Darin Erstad, going 3-for-5, gets his 200th hit of the season in the Angels’ 9-4 comeback victory over the Blue Jays at Edison Field. The Anaheim DH reaches the 200-hit plateau quicker than any other player since Cardinal outfielder Ducky Medwick, who accomplished the feat in 1935 playing in 131 games.

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On August 29, 2000 — Darin Erstad, going 3-for-5, gets his 200th hit of the season in the Angels’ 9-4 comeback victory over the Blue Jays at Edison Field. The Anaheim DH reaches the 200-hit plateau quicker than any other player since Cardinal outfielder Ducky Medwick, who accomplished the feat in 1935 playing in 131 games.

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