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Jeter Ties Gehrig for Yankees Hit Record

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 9, 2009 9:20 PM CDT
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(AP) – Derek Jeter and Lou Gehrig are tied at the top. Jeter matched the New York Yankees record for hits with a seventh-inning single tonight against Tampa Bay. Jeter's third hit of the game gave him 2,721 in a Yankees uniform, tying a mark held by Gehrig for more than 70 years.

Jeter had a chance to break the record in the eighth inning, but he walked against reliever Grant Balfour. Already on their feet in anticipation, fans at Yankee Stadium let loose with a roar when Jeter's sharp grounder inside the first-base line got by a diving Chris Richard in the seventh. Jeter entered the game in an 0-for-12 slump, his longest hitless stretch this season. Gehrig's final hit came on April 29, 1939, a single against the Washington Senators. The Iron Horse had held the club record for hits since Sept. 6, 1937, when he passed Babe Ruth.

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter bunts for a base hit during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York.
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter bunts for a base hit during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York.   (Bill Kostroun)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter tips his cap after hitting a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The hit tied hit Jeter with Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee.
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter tips his cap after hitting a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The...   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter hits a single during the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The hit tied Jeter with Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee.
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter hits a single during the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The hit tied Jeter with Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter follows through on a double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York.
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter follows through on a double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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aces08
Sep 10, 2009 2:51 AM CDT
He is. I dont believe baseball teams need a captain but he sure deserves that title.
It_Smells_Funky.
Sep 10, 2009 2:26 AM CDT
I swear, the most modest guy around, all he cares about is winning. What a class act, seriously, he's one of the best and most dedicated athletes around, easily.
Kant
Sep 10, 2009 2:21 AM CDT
Derek Jeter is dreamy. That's right, I said it.

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