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Events on Monday 17 July 1961 1
1886 – 1961Ty Cobb (1886-1961)Died 17 July 1961, aged 74American baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport's history, spending most of his career with the Detroit Tigers. He held the career batting average record and was among the first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.