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Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a Hall of Fame baseball player and is regarded by historians and journalists[1][2] as the best player of the dead-ball era and as one of the greatest players of all time. Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot.[3]Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 Major League Baseball records during his career.[4][5][6] He still holds several records as of 2008, including the highest career batting average (.367) and most career batting titles with 12 (or 11, depending on source).[7] He retained many other records for almost a half century or more, including most career hits until 1985 (4,191 or 4,189, depending on source),[8][9] most career runs (2,245 or 2,246 depending on source) until 2001,[10] most career games played (3,035) and at bats (11,429 or 11,434 depending on source) until 1974,[11][12] and the modern record for most career stolen bases (892) until 1977.[13]

Cobb's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament, severe racism, and aggressive playing style,[14] which was described by the Detroit Free Press as "daring to the point of dementia."[15]

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  1. ^ Zacharias, Patricia, Ty Cobb, the greatest Tiger of them all,. Retrieved on 25 August 2007
  2. ^ Povich, Shirley, Best Player-Not Best Man. Retrieved on 25 August 2007
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Voting: Baseball Writers Elections 1936". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
  4. ^ Peach, James (June 2004). "[Peach, James (June 2004). "Thorstein Veblen, Ty Cobb, and the evolution of an institution". Journal of Economic Issues. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Thorstein Veblen, Ty Cobb, and the evolution of an institution]". Journal of Economic Issues. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  5. ^ Wolpin, Stewart. "The Ballplayers - Ty Cobb". BaseballLibrary.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
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  7. ^ "Most Times Leading League". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
  8. ^ "Career Leaders for Hits (Progressive)". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  9. ^ O'Reilly, Charles (October 6, 2001). "Hometown Tribute to the Georgia Peach". Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  10. ^ "Career Leaders for Runs (Progressive)". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  11. ^ "Career Leaders for Games (Progressive)". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  12. ^ "Career Leaders for At Bats (Progressive)". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  13. ^ "Career Leaders for Stolen Bases". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  14. ^ "Page 2 mailbag - Readers: Dirtiest pro players". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  15. ^ Hill, John Paul (November 18, 2002). "Ty Cobb (1886-1961)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.

[edit] References

  • Alexander, Charles (1984). Ty Cobb. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Bak, Richard (2005). Peach: Ty Cobb In His Time And Ours. Sports Media Group.
  • Bak, Richard (1994). Ty Cobb: His Tumultuous Life and Times. Dallas, Texas: Taylor.
  • Pietrusza, David; Matthew Silverman & Michael Gershman (2000). Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia. Total/Sports Illustrated. Taylor.
  • Stanton, Tom (2007). Ty and The Babe.. New York: Thomas Dunne Books.
  • Stump, Al (1994). Cobb: A Biography. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. ISBN 0-945575-64-5.

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