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Ripken joins 3,000-hit club

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Cal Ripken got his 3,000th hit Saturday night, adding another huge number to his Hall of Fame resume.

The Baltimore Orioles star, already renowned for playing a record 2,632 straight games, reached this milestone with his third hit of game.

Ripken became the 24th player to reach 3,000 hits, doing it a year after both Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs joined the club.

Ripken lined a clean single to center field off reliever Hector Carrasco for No. 3,000. He was greeted at first base by coach and longtime teammate Eddie Murray, who also got his 3,000th hit at the Metrodome in 1995.

The 3,000 Hit Club
Player	Team	Date	Age	Pitcher	Type	AB	Gm
Cap Anson	CHC	7/16/1897	45	George Blackburn	single	NA	NA
Honus Wagner	PIT	6/9/14	40	Erskine Mayer	double	8,801	2,332
Nap Lajoie	CLE	9/15/14	40	Pug Cavet	single	8,630	2,224
Ty Cobb	DET	8/19/21	34	Elmer Myers	single	8,093	2,135
Tris Speaker	CLE	5/17/25	37	Tom Zachary	double	8,625	2,341
Eddie Collins	CWS	6/6/25	38	Walter Johnson	double	NA	2,505
Paul Waner	BOS*	6/19/42	39	Rip Sewell	single	NA	2,314
Stan Musial	STL	5/13/58	37	Moe Drabowsky	double	8,774	2,301
Hank Aaron	ATL	5/17/70	36	Wayne Simpson	single	9,566	2,460
Willie Mays	SF	7/18/70	39	Mike Wegener	single	9,690	2,370
Roberto Clemente	PIT	9/30/72	38	Jon Matlack	double	9,454	2,433
Al Kaline	DET	9/24/74	39	Dave McNally	double	10,096	2,825
Pete Rose	CIN	5/5/78	37	Steve Rogers	single	9,690	2,370
Lou Brock	STL	8/13/79	40	Dennis Lamp	single	10,234	2,629
Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	9/12/79	40	Jim Beattie	single	10,936	2,848
Rod Carew	CAL	8/4/85	39	Frank Viola	single	9,101	2,417
Robin Yount	MIL	9/9/92	36	Jose Mesa	single	10,473	2,708
George Brett	KC	9/30/92	39	Tim Fortugno	single	9,779	2,559
Dave Winfield	MIN	9/16/93	41	Dennis Eckersley	single	10,559	2,840
Eddie Murray	CLE	6/30/95	39	Mike Trombley	single	10,392	2,764
Paul Molitor	MIN	9/16/96	40	Jose Rosado	triple	9,750	2,411
Tony Gwynn	SD	8/6/99	39	Dan Smith	single	8,874	2,284
Wade Boggs	TB	8/7/99	41	Chris Haney	homer	9,151	2,430
Cal Ripken	BAL	4/15/00	39	Hector Carrasco	single	10,803	2,800

* Boston Braves

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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