Soriano is the 19th player to reach the 2000-hit plateau as a Yankee. The full list, courtesy of YES Network research guru Jeff Quagliata, is below:
Felipe Alou
Yogi Berra
Johnny Damon
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gehrig
Derek Jeter
Willie Keeler
Kenny Lofton
Mickey Mantle
Don Mattingly
Johnny Mize
Paul O'Neill
Alex Rodriguez
Babe Ruth
Joe Sewell
Ruben Sierra
Alfonso Soriano
Bernie Williams
Dave Winfield
Let's take a look at each of these in further detail. The earliest ones have limited data, but I dug up what I could. The first four entries have no play-by-play data (and all I could do with Keeler was do the math to see that the hit was in 1903). Ruth and Gehrig's had two hits and faced two different pitchers on their milestone days, but without PBP data, we can't know which one was which. Sewell had three singles in his game, all off Lyons, who pitched a complete game. At least there's everything from DiMaggio on down.
| Batter | Date | Opp | Pitcher | Hit | Inn | Career Hits | Hits with Yankees |
| Willie Keeler | 1903 | 2932 | 1956 to 2929 (974) | ||||
| Babe Ruth | 8/2/1929 | vs CLE | 1B or 3B | 2873 | 343 to 2860 (2518) | ||
| Joe Sewell | 7/17/1932 | vs CWS | Ted Lyons | 1B | 2226 | 1801 to 2226 (426) | |
| Lou Gehrig | 5/30/1935 | at WAS | 1B or 2B | 2721 | All | ||
| Joe DiMaggio | 6/20/1950 | at CLE | Marino Pieretti | RBI 1B | 7th | 2214 | All |
| Johnny Mize | 6/16/1953 | vs SLB | Duane Pillette | RBI 1B | 5th | 2011 | 1782 to 2011 (230) |
| Yogi Berra | 6/28/1961 | at LAA | Ryne Duren | 1B | 4th | 2150 | 1 to 2148 |
| Mickey Mantle | 9/17/1964 | vs LAA | Fred Newman | 1B | 6th | 2415 | All |
| Felipe Alou | 8/25/1972 | at KC | Al Fitzmorris | RBI 1B | 8th | 2101 | 1802 to 2091 (289) |
| Dave Winfield | 7/7/1986 | at TEX | Mickey Mahler | RBI 3B | 5th | 3110 | 1135 to 2434 (1300) |
| Don Mattingly | 7/23/1994 | at CAL | Russ Springer | 1B | 7th | 2153 | All |
| Paul O'Neill | 5/2/2001 | at MIN | LaTroy Hawkins | 1B | 9th | 2105 | 680 to 2105 (1426) |
| Ruben Sierra | 6/22/2003 | at NYM | Graeme Lloyd | 1B | 11th | 2152 | 1492 to 1640, 1986 to 2147 (311) |
| Bernie Williams | 6/10/2004 | vs COL | Jason Jennings | 1B | 4th | 2336 | All |
| Kenny Lofton | 8/25/2004 | at CLE | Jake Westbrook | 1B | 4th | 2428 | 1944 to 2019 (76) |
| Derek Jeter | 5/26/2006 | vs KC | Scott Elarton | 1B | 4th | 3308 | All |
| Alex Rodriguez | 7/21/2006 | at TOR | A.J. Burnett | 3RHR | 3rd | 2906 | 1536 to 2906 (1371) |
| Johnny Damon Alfonso Soriano |
5/30/2007 8/11/2013 |
at TOR vs DET |
Brian Tallet Justin Verlander |
1B Solo HR |
2nd 4th |
2769 2000 |
1790 to 2425 (636) 1 to 571, 1990 to 2000 (582) |
So Soriano joins A-Rod as Yankees that homered for their 2000th hit (Keeler did not homer in 1903, so at least we know his hit wasn't a dinger). Rodriguez's blast was also the 450th homer of his career. Yesterday marked the seventh time that the hit came in the Bronx, with the first six hit across the street. Of the 15 for which we have PBP, Soriano becomes the sixth to drive in a run with their hit.
