The legendary Dominican ballplayer tied with Hall of Famer second baseman Eddie Collins by hitting 3,315th in his career.
Albert Pujols continues to add points within a professional sheet headed towards Cooperstown. During the fifth inning of the match between St. Louis Cardinals y Pittsburgh Piratesthe Dominican player entered the Top 10 of the batters with the most hits in the history of the MLB.
Facing Chase De Jong’s pitches, Hills he had his 3,315th hit, a home run to left field that traveled 425 feet. With the unstoppable, the Dominican equalized with the legendary member of the Hall of Fame, Eddie Collinswho will play in Big leagues from 1906 to 1930.
During last Wednesday’s game between Cardinals y Metsit was reported that Hills would have tied and surpassed Collins, but according to information provided by the museum of the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, ESPN Digital as well as through the portal Baseball Reference, Collins he had 3,315 hits. Next on the list is Paul Molitor with 3,319 hits.
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Pujols entered as a pinch hitter in a game that was already one-sided, with the Cardinals winning the game 12-0 at the time. For the Dominican it meant the 682 home run of his career.
The future Hall of Famer from Cooperstown is still in the race to reach 700 home runs during his time in the Major Leagues and this season he hits .210 with 14 hits and 9 RBIs.
In addition, the Quisqueyano reached 31 home runs fired at PNC Park, the most in history for an opponent, far surpassing the second on the list, Anthony Rizzo with 17 and his compatriot Aramis Ramírez with 16.
