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Batting Milestones

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3,000 Hits

H

Pete Rose

4256

Ty Cobb

4190

Hank Aaron

3771

Stan Musial

3630

Tris Speaker

3514

Carl Yastrzemski

3419

Honus Wagner

3415

Paul Molitor

3319

Eddie Collins

3312

Willie Mays

3283

Eddie Murray

3255

Nap Lajoie

3242

George Brett

3154

Paul Waner

3152

Robin Yount

3142

Dave Winfield

3110

Tony Gwynn*

3067

Rod Carew

3053

Lou Brock

3023

Wade Boggs

3010

Al Kaline

3007

Roberto Clemente

3000

500 Home Runs

HR

Hank Aaron

755

Babe Ruth

714

Willie Mays

660

Frank Robinson

586

Harmon Killebrew

573

Reggie Jackson

563

Mike Schmidt

548

Mickey Mantle

536

Jimmie Foxx

534

Mark McGwire*

522

Willie McCovey

521

Ted Williams

521

Ernie Banks

512

Eddie Mathews

512

Mel Ott

511

Eddie Murray

504

.400 Batting Average

Year

Avg

Hugh Duffy

1894

.440

Tip O'Neill

1887

.435

Ross Barnes

1876

.429

Rogers Hornsby

1924

.424

Willie Keeler

1897

.424

Nap Lajoie

1901

.422

George Sisler

1922

.420

Ty Cobb

1911

.420

Fred Dunlap

1884

.412

Ty Cobb

1912

.410

Ed Delahanty

1899

.410

Jesse Burkett

1896

.410

Jesse Burkett

1895

.409

Joe Jackson

1911

.408

George Sisler

1920

.407

Sam Thompson

1894

.407

Ed Delahanty

1894

.407

Ted Williams

1941

.406

Billy Hamilton

1894

.404

Ed Delahanty

1894

.404

Rogers Hornsby

1925

.403

Harry Heilmann

1923

.403

Pete Browning

1887

.402

Rogers Hornsby

1922

.401

Bill Terry

1930

.401

Ty Cobb

1922

.401

Hughie Jennings

1896

.401

50 Home Runs

Year

HR

Mark McGwire*

1998

70

Sammy Sosa*

1998

66

Mark McGwire*

1999

65

Sammy Sosa*

1999

63

Roger Maris

1961

61

Babe Ruth

1927

60

Babe Ruth

1921

59

Jimmie Foxx

1932

58

Hank Greenberg

1938

58

Mark McGwire*

1997

58

Ken Griffey Jr.*

1997

56

Ken Griffey Jr.*

1997

56

Hack Wilson

1930

56

Ralph Kiner

1949

54

Mickey Mantle

1961

54

Babe Ruth

1920

54

Babe Ruth

1928

54

George Foster

1977

52

Mickey Mantle

1956

52

Willie Mays

1965

52

Mark McGwire*

1996

52

Cecil Fielder

1990

51

Ralph Kiner

1947

51

Willie Mays

1955

51

Johnny Mize

1947

51

Brady Anderson*

1996

50

Albert Belle*

1995

50

Jimmie Foxx

1938

50

Greg Vaughn*

1998

50