The Brewers had a 3000 player before the Yankees? Something somewhere seems devalued.
Eric | 09.11.08 - 8:50 am | #

Ruth had 2800+ hits, so that must only count guys with all their hits as Yankees?

Don't forget the Royals too, Eric
ESK | 09.11.08 - 9:02 am | #

Dave Winfield, Ricky Henderson, Wade Boggs...probably an older guy or two.

I think it just means the Yankees know when to cut ties with a guy, or at least didn't need to hold onto guys out of nostalgia.

Only a handful of guys got 3000 hits with one team, and for the most part they played on shitty teams the majority of their career. Brett, Yount, Ripken, Gwynn, Biggio.

Kaline, Clemente and Yaz are the exceptions of course.
ESK | 09.11.08 - 9:06 am | #

Yes, it is just hits with that one team. A rare feat these days, but the Yankees excelled during the era of being tied to your team. I'd have thought one of the greats from the 20's to the 60's would have done it.
Jib | Homepage | 09.11.08 - 10:00 am | #

I think only 9 people total have done it, so it's not all that surprising.
ESK | 09.11.08 - 10:08 am | #

Three guys came to mind (DiMaggio, Berra and Mantle) and none are close. Mantle is closest of those at 2415. 1710 career walks hampered his pursuit of 3000.
Tracker | 09.11.08 - 10:29 am | #

Is there a stat for total hits and walks? Like the NFLs combined yardage?
Eric | 09.11.08 - 10:31 am | #

I thought Donny Baseball would have been close Tracker.

And Berra ended his career with the Mets.
ESK | 09.11.08 - 11:11 am | #

He never came to mind. Sure used to like to watch him hit, though.

Well, yeah. 2,148 hits as a Yankee. 2 as a Met.
Tracker | 09.11.08 - 11:32 am | #