Louis Clark Brock was an American professional baseball left fielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent most of it as a left fielder for the St. Lo
Brock with the Chicago Cubs in 1964
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
Lou Brock
…League (NL) in stolen bases in eight seasons, and set then-major league records for most steals in a single season and in a career. A member of the 3,000-hit club, he batted over .300 in full seasons seven times, and had additional full seasons of .297, .298, and .299. He finished his career with a .304 batting…
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.
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.