Topic - Monument Park

• Jeter homers for 3,000th hit, first Yank to do it

  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.

• Jeter the last great Yankee to celebrate

  Hit No. 3,000 was a big enough deal for Roberto Clemente that he couldn't sleep after a scorer's decision cost him the mark. Still, a crowd of just 13,117 turned out in Pittsburgh for the Saturday afternoon game when he doubled for what would be both the biggest and last regular-season hit of a Hall of Fame career.

• Jeter the last great Yankee to celebrate

  Hit No. 3,000 was a big enough deal for Roberto Clemente that he couldn't sleep after a scorer's decision cost him the mark. Still, a crowd of just 13,117 turned out in Pittsburgh for the Saturday afternoon game when he doubled for what would be both the biggest and last regular season hit of a Hall of Fame career.

• Fifty years later, Sal Durante has rich memories

  Fifty years later, Sal Durante was back at Yankee Stadium _ the new one _ and thought about the afternoon that made him a little bit famous.

• Decades later, Durante has rich memories of Maris

  Fifty years later, Sal Durante was back at Yankee Stadium _ the new one _ and thought about the afternoon that made him a little bit famous.

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