3,000 Hits Club by Baseball Almanac

3,000 Hits Club

The 3,000 Hits Club is more of a personal plateau than an actual award given to any player. It is, however, a benchmark that few will achieve and a sign of hall of fame caliber skill with a baseball bat. The passage of time has placed more significance on the attainment of this goal and memorabilia shows are often conducted and advertised using the term three-thousand hits member.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the elite hitters who have reached the magical plateau and achieved immortality through the 3,000 Hits Club. Links to player biographies, pitcher biographies (those who gave up the infamous hit), some box scores, and a bold notation for current player(s) are included.

"Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible." - 3,000 Hits Club Member / Hall of Fame Member Carl Yastrzemski

3,000 Hits Club In Order By Most Hits
Name(s)	Hits	Hit #3,000 Details
Name(s)	Hits	Date / Box	Age	Opponent	Hit	ABs	Game
Pete Rose	4,256	05-05-1978	37	Steve Rogers	1B	9,690	2,370
Ty Cobb	4,189	08-19-1921	34	Elmer Myers	1B	uk	2,135
Hank Aaron	3,771	05-17-1970	36	Wayne Simpson	1B	9,566	2,460
Stan Musial	3,630	05-13-1958	37	Moe Drabowsky	2B	8,774	2,301
Tris Speaker	3,514	05-17-1925	37	Tom Zachary	1B	uk	2,341
Carl Yastrzemski	3,419	09-12-1979	40	Jim Beattie	1B	10,418	2,848
Honus Wagner	3,415	06-09-1914	40	Erskine Mayer	2B	uk	2,332
Paul Molitor	3,319	09-16-1996	40	Jose Rosado	3B	9,750	2,411
Eddie Collins	3,315	06-03-1925	38	Rip Collins	1B	uk	2,505
Willie Mays	3,283	07-18-1970	39	Mike Wegener	1B	9,802	2,639
Eddie Murray	3,255	06-30-1995	39	Mike Trombley	1B	10,392	2,764
Nap Lajoie	3,242	09-27-1914	39	Marty McHale	2B	uk	2,224
Cal Ripken, Jr.	3,184	04-15-2000	39	Hector Carrasco	1B	10,803	2,800
George Brett	3,154	09-30-1992	39	Tim Fortugno	1B	9,779	2,559
Paul Waner	3,152	06-19-1942	39	Rip Sewell	1B	uk	2,314
Robin Yount	3,142	09-09-1992	36	Jose Mesa	1B	10,473	2,708
Tony Gwynn	3,141	08-06-1999	39	Dan Smith	1B	8,874	2,284
Dave Winfield	3,110	09-16-1993	41	Dennis Eckersley	1B	10,559	2,840
Craig Biggio	3,060	06-28-2007	41	Aaron Cook	1B	10,645	2,781
Cap Anson	3,055	07-18-1897	45	George Blackburn	1B	uk	uk
Rickey Henderson	3,055	10-07-2001	42	John Thomson	2B	10,710	2,979
Rod Carew	3,053	08-04-1985	39	Frank Viola	1B	9,101	2,417
Lou Brock	3,023	08-13-1979	40	Dennis Lamp	1B	10,324	2,629
Rafael Palmeiro	3,020	07-15-2005	40	Joel Pineiro	2B	10,393	2,809
Wade Boggs	3,010	08-07-1999	41	Chris Haney	HR	9,151	2,430
Al Kaline	3,007	09-24-1974	39	Dave McNally	2B	10,096	2,825
Roberto Clemente	3,000	09-30-1972	38	Jon Matlack	2B	9,454	2,433
Name(s)	Hits	Date / Box	Age	Opponent	Hit	ABs	Game
Name(s)	Hits	Hit #3,000 Details
3,000 Hits Club \| Bold = Active Player

Cap Anson was the first player to join / start the 3,000 Hits Club. During the 1887 season bases on balls were counted as hits and Anson walked sixty times. In an effort to "clean up history" a committee changed the rules of that particular season (and others) thus revoking Anson's membership. The rules were restored to their original format in 2001 and Anson is once again a member of the club he started.

Did you know that items autographed by all of the living members often sell for over one-thousand dollars? Tribute posters, 3,000 Hits Club bats, theme balls and many others exist and make a stunning additional to any collection.

Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray and Rafael Palmeiro are the only four members of the 3,000 Hits Club who are also members of the 500 Home Runs Club.

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