3,000-hit club
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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. Reaching 3,000 hits has been "long considered the greatest
Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits.
![Cap Anson reached 3,000 hits on July 18, 1897. He was the first, and, as of 2022[update], the oldest player to reach the mark.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/Cap_anson_studio_photo.jpg/500px-Cap_anson_studio_photo.jpg)
Cap Anson reached 3,000 hits on July 18, 1897. He was the first, and, as of 2022[update], the oldest player to reach the mark.
In 1927, Ty Cobb became the first player to collect 4,000 hits. He remains the youngest player to reach 3,000 hits, doing so at the age of 34. He also achieved 3,000 hits in the fewest games played (2,135).
Paul Molitor was the first to triple for his 3,000th hit.
Miguel Cabrera
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José Miguel Cabrera Torres, nicknamed Miggy, is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Flo
3,000-hit club
…Tris Speaker, and most recently Eddie Murray, both when the franchise was known as the Indians, and, for the Tigers, Cobb, Al Kaline, and most recently Miguel Cabrera. Ten of these players have played for only one major league team. Seven players—Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols…
Cabrera with the Detroit Tigers in 2014
Cabrera (left) with Marlins teammate Alfredo Amézaga during a June 2006 game at Petco Park
Cabrera with the Florida Marlins in 2007
Cabrera in 2009