It is an exclusive club. So exclusive that it has only 23 members. Not everyone can join. Membership is reserved for only those select few who were able to collect 3,000 hits during their Major League Baseball careers. Babe Ruth did not make it. Neither did Lou Gehrig. Rogers Hornsby won seven batting titles, but is not a member. Neither is Joe DiMaggio. The men who are included were unique in their personalities, yet they all shared two common threads that link them together: durability and consistency. The 3,000 Hit Club takes a close look at the men who comprise this special club. From the angry Ty Cobb to the hard-drinking Paul Waner to the avowed racist Cap Anson to new members Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs, each chapter explores the lives of these gifted men and the challenges, controversies, and conflicts they had to overcome to achieve their goal.
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By Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The 3,000-Hit Club (Paperback)
Greats like Sam Crawford, Sam Rice, Rogers Hornsby, Al Simmons, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, Ernie Banks and Carlton Fisk and so many other have failed to do what 24 players have done - get 3,000 hits.From Rose to Clemente this exclusive fraternity of two dozen of baseball best is covered n this one of a kind collectors book. This must have for every baseball fan of all ages breaks down each of the 24 and gives you a short glimpse into what has made them great. In 213 pages you'll read about men like Aaron, Brett, Boggs, Gwynn, Ripken, Cobb, Rose, Musial, Waner, Winfield, Carew, Anson, Mays, Murray, Brock, Clemente and eight others. Simply one of the best books on baseball I have ever read. Under $15.00 is well worth the price; I would have paid double for this book. Congratulations to the 24 best hitters in baseball and also to Sports Publishing Inc. for allowing me to read this book.
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A Great Baseball Book,
By Paul Gosnell (Tavares, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 3,000-Hit Club (Paperback)
This is really a very exclusive club. Less than twenty-five players amassed this many hits. Lots of very fine hitters never quite made it to 3,000. It takes a long and fruitful career to make it. There are a lot of good stories about each one in this book.
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Lee Weyer has been the third-base umpire the night that Henry Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth's record in 1973. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lee Weyer has been the third-base umpire the night that Henry Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth's record in 1973. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first batting title, outfield assists, batting titles, slugging percentage, batting crown, fielding percentage, hit club, lifetime batting average, exhibition season, stolen bases, consecutive seasons Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Series, Red Sox, New York, Hall of Fame, American League, National League, White Sox, San Diego, Most Valuable Player, Los Angeles, Stan Musial, Wide World Photos, Babe Ruth, Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Mays, Baltimore Orioles, Hank Aaron, Kansas City, Paul Molitor, Rookie of the Year, California Angels, Connie Mack, Eddie Collins, Honus Wagner New!
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- The Flying Dutchman (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Richard Wagner on page 47, page 48, and page 95
- Lou Gehrig (Classic Sport Shots, Collector's Book 5) by Bill Morgan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ted Williams (Classic Sport Shots, Collector's Book, 2) by Bill Morgan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Charlie Hustle by Pete Rose on page 5, and page 6
- Home Run by Paul Collins on page 73, and Back Matter
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