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Phillies: Top five moments of Jimmy Rollins’ career

By Kerry Kauffman

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 19: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a game-winning walkoff 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 5-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 19, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 19: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a game-winning walkoff 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 5-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 19, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) /
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June 14, 2014: Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins (11) greeted at first base by Mike Schmidt (20) as Jimmy Rollins passes his career hit record during a Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gavin Baker/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images) /

No. 3: Phillies all-time hits leader

In his 15th season with the Phillies, Jimmy Rollins was already a four-time Gold Glove award winner, three-time All-Star, 2007 NL MVP and 2008 World Series Champion.  He started the season with 2175 hits in Phillies uniform, fourth All-Time behind Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn and Ed Delahanty.

By the third week of May, Rollins was hitting a robust .275 and had already surpassed Delahanty and “Whitey” Ashburn and had his sights set on Schmidt’s mark.

On June 14, Rollins came to bat in the fifth inning against the Cubs’ Edwin Jackson needing a hit to pass Schmidt. He stroked a solid single to right field on a 3-1 pitch to set the club mark for most hits in a career with 2235. Schmidt, who was an analyst for home games on Sundays, came out out Phillies’ dugout in a Phillies jersey, picked up Rollins’ bat and congratulated him at first base.

At the time of the hit, Rollins was one of only 19 players in league history with 400 or more doubles, 100 or more triples, and 200  or more home runs. He was also fourth in league history in leadoff home runs with 46.

Rollins finished the season with the Phillies before moving on to the Dodgers and White Sox before retiring in 2016. Rollins finished with 2306 hits in a Phillies’ uniform and ranks first in doubles, third in runs and triples and second in stolen bases in team history. His 2455 career hits rank 115th in MLB history.

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