Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb, nicknamed "The Georgia Peach", was an American Major League Baseballoutfielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team's player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes; no other player received a higher percentage of votes until...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 December 1886
CityNarrows, GA
CountryUnited States of America
A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.
The longer I live, the longer I realize that batting is more a mental matter than it is physical. The ability to grasp the bat, swing at the proper time, take a proper stance; all these are elemental. Batting is rather a study in psychology, a sizing up of a pitcher and catcher and observing little details that are of immense importance. It's like the study of crime, the work of a detective as he picks up clues.
I've been called one of the hardest bargainers who ever held out, and I'm proud of it.