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Book, granddaughter present kinder image of Ty Cobb
Before a recent Friday night game at Comerica Park, lifelong childhood friends Holly Ziegler and Cindy Cobb stood at the leftfield “Monument Park” concourse near the massive statue of baseball legend Ty Cobb, Cindy's grandfather, and enjoyed watching a number of fans marvel at the lifelike depiction of the man many consider to be the game’s greatest player, and one of its most controversial.
Certainly one could argue no one is more deserving of being honored with a statue than baseball’s first superstar.
During Cobb’s major league career, 1905-28, the first player selected into the inaugural class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame won 12 batting titles, and held 90 records when he retired at age 42 following 22 seasons with the Tigers and the final two with the Philadelphia Athletics. The boy from Augusta, Ga., who started his career at age 18 with stad still holds the record for the highest lifetime batting average (.3
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Ty Cobb
Regarded by many as the fiercest competitor in baseball history, Tyrus Raymond “Ty” Cobb won a record twelve batting titles and established the all-time mark for highest career batting average, .367. Cobb’s fiery temper and insatiable desire for success propelled him to greatness but also earned him an enduring reputation as one of the game’s most belligerent players.
Early Life and Career
Cobb was born in The Narrows in Banks County, on December 18, 1886, the first of three children. His parents were William Herschel Cobb, an educator and politician, and Amanda Chitwood, the daughter of a banker. While growing up in nearby Royston, Cobb became fascinated by baseball. Taking up the sport, he played for the Royston Rompers and the semi-pro Royston Reds during his early and mid-teens. In 1904, against the wishes of his father, who wanted his son to go into lag, medicine, or the military, Cobb successfully tried out for the Augusta Tourists, a min
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Ty Cobb
American baseball player (1886–1961)
For the Washington, D.C. lawyer, see Ty Cobb (attorney). For the politician, see Ty Cobb (politician). For the Soundgarden song, see Ty Cobb (song).
"The Georgia Peach" redirects here. For other uses, see Georgia Peach (disambiguation).
Baseball player
| Ty Cobb | |
|---|---|
Cobb with the Detroit Tigers in 1913 | |
| Center fielder / Manager | |
| Born:(1886-12-18)December 18, 1886 Narrows, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: July 17, 1961(1961-07-17) (aged 74) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| August 30, 1905, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| September 11, 1928, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Batting average | .366 |
| Hits | 4,189 |
| Home runs | 117 |
| Runs batted in | 1,944 |
| Stolen bases | 897 |
| Managerial record | 479–444 |
| Winning % | .519 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
| As player As manager | |
| Induction | 1936 |
| Vote | 98.2% (first ballot) |