1904 – Ty Cobb, making his pro baseball debut at the age of seventeen, hits a home run and double for the Augusta Tourists in the South Atlantic League.
Jack Chesbro picks up first of 41 victories an American League Record
Sports promoter Jim Kennedy, priportedly just 23 years old when he managed the AA Brooklyn Gladiators in 1890, which would make him the youngest manager in ML history if true, dies of a heart attack aboard a commuter train in Brighton Beach, NY
The Brooklyn Superbas play their first Sunday game at home, beating the Boston Beaneaters, 9 – 0. To circumvent Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans must buy scorecards to enter the grandstand and box seats.
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