The 3,000-strikeout club has grown by one, with Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers whiffing the Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra in the sixth inning on Wednesday, becoming the 20th pitcher in baseball history to reach that milestone.
The 3K pitching club doesn't generate as much hullabaloo as its hitting counterpart, but it is in fact more exclusive: Thirty-three players have reached 3,000 hits.
When you look at the list of pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts, and Kershaw's place on it, a few things jump out at you.
• None of them pitched at Ebbets Field, at least not in a regular-season game.