Nelson Cruz, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton got plenty of hits to put their teams into the World Series.

Strolling behind the batting cage, Matt Holliday watched his St. Louis teammates hit away Friday and offered a simple tip.
Strolling behind the batting cage, Matt Holliday watched his St. Louis teammates hit away Friday and offered a simple tip.
Sept. 3
Marilyn Monroe's billowing skirt shows it's possible to catch a nice breeze in the Windy City.
Mobbed by his pinstriped pals after the ball sailed into the left-field seats, showered by ovations from his fans, Derek Jeter stood alone _ the first New York Yankees player to reach 3,000 hits.
Derek Jeter kept swinging, from the first pitch to the final out.
Hard to imagine now, but there was a time when Derek Jeter didn't think he would get a single hit in the big leagues.
The 3,000 Hit Club is an elite group of baseball's greats. Musial. Ripken. Cobb. Mays. Not one of the 27, though, joined while wearing a Yankees uniform.