In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 hit club is the group of batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers. Cap Anson was the first to join the club on July 18, 1897, although his precise career hit total is unclear.Vorlage:Refn Two players—Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner—reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season. Ty Cobb became the club's fourth member in 1921 and became the first player in MLB history to reach 4,000 hits in 1927, ultimately finishing his career with more than 4,100.[1]Vorlage:Refn Cobb, also MLB's all-time career batting average leader, remained the MLB hit leader until September 11, 1985 when Pete Rose collected his 4,192nd hit.[2] Rose, the current record holder, finished his career with 4,256 hits, an achievement that on its own would have qualified him for the Hall of Fame had Major League Baseball not banned him for life due to Rose's having gambled on games. Roberto Clemente's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits, reaching the mark in the last at bat of his career.[3][4][lower-alpha 1] Derek Jeter is the most recent player to reach the milestone, achieving the feat on July 9, 2011.[7]

In total, 28 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark 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. The Cleveland Indians are the only franchise to see three players reach the milestone while on their roster: Lajoie (while the franchise was known as the "Naps"), Tris Speaker, and Eddie Murray. Four players—Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Murray, and Rafael Palmeiro—are also members of the 500 home run club. At .367, Cobb holds the highest career batting average among club members, while Cal Ripken, Jr. holds the lowest at .276. Jeter and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000th hit and Paul Molitor is the only player to hit a triple for his 3,000th; all others hit a single or double. Craig Biggio was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch his 3,000th hit, a single, into a double.[8] Biggio and Jeter are the only players to join the club in a game where they had five hits; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats.[9]
Baseball writer Josh Pahigian wrote that the club has been "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling."[10] Reaching 3,000 hits is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[11][12][13] All eligible club members, with the exception of Palmeiro and Biggio (who was 0.2% shy of election on a crowded ballot in 2014), have been elected to the Hall, and since 1962 all club members who have been inducted were elected on the first ballot. Rose was declared permanently ineligible for the Hall of Fame when he was banned from baseball.[14][15] Palmeiro failed to reach the threshold for further Hall of Fame consideration by the BBWAA in 2014.[16]
Key
Player | Name of the player |
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Hits | Career hits |
Average | Career batting average |
Date | Date of the player's 3,000th hit |
Team | The batter's team for his 3,000th hit |
Seasons | The seasons this player played in the major leagues |
3,000th hit | The type of hit the batter recorded for his 3,000th hit |
Vorlage:Dagger | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
Vorlage:Double-dagger | Player is active |
Members
- The statistics are updated into the 2014 season.
See also
Notes
References
- General
- Career Leaders & Records for Hits. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- 3,000 Hits Club – Milestones. In: MLB.com. Major League Baseball, archiviert vom am 24. Juni 2010; abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- The 3,000 Hit Club. National Baseball Hall of Fame, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- Specific
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- ↑ Progressive Leaders & Records for Hits. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Thomas Boswell: 'Charlie Hustle' gets hit 4,192 to surpass Cobb, then another, September 12, 1985
- ↑ a b Roberto Clemente 1972 Batting Gamelogs. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ September 30, 1972 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ October 3, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Larry Schwartz: Clemente quietly grew in stature. ESPN.com, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Bryan Hoch: With homer, Jeter joins 3,000-hit club. MLB.com, 9. Juli 2011, abgerufen am 11. Juli 2011.
- ↑ Houston's Biggio lashes 3,000th: 'Tonight is the best' In: USA Today, June 29, 2007. Abgerufen im July 4, 2010
- ↑ Andrew Marchand: Derek Jeter gets 3,000th hit. ESPN.com, 9. Juli 2011, abgerufen am 9. Juli 2011.
- ↑ Josh Pahigian: The Seventh Inning Stretch: Baseball's Most Essential and Inane Debates. Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Connecticut 2010, ISBN 978-1-59921-805-2, S. 80 (google.com).
- ↑ Barry M. Bloom: Hoffman definitely Hall of Fame caliber ( des vom April 21, 2011 auf WebCite) In: MLB.com, MLB Advanced Media, L.P., April 27, 2005 „There are milestones in other areas that always have been instant Hall of Fame qualifiers: 3,000 hits, 500 homers and 300 wins.“
- ↑ Tom Haudricourt: Hall of Fame File. In: Baseball Digest. November 1999, S. 75 (google.com [abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010]).
- ↑ Murray Chass: Baseball; Ripken Gets One More Big Number: 3,000 hits In: The New York Times, April 16, 2000. Abgerufen im July 4, 2010
- ↑ Rules for Election. National Baseball Hall of Fame, archiviert vom am 30. Mai 2010; abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ John Erardi: What is Pete Rose's true legacy? In: The Cincinnati Enquirer. 23. August 2009, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ 2014 Hall of Fame voting. Abgerufen am 17. Februar 2014.
- ↑ Pete Rose Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
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- ↑ Stan Musial Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Tris Speaker Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 14. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Honus Wagner Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Carl Yastrzemski Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Derek Jeter Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, archiviert vom am 29. Juni 2011; abgerufen am 9. Juli 2011.
- ↑ Paul Molitor Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Eddie Collins Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Willie Mays Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Eddie Murray Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Nap Lajoie Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights. In: MLB.com. Major League Baseball, abgerufen am 23. August 2012.
- ↑ a b Nap Lajoie Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ 3,000 Hits Club – Milestones. In: MLB.com. Major League Baseball, archiviert vom am 24. Juni 2010; abgerufen am 5. Oktober 2012.
- ↑ Cal Ripken Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ George Brett Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Paul Waner Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Robin Yount Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Tony Gwynn Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Dave Winfield Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ The 3,000 Hit Club - Cap Anson. National Baseball Hall of Fame
- ↑ Craig Biggio Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Rickey Henderson Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Rod Carew Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Lou Brock Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Rafael Palmeiro Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Wade Boggs Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Al Kaline Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
- ↑ Roberto Clemente Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2010.
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