Ted Williams becomes the oldest batting champ when the 39-year old finishes the season with a .388 average.

On September 29, 1957 — Ted Williams becomes the oldest batting champ when the 39-year old finishes the season with a .388 average.

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1940 – With the Tigers, Indians, and Yankees neck-and-neck, the Tigers boost their lead to 2 games, as Schoolboy Rowe shuts out Cleveland, 5 – 0. Rowe, seemingly washed up after anchoring the staff through Tiger championships in the mid-1930s, will finish at 16-3.

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