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Originally Posted by z28jd
Cobb's 4,000th hit actually came three days later. That date you referred to was based on his old hit total of 4,191, but research uncovered many years ago that he "only" had 4,189 hits. His 4,000th hit came against the Indians on July 21, 1927.
That falls in the same category as watching Pete Rose single off of Eric Show and now know that all that hit did was increase his all-time record. His record breaking hit was a first inning single off of Reggie Patterson three days earlier.
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Good info. Thanks for the correction!
Edited to add. Awesome photos David. Thanks for sharing.