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Baseball's 3,000 Hit Club - Baseball Egg
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Sept. 16, 1996, Molitor gets hit No. 3,000
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Twins name Paul Molitor next manager
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A Look Back At Paul Molitor's Hall Of Fame Career
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Miguel Cabrera, welcome to the 3000-hit club. Here's how the first 32 MLBers made it
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Mashing Molly: Paul Molitor in 1996 - Twinkie Town
September 16, 1996 ticket at Kauffman Stadium, where Paul Molitor hit his 3000th career hit while playing for the Minnesota Twins vs. the Kansas City
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1996 MLB Baseball Ticket Paul Molitor 3000th Hit + Envelope Minnesota Twins KC
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September 16, 1996: Paul Molitor becomes first player to triple for his 3,000th hit – Society for American Baseball Research
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Paul Molitor at ease manning the Twins - here's why
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Miguel Cabrera's chase for 3000 could add to insane Colorado Rockies statistic
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September 16, 1996: Paul Molitor becomes first player to triple for his 3,000th hit – Society for American Baseball Research