If Derek Jeter passing Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list last night wasn’t enough for you in the milestones-of-questionable-significance department, just wait until today’s game: with one more hit Jeter will tie Mel Ott for the all-time New York hits lead.
Not the Yankees hit lead -- he did that last year when he passed Gehrig -- but the lead for players from all New York teams, including the Yankees, Dodgers, Giants and Mets. Ott had 2876 career hits, all for the New York Giants. Jeter stands at 2875.
After that we have to stretch a bit: with five more hits he ties Frankie Frisch -- the Fordham Flash -- for the all-time Bronx record. Although, yeah, Frisch was just from the Bronx. I’m assuming Jeter already holds the born-in-Pequannoc, New Jersey record.
(thanks to reader Thomas for pointing the Mel Ott thing out to me this morning).
