From the June 20, 2015 Northwest Herald "A-Rod hits 3,000 in style" by ben Walker AP.
New York Yankee player Alex Rodriguez hit his 3,000th hit, hitting a 95 mph fastball from Detroit ace Justin Verlander for a home run. This was his 667th career home run and he joins Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only players to hit 600+ home runs and have 3,000+ hits.
But what I really liked was the list of the 28 players who have hit 3000+ hits:
28. Alex Rodriguez, 3000-- only player still active
28. Roberto Clemente, 3000-- You have to wonder how many more hits he would have had had he not been on that mercy mission that crashed.
27. Al Kaline, 3,007
26. Wade Boggs, 3,010
25. Cap Anson, 3,011- pre-1901
24. Rafael Palmeiro, 3,020
23. Lou Brock, 3,023-- And who did the Cubs get for him?
22. Rod Carew, 3,053
21. Ricky Henderson, 3,055-- I was there when he broke Maury Wills' single season stolen base record in Milwaukee.
And, I Know All these Guys. --Cooter
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