On August 30, 1905, Ty Cobb made his debut for the Detroit Tigers. He played centerfield that day and got a hit (the first of his 4,189), actually doubling in his first official at bat against future Hall of Fame pitcher "Happy Jack" Chesbro of the New York Highlanders. He would go on and bat .240 this season, the lowest of his HOF career. Cobb wasn't liked too much by his baseball peers, perhaps costing him one season's batting title (that's for another story). The statistics change ever so slightly, but Ty Cobb ended up with 4,189 career hits, a record that stood until Pete Rose surpassed it.
Ty Cobb was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936. This box score is from The Philadelphia Record, 1905.
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