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He was the second player at his position to hit 300 ( exactly 342 ) career home runs, joining Eddie Mathews, and also ended his career ranking second to Mathews among third basemen in slugging average (. 464 ) and third in runs batted in ( 1, 331 ), total bases ( 3, 779 ) and walks ( 1, 108 ).

Santo broke Mathews ' National League record of 369 career double plays at third base in 1972, and in 1973 he broke Mathews ' league records of 4, 284 assists and 6, 606 total chances.

Schmidt passed Santo's record for double plays in 1986, his record for assists in 1987, and his mark for total chances in 1988.

During his 14-season run with the Cubs, Santo hit 337 home runs, then the eighth most by a National League right-handed hitter ; his 1, 071 career walks with the Cubs remain the team record for a right-handed hitter.

He was the first third baseman to hit 300 home runs and win five Gold Gloves, a feat since matched only by Schmidt and Scott Rolen.