Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb’s all-time MLB hit record 40 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1985)

1980s


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(Wednesday, September 11, 1985, 8:01 p.m. EDT) — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit with a single to left-center field off San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show tonight, breaking Ty Cobb’s Major League Baseball career record.