Boxscore of Cal Ripken 3,000th Hit

Year after year after year Cal Ripken, Jr. is a story of a man who has endured everything the game has thrown at him. He pounded out his hits consistently while playing one of the most difficult positions on the field more consistenly than any other man in history. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the boxscore for his legendary 3,000th hit.

"As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute." - Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr. 3,000th Hit AP Photograph

3,000th Hit
April 15, 2000
Metrodome

Baltimore Orioles
Name AB R H RBI
Brady Anderson cf 5 1 2 0
Mike Bordick ss 5 1 2 1
B.J. Surhoff lf 5 1 3 2
Albert Belle rf 4 1 1 0
Harold Baines dh 5 1 2 0
Cal Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 0 3 0
Jeff Conine 1b 4 0 1 1
Charles Johnson c 4 1 1 1
Jesse Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 15 5

Minnesota Twins
Name AB R H RBI
Todd Walker 2b 5 0 1 0
Cristian Guzman ss 3 1 2 0
Matt Lawton rf 2 1 1 0
Butch Huskey dh 4 0 1 0
Corey Koskie 3b 4 1 1 2
Ron Coomer 1b 4 0 2 1
Matt LeCroy c 3 0 0 0
Jacque Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Torii Hunter cf 3 1 1 0
a-Midre Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4

Hitting & Fielding Notes

a: Grounded out to pitcher for Hunter in 9th inning.
Double Play: Ripken-Garcia-Conine, Bordick-Garcia-Conine, Walker-Guzman,
Guzman-Walker-Coomer.
Doubles: Anderson (2), Bordick, Belle, Coomer.
Error: Walker.
GIDP: Coomer, Belle, Huskey.
Home Runs: Johnson, Surhoff.
Sacrifice Hits: Guzman.
Stolen Base: Bordick, Guzman.
Triples: Koskie, Hunter.
Left On Base: Baltimore 9, .

Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 15 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1

Baltimore Orioles
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Calvin Maduro 5 6 4 4 2 4
Tim Worrell (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
B.J. Ryan 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Mike Trombley (S) 1 0 0 0 0 0

Minnesota Twins
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Sean Bergman 6 12 4 4 0 3
Travis Miller (L) .2 1 1 1 0 1
Hector Carrasco .2 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Redman 1.2 1 1 1 0 0

Pitching Notes

Hit Batters: A Belle (by Bergman), Lawton (by Maduro).
Pitches-Strikes: Maduro 76-46, Worrell 26-14, Ryan 24-15, Trombley 11-8.
Bergman 92-60, Miller 14-8, Carrasco 11-7, Redman 23-17.
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Maduro 6-5, Worrell 3-1, Ryan 2-1, Trombley 2-1.
Bergman 9-5, Miller 1-0, Carrasco 2-0, Redman 0-5.
Batters Faced: Maduro 22, Worrell 7, Ryan 5, Trombley 3.
Bergman 29, Travis Miller 3, Carrasco 4, Redman 6.

Game Notes

Attendance: 18,745.
Umpires
HP Bruce Froemming.
1B Mike Winters.
2B Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Bill Welke.
Length of game: 2:49.



Ty Cobb had the highest batting average the day he hit number three thousand. His was a record .366 and Cal Ripken, Jr. had the lowest in the club with .278!

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In the seventh inning, Travis Miller was relieved by Hector Carrasco. The first pitch was a passed ball and Albert Belle scored from third. The second pitch was a single to center and hit number 3,000 for Cal Ripken, Jr.!