ty cobb

     

"Georgia Peach" didn't describe his personality -- he once charged into the stands & attacked a handicapped fan

Trivia about ty cobb

  • This Detroit Tigers outfielder hit .401 in 1922 but lost the AL batting title to George Sisler, who hit .420
  • His batting average was .320 or higher for 23 major league seasons in a row
  • 1994:Tommy Lee Jones
  • 1st man elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, he played 22 seasons for Detroit
  • Joe Casey batted .152 for the 1911 Detroit Tigers; this Georgia-born teammate batted .420
  • One of the first baseball players elected to the Hall of Fame, his lifetime batting average was .366
  • This legend was born in Narrows, Georgia December 18, 1886
  • This Georgian's major league career batting average was .367--or maybe .366, still pretty good
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew stands with a baseball bat ready for a pitch.) For control, he used a split grip. I don't know how he hit anything, let alone recorded the higest lifetime batting average