This day in baseball: Lajoie hits 3,000
Posted: September 27, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cap Anson, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Naps, history, Honus Wagner, League Park, Major League Baseball, Marty McHale, MLB, Nap Lajoie, New York Yankees, sports Leave a commentOn September 27, 1914, Cleveland’s Nap Lajoie became just the third player in baseball history to reach 3,000 hits, joining Cap Anson and Honus Wagner. His 3,000th hit was a double off New York’s Marty McHale as the Indians won 5-3 at League Park.
Nap Lajoie, c. 1908 (New York Public Library)
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