Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), also known as "The Georgia Peach," was a Major League Baseball player. He is known as the best player of the dead-ball era (before 1920) and as one of the best baseball players of all time.

Ty Cobb
Outfielder
Born: (1886-12-18)December 18, 1886 Narrows, Georgia
Died: July 17, 1961(1961-07-17) (aged 74) Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
August 30, 1905, for the Detroit Tigers
Last appearance
September 11, 1928, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Career statistics
Batting average	.367
Hits	4,191
Home runs	117
RBIs	1,938
Teams
As player Detroit Tigers (1905–1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927–1928) As manager Detroit Tigers (1921–1926)
Career highlights and awards
1911 AL MVP .367 career batting average (highest ever) 54 career steals of home (most all time) Won 12 batting titles, including 9 in a row from 1907 to 1915. (most all time) Third all time in stolen bases with 892. Second in runs scored with 2,245. Second in career hits with 4,191. Batted under .320 only once in his career. Batted over .400 three times. Major League Baseball All-Century Team Lead AL with a .350 average at age 20 (youngest in MLB history)
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Induction	1936
Vote	98.2%

Ty Cobb Media

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  Faded-out sign that shows the birthplace of Ty Cobb at the Narrows in Georgia on Route 105 about four miles southeast of Baldwin, GA

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  Cobb signs a $5,000 contract in 1908 (equivalent to $NaN today) after a holdout

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  Cobb (left) and Honus Wagner during a World Series game between Detroit and Pittsburgh, 1909

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  Charles M. Conlon's famous picture of Cobb stealing third base during the 1909 season

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  Cobb and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in Cleveland

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  Ty Cobb signed photograph, gifted to his teammate Tubby Spencer

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  Cobb slides into third base for a triple against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium, August 16, 1924

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  Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Cobb, and Babe Ruth, 1928

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  Cobb's plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Other websites

Quotations related to Ty Cobb at Wikiquote Media related to Ty Cobb at Wikimedia Commons

• Cobb on IMDb
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Official site Archived 2006-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Ty Cobb Museum