, 2011: Derek Jeter homers at Yankee Stadium for 3,000th career hit
Derek Jeter entered the 2011 season 74 hits shy of becoming…

June 19, 2015: Alex Rodríguez homers for his 3,000th hit
SABR biographer Alan Cohen argues, “The mention of Alex Rodríguez…

May 4, 2018: Albert Pujols joins the 3,000-hit club
Jose Alberto Pujols took the big leagues by storm when he debuted…