40-year-old leadoff man Lou Brock connects for his 3,000th career hit, in a game against the Cubs on Aug. 13, 1979. (Post-Dispatch file photo)
On Aug. 13, 1979, Lou Brock became the 14th player in baseball history to accumulate 3,000 hits in a career. This is the way a fellow Hall of Famer, Rick Hummel, covered the event for the Post-Dispatch.
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