NEW YORK — A rare Honus Wagner baseball card, one of the most coveted among collectors, sold last year for $2.1 million in an auction.

Iconic as Derek Jeter is, it’s unlikely his cards will ever equal in value those of Wagner, the Hall of Fame shortstop of many moons ago.

But Jeter Friday night matched “The Flying Dutchman” in the only area he could, and probably the only one he would care to: in the record book.

The Yankees captain singled in the first inning against the Indians, notching his 3,430th hit and tying Wagner for sixth on baseball’s official all-time hits list.

With one out against Trevor Bauer, Jeter hit a sharp grounder up the middle. Shortstop Jose Ramirez ranged far to his left and fielded the ball, but his throw to first was dropped and the difficult play was scored a hit.

Jeter later scored on Carlos Beltran’s single to right, tying the score at 1 during a five-run inning.

There is some controversy over Wagner’s hits total. The Elias Sports Bureau, the official record-keeper of Major League Baseball, lists Wagner with 3,430 hits. But Baseball-Reference.com, one of the primary resources used by the Hall of Fame, has him with 3,420.

The lack of instant replay and Internet game trackers in the 1890s, we assume, made official scoring and stat-keeping a little more difficult.

Jeter went 1-for-4 and flied out to right in the seventh.

With runners at first and second and none out in the sixth inning, Jeter dropped down a sacrifice bunt.