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DUSTBIN September 12, 1979.(Carl Yastrzemski's 3,000th career hit)(Brief Article)

The Sporting News

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Carl Yastrzemski collected his 3,000th career hit on a groundball single to right in the eighth inning off Jim Beattie of the Yankees. The Red Sox won, 9-2. Yastrzemski, who had gone hitless in 12 straight plate appearances after hit No. 2,999, became the first American Leaguer with both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. He finished ...

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