Carl Yastrzemski

On this date in 1979, Carl Yastrzemski collects his 3000th hit.

"Yastrzemski did it all the time. We'd be on the road and he'd call. 'C'mon, we're going to the ballpark.' I'd say, 'Christ, it's only one o'clock. The game's at seven.' He lived, breathed, ate and slept baseball." - teammate Joe Lahoud