Twenty-Six Years Ago Today ...

... Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record. From MLB.com’s tribute page (which includes a link to the original radio broadcast):

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↵With a single in the fifth inning of the September 8th game at Wrigley Field, Rose had tied Cobb with 4,191 hits. He failed to record a safety in either of his last two at-bats in that game.↵Rose did kick the field goal to win it later, though.