On May 4, 2018, California Angels slugger Albert Pujols collected a broken-bat single in the fifth inning at the Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field. With the hit, Pujols not only gained admittance to baseball’s uber-exclusive 3000-hit club, but joined Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez as the only MLBers with 3000 hits and 600 homers.
MLB’S 3000-HIT CLUB
The 3000-hit mark was first reached in 1897 by Cap Anson, and didn’t officially become a “club” until he was joined 17 years later by fellow Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Nap Lajoie. With Ichiro Suzuki recently hanging up his cleats, it leaves Pujols and Adrian Beltre as the only active players in the 3K club.
Of the 32 players in the 3000-hit club, 19 entered on singles, 8 on doubles, 2 on triples (Ichiro Suzuki and Paul Molitor) and 2 on home runs (Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter). What follows is the entire list of players with 3000 or more hits, listed in ascending order by career hits.
32) ROBERTO CLEMENTE
3000th hit: Sept. 30, 1972 (Double)
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31) ALBERT PUJOLS
3000th hit: May 4, 2018 (Single)
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30) AL KALINE
3000th hit: Sept. 24, 1974 (Double)
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29) WADE BOGGS
3000th hit: Aug. 7, 1999 (Home Run)
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28) RAFAEL PALMEIRO
3000th hit: July 15, 2005 (Double)
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27) LOU BROCK
3000th hit: Aug. 13, 1979 (Single)
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26) ROD CAREW
3000th hit: Aug. 4, 1985 (Single)
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25) RICKEY HENDERSON
3000th hit: Oct. 7, 2001 (Double)
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24) CRAIG BIGGIO
3000th hit: June 28, 2007 (Single)
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23) ADRIAN BELTRE
3000th hit: July 30, 2017 (Double)
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22) ICHIRO SUZUKI
3000th hit: Aug. 7, 2016 (Triple)
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21) DAVE WINFIELD
3000th hit: Sept. 16, 1993 (Single)
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20) ALEX RODRIGUEZ
3000th hit: June 19, 2015 (Home Run)
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19) TONY GWYNN
3000th hit: Aug. 6, 1999 (Single)
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18) ROBIN YOUNT
3000th hit: Sept. 9, 1992 (Single)
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17) PAUL WANER
3000th hit: June 19, 1942 (Single)
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16) GEORGE BRETT
3000th hit: Sept. 30, 1992 (Single)
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15) CAL RIPKEN JR.
3000th hit: April 15, 2000 (Single)
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14) NAP LAJOIE
3000th hit: Sept. 27, 1914 (Double)
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13) EDDIE MURRAY
3000th hit: June 30, 1995 (Single)
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12) WILLIE MAYS
3000th hit: July 18, 1970 (Single)
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11) EDDIE COLLINS
3000th hit: June 3, 1925 (Single)
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10) PAUL MOLITOR
3000th hit: Sept. 16, 1996 (Triple)
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9) CARL YASTRZEMSKI
3000th hit: Sept. 12, 1979 (Single)
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8) HONUS WAGNER
3000th hit: June 9, 1914 (Double)
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7) CAP ANSON
3000th hit: July 18, 1897 (Single)
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6) DEREK JETER
3000th hit: July 9, 2011 (Home Run)
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5) TRIS SPEAKER
3000th hit: May 17, 1925 (Single)
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4) STAN MUSIAL
3000th hit: May 13, 1958 (Double)
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3) HANK AARON
3000th hit: May 17, 1970 (Single)
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2) TY COBB
3000th hit: Aug. 19, 1921 (Single)
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1) PETE ROSE
3000th hit: May 5, 1978 (Single)
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