Mr. 3000/500
Rafael Palmeiro etches his name in the record books tonight by joining the exclusive 3000 hits/500 home runs club, along side Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray.
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Rafael Palmeiro, the quiet superstar -
They sneaked up on us, Rafael Palmeiro and his enduring place in history. Turns out everything we thought we knew about him, for so many years, was all wrong.We underestimated him, is what it was. Because he made it look easy. Because he played on so many bad teams. Because he never was quite the best of his day, whatever day it was.
But while other shooting stars burned out or blew up, just look at him now: Quiet, steady, unassuming Raffy.
Those are Cooperstown numbers, and it’s time for Planet Baseball to wrap its arms around that concept:
Rafael Palmeiro, Hall of Famer.
Palmeiro blasts way into 3,000 hit club -
Baltimore Orioles slugger Rafael Palmeiro joined two of Major League Baseball’s most exclusive clubs with one swing of the bat Friday in Seattle, becoming just the 26th player to register 3,000 career hits.More significantly, Palmeiro’s fifth inning RBI double to deep left field off Mariners Joel Pineiro placed him in even more elite company joining Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray as the only players in baseball history to record 3,000 hits and 500 homers.
Palmeiro doubles in fifth inning off Pineiro -
Besides moving up on the career hits list, Palmeiro also tied Robin Yount for No. 13 all-time with 583 doubles. His 1,187 extra-base hits rank seventh, moving Palmeiro out of a tie with Frank Robinson. Next up is Lou Gehrig (1,190).
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