Paul Molitor of the Minnesota Twins collects the 3,000th hit of his career.

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On September 16, 1996, 40-year-old Paul Molitor of the Minnesota Twins hits A 5th-inning triple off Royals pitcher Jose Rosado giving Molitor 3000 hits. He will become the first major leaguer to accomplish this milestone in a season in which he collects 200 hits. Molitor, the 21st player to reach the exclusive hit club, becomes the first player to achieve the milestone with a triple.

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Play by Play

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch was called out on strikes; Becker was
called out on strikes; Molitor singled to right; Rosado threw a
wild pitch [Molitor to second]; Cordova singled to left [Molitor
scored]; Kelly flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Myers
flied to right; Lockhart flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Coomer flied to left; Walbeck singled to left; Meares
homered [Walbeck scored]; Walker was called out on strikes;
Knoblauch doubled to right; Becker grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Roberts singled to left; Paquette grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Roberts out at second]; Nunnally
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Molitor flied to right; Cordova struck out; Kelly
walked; Coomer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Sweeney flied to center; Stynes grounded out (second
to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Walbeck flied to center; Meares was hit by a pitch;
Walker popped to third; Knoblauch lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Offerman flied to right; Myers walked; Lockhart
flied to center; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 5TH: Becker struck out; Molitor tripled to center; Cordova
popped to first; Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Paquette singled to shortstop; Nunnally struck out;
Sweeney struck out; Stynes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 6TH: Coomer grounded out (third to first); Walbeck
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meares grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Howard popped to shortstop; Offerman doubled to
right; Myers doubled [Offerman scored]; Lockhart homered [Myers
scored]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); Paquette
singled to center; Nunnally tripled to right [Paquette scored];
Sweeney singled to third [Nunnally scored]; GOODWIN RAN FOR
SWEENEY; Goodwin was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 5.

TWINS 7TH: MERCEDES REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); REBOULET
BATTED FOR WALKER; Reboulet grounded out (second to first);
Knoblauch flied to right; Becker singled to left; SCANLAN
REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); Molitor singled to right [Becker to
second]; Cordova forced Molitor (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: REBOULET STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stynes doubled
to left; NORMAN RAN FOR STYNES; Norman was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Walbeck [Norman to third]; STEVENS
REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING); Howard out on a sacrifice fly to
right [Norman scored]; Offerman singled to left; Myers popped to
shortstop; Lockhart lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 6.

TWINS 8TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kelly singled to
first; Coomer lined to second; Walbeck grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Roberts singled to center; Paquette out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Roberts to second]; Nunnally
flied to left; Mercedes flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 6.

TWINS 9TH: LAWTON BATTED FOR MEARES; BLUMA REPLACED SCANLAN
(PITCHING); Lawton singled to center; HALE BATTED FOR REBOULET;
Hale singled to left [Lawton to second]; Knoblauch forced Hale
(pitcher to shortstop) [Lawton to third]; Becker singled to
right [Lawton scored, Knoblauch to third]; Molitor out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Knoblauch scored]; Becker stole second;
Cordova was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins
5, Royals 6.

Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 5 12 1 8
Royals 6 11 0 4