Adrian Beltre collecting 3000th hit for 25th among top MLB plays of 2017

Phil Gurnee ♦ December 27, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

He was a Dodger first, our own phenom who was starting for the Dodgers at age 19 and the one we let get away after 2004. Many years later, Adrian Beltre does something very few 3rd baseman have ever done, collecting his 3000th hit.

This future HOF will stand tall with the greatest third baseman in baseball history and still holds one of the greatest seasons in Dodger history back in 2004 when he assaulted pitchers like Van Helsing going after vampires.

Player            HR WAR/pos Year Age  PA   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS   Pos
Adrian Beltre     48     9.5 2004  25 657 .334 .388 .629 1.017 *5/H6
Duke Snider       42     8.6 1955  28 653 .309 .418 .628 1.046  *8/H
Duke Snider       42     9.3 1953  26 680 .336 .419 .627 1.046  *8/H
Mike Piazza       40     8.7 1997  28 633 .362 .431 .638 1.070 *2/DH
Duke Snider       40     8.4 1954  27 679 .341 .423 .647 1.071  *8/H
Matt Kemp         39     8.2 2011  26 689 .324 .399 .586  .986 *8/DH
Jackie Robinson   19     8.5 1952  33 636 .308 .440 .465  .904  *4/H
Jackie Robinson   19     9.7 1951  32 642 .338 .429 .527  .957  *4/H
Jackie Robinson   16     9.6 1949  30 704 .342 .432 .528  .960    *4
Willie Davis      12     8.3 1964  24 652 .294 .316 .413  .729  *8/H

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Generated 12/27/2017.