on june 9, , at age 40, wagner recorded his 3,000th hit, a double off philadelphia's erskine mayer, the second player in baseball history to reach the figure, after cap anson, and nap lajoie joined them three months later. this accomplishment, however, came during a down period for wagner and pirates. wagner hit only .252 in 1914, the lowest average of his career. in july 1915, he became the oldest player to hit a grand slam, a record which stood for 70 years until topped by 43-year-old tony pérez. in 1916, wagner became the oldest player to hit an inside-the-park home run.