Jeter Finally Becomes Yankees All-Time Hits Leader 2,723!

 Derek Jeter remains one of the best players in baseball. He is batting .331, better than all but three players in the American League. He is enjoying his finest defensive season in years. He is a star on a team primed to blast into the postseason. And he is setting records -- legendary records. When Jeter recorded his 2,722nd hit on Friday, passing Lou Gehrig for the most in franchise history, he set a mark that even the greatest players in Yankees' history could not attain.

Fittingly, the record-setter occurred in a most typical Jeter style. Hitting a Chris Tillman pitch past diving Orioles first baseman Luke Scott, Jeter singled to lead off the third and stand alone atop the franchise's all-time hits list.

Derek Jeter passed Lou Gehrig and now has the most hits by a Yankee. Here are the top 10 Yankees leaders in hits.
No.	Player	Games	Hits
1.	Derek Jeter	2,120	2,723
2.	Lou Gehrig	2,164	2,721
3.	Babe Ruth	2,084	2,518
4.	Mickey Mantle	2,401	2,415
5.	Bernie Williams	2,076	2,336
6.	Joe DiMaggio	1,736	2,214
7.	Don Mattingly	1,785	2,153
8.	Yogi Berra	2,116	2,148
9.	Bill Dickey	1,789	1,969
10.	Earle Combs	1,456	1,866