500 Home Runs; 300 Wins; 500 Goals; 20,000 Points; 10,000 Yards. Each of the four major American sports leagues feature an elite roster of career record achievements by which all others are measured. The task to attain 3,000 base hits during a Major League Baseball career is impossible to summarize in simple terms. One measure that provides a bit of context, since 1876 (first year of the National League) there have been a total of 20,451 major league players with a scant total of 33 having collected 3,000 or more hits. Presented is a collecting masterpiece in the form of a light to moderately toned Goldsmith "Official League Baseball" having been signed by 26 of those 33 members in the 3,000 Hit Club. Autographs include: Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Tris Speaker, Craig Biggio, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Wade Boggs, Rafael Palmerio, Paul Molitor, Robin Yount, Al Kaline, Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Dave Winfield, Rod Carew, Rickey Henderson, Ichiro Suzuki, Miguel Cabrera, Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr., George Brett, and Tony Gwynn. The autographs range from 2-9 out of 10 with Cobb rating the lowest and most others at 7 or higher. The genesis of the ball seems to be a Cobb/Collins/Speaker combination likely obtained while with the Philadelphia Athletics in the late 1920s. The remaining roster was added over time leaving just seven members missing two of which remain attainable (Beltre and A.Rodriguez). Simply incredible collecting accomplishment which soundly ranks among the more unique items of its medium in the hobby. Includes full LOA from PSA/DNA: Ball : VG/EX-EX, Signatures: Range PR (Cobb only) to NM/MT