Hit #3000
In 1985: The two-day baseball strike–the seventh work stoppage since 1972– ended as the owners and Players Association signed a five year agreement. The main reasons for the strike were disagreements over player pensions, arbitration rules and mistrust of the owners over financial records. Commissioner Peter Ueberoth announced that the season would resume the next day. The owners would exact revenge, however. After the 1985 season, the owners colluded to not sign a single free agent player, thus keeping salaries down. They were found guilty and forced to pay over $280 million in damages to the players.
In 1999: Wade Boggs of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays became the 22nd player to reach 3,000 career hits in a game at Tropicana Field. Coming into the game three shy of the milestone, he singled twice and homered. Ironically for Boggs — a reknowned singles and doubles hitter — he was the first player to homer on his 3000th hit, and he kissed home plate as he crossed it. True to fashion, though, the Devil Rays lost to the Indians 15-10.
and in 2004: Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs won his 300th career game with an 8-4 victory in San Francisco over the Giants. Maddux became the 22nd and most recent pitcher to join the 300 win club.
