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Jul
On July 19th 1927, Philadelphia Athletics outfielder Ty Cobb doubled in his first at-bat against the Detroit Tigers (his former team), becoming the first major league player to amass 4,000 career hits.
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Sep
On September 28th 1941, Red Sox leftfielder Ted Williams ended the season with a .406 batting average. Before the game, Williams was batting .39955; claiming he didn’t deserve .400 if he sat out the season’s final game, “The Splendid Splinter” played a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics and went 6-for-8, marking the last time a Major League player hit .400.
