Two young brothers drive across America to see baseball hero Roberto Clemente get his 3,000th hit. Drama., As the 1972 baseball season draws to a close and star player Roberto Clemente prepares to knock hit number 3,000 out of the park, two brothers — one of whom is afflicted with muscular dystrophy — make the drive from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh in hopes of witnessing sports history in the making. Based on a true story, Chasing 3000 is directed by Gregory J. Lanesey and features Ray Liotta., Two young brothers drive across America to see baseball hero Roberto Clemente get his 3,000th hit., Fact-based story of two brothers who travel from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh in the hopes of witnessing Roberto Clemente’s 3000th hit in 1972. Co-written and directed by Gregory J. Lanesey.