2002 Death Joe Cobb, actor, an original Our Gang cast member, dies at 84 1996 Death Richard Charles Cobb, historian, dies at 78 1994 Event "Cobb" premieres 1990 Event Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record 1985 Event Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Event Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits 1984 Event New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s 1984 Event Expos Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with his 3,052nd single 1983 Event Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs 1982 Event Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch 1982 Event Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz) 1981 Event Carl Yastrzemski is 4th to get 3,000 hits (Cobb, Musial and Aaron) 1977 Event St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3 1976 Death Lee J Cobb, actor (12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront), dies at 64 1976 Death Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1974 Death Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82 1970 Birthday Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1968 Birthday Reggie Cobb, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1962 Birthday Keith Hamilton Cobb, Tarrytown, New York, actor, Noah Keefer-All My Children 1961 Death Ty Cobb, baseball great, Detroit Tigers, dies of cancer at 74 1951 Event Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players 1947 Event John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH 1944 Birthday J R Cobb, Birmingham, Alabama, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV 1942 Death Patric Cobb, British sea officer, dies in battle 1939 Event John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats 1938 Event John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) 1937 Event Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replace his 40 with 36 oz bat 1936 Event 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson 1928 Birthday Buff Cobb, Florence Italy, actress, Masquerade Party 1928 Event Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1928 Event Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit 1928 Event Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time 1927 Event Ty Cobb's 4,000th career hit 1926 Event Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager 1925 Event Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ 1925 Event Tigers' Ty Cobb is 1st to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends 1,139) 1925 Event Ty Cobb hits his 5th home run in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884 1925 Event Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases) 1924 Birthday Jewel Plummer Cobb, educator/president, California State University at Fullerton 1922 Event Ty Cobb gets 5 hits in a game for record 4th time in a year 1921 Event Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3,000 hits 1918 Event Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns 1917 Birthday Richard Charles Cobb, historian 1915 Event Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Georgia after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life 1912 Event AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1912 Event Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a New York Highlander game and is suspended 1911 Birthday Lee J Cobb, New York City, actor, Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront 1911 Birthday Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1911 Event Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto 1911 Event Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak 1911 Event White Sox Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak 1911 Event Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day 1910 Event Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 1909 Event Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game 1909 Event Ty Cobb clinches AL home run title with his 9th home run (all inside-the-park) 1909 Event Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park home runs 1905 Event Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro 1905 Event Mistaking her husband for a burglar, Ty Cobb's mother kills him 1904 Event Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) 1892 Birthday Edmund Cobb, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, western actor, Comanche Territory 1886 Birthday Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases, Detroit Tigers 1876 Birthday Irvin S Cobb, Kentucky, writer/humorist, Old Judge Priest 1876 Birthday Irvin S. Cobb, American Journalist 1862 Death Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 39 1823 Birthday Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday Howell Cobb II, Major General/Secy of Treasury, Union
