On April 21, 1904, Ty Cobb made his professional with Augusta (South Atlantic League). He hit a double and HR in an 8-7 loss to Columbus.
Cobb broke with Detroit in 1905 and his career numbers still leave you in total shock: .366 batting average, 4,189 hits, 724 doubles, 295 triples, 892 stolen bases and 117 "dead ball era" HR. He did it all in 3,035 games!
What an amazing hitter!
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