Thursday, September 11, 2008

Joseph drives in milestone run

Minnesota Fatboys slugger Toby Joseph became the fourth player to reach 1,000 RBI for his career when he knocked in four runs during Minnesota's 9-6 win over Vancouver on Thursday.

Joseph hit a three-run homer in the first inning to get the milestone RBI out of the way quickly. He then added an RBI single in the second to give him 1,003 RBI for his career.

"It's a good feeling when you reach these numbers and it gives you a chance to reflect on your career," Joseph said. "This has been a fun season with my 1,500th hit, 1,000th RBI and I should hit my 300th home run sometime soon."

Joseph is the only player with 1,000 RBI who hasn't already passed the 300-homer mark. In fact, the other three — Matt Governale, Chipper Velandia and Hector Santos — all have at least 375 homers.

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