My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn't enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to it that I never got self-satisfied, that I worked hard to get the most out of what I had.

406 in 1941) and Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres (. Brett's 3154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. com) are the second most by any third baseman in major league history and 15th all-time.

Brett is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3000 hits 300 home runs and a career. George Howard Brett (born May 15 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. Brett's 3154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time.