Jeter 1 Hit Shy of 2,000

[nyjunc]

Derek Jeter is 1 hit away from becoming the 8th Yankee to have at least 2,000 hits and assuming he gets at least 1 hit in the next 29 games( ) he'll become the 5th fastest since 1961 to reach 2,000 hits.

Here is the Yankee list ahead of him:

Player, Hits
Lou Gehrig, 2,721
Babe Ruth, 2,518
Mickey Mantle, 2,415
Bernie Williams, 2,255
Joe DiMaggio, 2,214
Don Mattingly, 2,153
Yogi Berra, 2,148


here is the fastest to 2,000 since 1961:

Player, Games
Wade Boggs,1515
Kirby Puckett, 1542
Tony Gwynn, 1560
Rod Carew, 1567
Pete Rose, 1600
Paul Molitor, 1635
Don Mattingly, 1637
George Brett, 1659

(the #s are from today's NY daily News)

[777rak]

Wow that is cool, thankx for pointing that out.

[yhova]

Is this just the career list of hits "as Yankees" ? None of these guys had 3,000 hits for their careers ? That would mean almost a third of Babe Ruth's hits were homeruns !

[Giants666]

Jeter reaches 2,000 hits

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter got his 2,000th career hit Friday night, becoming the eighth player in New York Yankees history to reach the milestone.

Jeter beat out a roller in front of home plate in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals and advanced to second when catcher Paul Bako threw the ball away for an error.

With the Yankee Stadium crowd chanting his name, Jeter tipped his cap twice as he stood on second base. He stole third on the next pitch and scored New York's first run on Alex Rodriguez's single. The Yankees lost 7-6.

"I know he had to be uncomfortable having to tip his cap," manager Joe Torre said. "It's too bad we couldn't cap it off for him with a win."

Jeter felt the same way.

"A hit's a hit," he said. "But we should have won this game. We had some opportunities to score. We let a couple of opportunities slip away."

Jeter said he appreciated the crowd's reaction, but was more concerned about winning the game.

"Personal accolades, you look back when your career is over, when the season is over," he said.

Jeter finished the night with two hits, two walks and a souvenir baseball.

"I'm sure my mom will want it," he said.

The 31-year-old Jeter is in his 12th major league season. The other players to get 2,000 hits for the Yankees are Lou Gehrig (2,721), Babe Ruth (2,518), Mickey Mantle (2,415), Bernie Williams (2,255), Joe DiMaggio (2,214), Don Mattingly (2,153) and Yogi Berra (2,148).

[nyjunc]

Is this just the career list of hits "as Yankees" ?

yes.

[Dry1313]

None of them Did have 3,000 hits. As for Jeter, this is evidence he is as good as he's made out to be.