July 2 in Milwaukee Brewers History: Robin Yount becomes the fifth youngest player to reach 2500 hits (1989)

On July 2, 1989, Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers collects the 2,500th hit of his career in a 10 – 2 win over the Yankees.. Yount age 33 becomes the fifth-youngest player to reach the milestone, behind Ty Cobb , Rogers Hornsby , Hank Aaron , and Mel Ott . Yount will finish his career with 3,142

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