Cabrera Moving Up All-Time Hit List

By Jason Berndt

Miguel Cabrera has been delegated to a part-time player this year for the Detroit Tigers.  However, the legendary hitter continues to rack up hits.  With three more on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, that gives Cabrera 3,145 passing Robin Yount for sole possession of 19^th on MLB’s all-time hits list. He is now seven hits behind Paul Waner for 18^th.

The Tigers have fallen out of contention this year, sitting eight games behind Minnesota in the division, and thirteen games back in the wild card race.  Still, fans have supported the team and have flocked to Comerica Park to see a legend of the game for one last time before he retires at the end of the season.  Cabrera’s career numbers are staggering, worthy of a first-ballot hall-of-fame nomination.  He has a career batting average of .307, 508 homeruns, 620 doubles, and 1,864 RBI.  Cabrera is also only one of three players in Major League Baseball history to have over 3,000 hits and 500 home runs along with Hank Aaron and Willy Mays.  Not bad company.  The Tigers will begin a weekend series in Boston against the Red Sox, Cabrera’s final games at Fenway Park as an active player.  Below is MLB’s top 25 hits list.

1. Pete Rose 4,256
2. Ty Cobb 4,189
3. Hank Aaron 3,771
4. Stan Musial 3,630
5. Tris Speaker 3,514
6. Derek Jeter 3,465
7. Honus Wagner 3,430
8. Carl Yastrzemski 3,419
9. Albert Pujols 3,384
10. Paul Molitor 3,319
11. Eddie Collins 3,314
12. Willie Mays 3,283
13. Eddie Murray 3,255
14. Nap Lajoie 3,252
15. Cal Ripken, Jr. 3,184
16. Adrian Beltre 3,166
17. George Brett 3,154
18. Paul Waner 3,152
19. Miguel Cabrera 3,145
20. Robin Yount 3,142
21. Tony Gwynn 3,141
22. Alex Rodriguez 3,115
23. Dave Winfield 3,110
24. Ichiro Suzuki 3,089
25. Craig Biggio 3,060