This day in baseball: Twenty-one hits Precious Sanders 6 years ago On July 30, 1917, the Tigers collected twenty-one hits en route to a 16-4 rout of Washington. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, who were batting second, third, and fourth in the order, respectively, each came up with a 5-for-5 day at the plate. Bobby Veach (Wikipedia) Share this: This day in baseballDateSeptember 17, 2014In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Ty Cobb re-signs with the TigersDateMarch 21, 2020In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Johnson’s debutDateAugust 2, 2017In relation to20th Century