Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Marlins' Miguel Cabrera becomes 3rd youngest player to reach 500 RBIs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Florida's Miguel Cabrera became the third youngest player in history to drive in 500 runs when he delivered a run-scoring single in the fifth inning of the Marlins game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Cabrera, who is 24 years and 139 days trails only Mel Ott (23 years, 74 days) and Ted Williams (24 years, 4 days).
It was Cabrera's 96th RBI of the season. With four more RBIs, he'll also become the third-youngest player with four consecutive 100 RBI seasons. Ott and Williams are the others.
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