Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
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The 'Dodgers' baseball team became the first major league to bring in 3 million fans for the season.
Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run in major league baseball.
Baseballer Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
American baseball player Joe McGinnity was suspended after a brawl in which he punched and spat at umpire Tom Connolly.
When Cubs' player Billy Sunday played his first game, he struck out four times.
