July 16 in Detroit Tigers History: Walt Dropo gets two more hits, giving him 15 in four games, which ties the American League record. (1952)

On July 16, 1952 At Griffith Stadium, in a Detroit Tiger 9-0 blowout over the Washington Senators, Tiger Firstbaseman Walt Dropo gets two more hits, giving him 15 in four games, which ties the American League record. Dropo goes Fifteen for Eighteen with Nine RBIs during the min streak. Raising his a

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