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Ty Cobb
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Ty Cobb

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Ty Cobb became the fourth member of the 3,000-hit club on Aug. 19, 1921, with a single off Boston's Elmer Myers at Navin Field. Six years later, The Georgia Peach collected his 4,000th hit. Cobb held 90 major league records when he retired and remains the all-time leader in career batting average (.367).

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