July 27 in Chicago White Sox History: 41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career (1928)

On July 27, 1928, At Chicago’s Comiskey Park, 41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career. Cobb collects a single and a double before being hit with a pitch in the chest by George “Sarge” Connally. The pitch leaves Cobb with a bad bruise

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