Paul Molitor 1996

[kairos12]

In 1996 became the first member of the 3000 hit club whose career batting average was below .300 at age 30 and above .300 at age 40.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. And in real life,just a kid down the street type Guy.

[luvs2sing]

2. Before I was even a serious baseball fan,

I always liked Paul Molitor. Class act all the way.

[LakeSuperiorView]

3. Saw him at a Gopher Basketball game...

I was too surprised to get anything out of my mouth by the time he walked past me going the other direction. Hindsight told me I should have said "Congrats on the Hall" as it was shortly after he was inducted in Cooperstown. As it went down, if he noticed me at all, it would have been "another one with his jaw hanging open..."

[BHDem53]

4. He was the only player

to hit a triple for his 3000th until Ichiro matched it in 2016.