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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ty_CobbTy Cobb - Wikipedia

    Early life. Cobb was born in 1886 in Narrows, Georgia, a small, unincorporated rural community of farmers. He was the first of three children born to William Herschel Cobb (1863–1905) and Amanda Chitwood Cobb (1871–1936). [23] Cobb's father was a state senator.

  2. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Ty Cobb. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

  3. Dec 17, 2022 · Ty Cobb amazing facts and stats. 15 Ty Cobb facts baseball fans should know. December 17th, 2022. Anthony Castrovince. @ castrovince. Back when the ball was bogged down by spit and tobacco juice, Ty Cobb smacked it to the gaps, ran like hell and dictated terms to the rest of the league.

  4. Jun 7, 2024 · Ty Cobb (born December 18, 1886, Narrows, Georgia, U.S.—died July 17, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) was a professional baseball player who is considered one of the greatest offensive players in baseball history and generally regarded as the fiercest competitor in the game.

  5. Ty Cobb may have been the best all-around baseball player that ever lived. But one thing is for sure: Cobb had a burning desire to win. "I never could stand losing,” he said. “Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly." Born on Dec. 18, 1886 in Narrows, Ga., Cobb grew up with a demanding father who would accept nothing but ...

  6. Mar 27, 2020 · As a ballplayer, Ty Cobb was his own species, his own category, a snarling, whirling, cunning, brilliant hit machine who won 11 or 12 batting titles back when that was more or less the only thing...

  7. Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Nickname: The Georgia Peach. Born: 12/18/1886 in Narrows, GA. High School: Franklin County, Royston, GA. Debut: 8/30/1905. Hall of Fame: 1936. Died: 7/17/1961. Batting.

  8. Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player ever. His lifetime batting average is still the highest in history, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety records. But the numbers don’t tell half of Cobb’s tale.

  9. Jan 4, 2012 · Perhaps the most competitive and complex personality ever to appear in a big league uniform, Ty Cobb was the dominant player in the American League during the Deadball Era, and arguably the greatest player in the history of the game.

  10. Jun 9, 2015 · And Detroit Tigers center fielder Ty Cobb was its first star. But more than 50 years after his death, Cobb is remembered less for his astonishing ability on the field than as a monster fans love...