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JACOB MILBURN JOINS CHARLES BROPHY IN THE 3,000 HIT CLUB

With his second hit during the Pennsylvania Quakers’ game at new crosstown rivals the Philadelphia Tigers on April 29th, Jacob Milburn became the second player to reach 3,000 hits during his professional career. While it took Brophy until his 21st season with the Knickerbockers to reach the feat, Milburn did at the tail end of the first month of season #17 as a pro.

Konrad Jensen is unofficially the third member of the “3,000 Hit Club” because about forty percent of his hits came before professional baseball even existed.

Milburn’s career batting average at the time of hit number 3,000: A mere .404, which is not a typo. His career OPS at the time of the hit was 1.031, and when considering the comparatively light power output of the time that meant his career OPS+ was 190.