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Posted By: Judge Dred

Look at the number of players that won 300 games in the 19th century. Subtract those 6 from the list and you have 16 pitchers that have won 300 games after the 20th and 21st centuries. Note that Cy Young won a large number of his games in the 19th century.

3,000 hit club - Only Anson played his full career in the 19th century. Wagner and Lajoie played only the beginning portions of their career in the 19th century. That would mean 24 players achieved the 3,000 hit plateau in the 20th and 21st centuries.

500 HR club - well we all know that all 20 of those members came after the 1920's.

That 300 win club is looking pretty tough. All three levels (W's, H's and HR's) require a bit of longevity and staying power so any member of any of those clubs are in elite company.

If one had to chose which level might be the toughest to attain in the future then I would probably have to go with the 300 win club.

You've got to love baseball and statistics.