Dave Winfield

SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 — While playing for the Minnesota Twins, Dave Winfield struck the 3,000th hit of his Major League Baseball career in a game between his Club and the Oakland Athletics. The milestone hit was notched in the bottom of the ninth inning off Athletics hurler Dennis Eckersley, making Winfield just the 19th member of the 3,000 hits club. Winfield’s excellent performance helped his Club win in extra innings, 5-4.