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| 1927 | Ty Cobb becomes the first major leaguer to collect 4,000 career hits. The 40-year-old A's outfielder reaches the milestone with a first-inning double off Sam Gibson in Philadelphia's 5-3 loss to the Tigers at Shibe Park. |
| 1986 | Jack Morris throws his third consecutive complete-game shutout, limiting Texas to two hits in Detroit's 5-0 victory at Tiger Stadium. The 31-year-old right-hander's scoreless streak, which spans 31 innings, will end when Kirby Puckett scores an unearned run thanks to two errors in the first frame of his next start. |
| 1998 | The Red Sox hit four homers in the fourth inning to become the first American League team to accomplish this feat with two outs. Donnie Sadler and Darren Lewis go deep off Frank Castillo, with Nomar Garciaparra and Mo Vaughn clearing the fences off Dean Crow in the team's 9-4 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium. |
| 2001 | Detroit's Roger Cedeno collects four extra-base hits, including a double, triple, and two home runs. The outfielder's offensive output enables the Tigers to defeat the Yankees, 12-4, in Game 2 of a day-night doubleheader at Comerica Park. |
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