In just one game, Charlie Tilson experienced both a career high and low last August.

Tilson singled in his first major league at-bat off Detroit Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez on Aug. 2 at Comerica Park. The 24-year-old center fielder, who emulated Scott Podsednik's playing style while growing up a White Sox fan in Wilmette, wasn't able to publicly share what that moment was like, though, as he tore his hamstring chasing down a Miguel Cabrera fly ball in the fifth inning. That injury ruled Tilson out for the rest of the 2016 season only halfway into his big league debut.

At SoxFest last weekend, though, Tilson shared how neat a moment his first career hit was, though, thanks in part to Cabrera.

The Tigers All-Star was playing first base that day and immediately called for the ball to be thrown to him from the outfield so he could toss it to the White Sox dugout for saving. It was a gracious move, but one that only happened so quickly because Cabrera knew the game was Tilson's debut. This was with the Tigers squarely in a playoff race and the White Sox lagging on the outside looking in, too.

"(Cabrera) patted me on the back, said congratulations," Tilson said. "What a class act — that's a guy who, at one point, I was a kid idolizing him. For him to even understand that was my first hit, as soon as it went through the hole, he started signaling to bring it in. He's very much in tune and genuine and that's a memory I'll cherish forever."

Tilson said he's progressed well in his rehab from that brutally ill-timed injury and should be in a position to compete for a spot in the White Sox lineup when spring training begins later this month. He's probably not destined to become a more accomplished Moonlight Graham, but that story of meeting Cabrera at first base is one he'll be telling for years.

"What an incredible talent," Tilson said. "I had a chance to go meet up with my high school coach when I was back home and he was just saying that, how about the fact for your first hit you got to meeting a living legend like that. I mean, he'll go down as one of the best hitters of all time. He doesn't forget about the little guy, obviously. That was super cool."