 Ty Cobb
Detroit A.L.
 1911: .420 BA (#1 ML),
248 hits (1 all-time season record)
1936 - Elected to Hall
of Fame (Charter Member)
TY COBB
Cobb, Tyrus Raymond "The Georgia Peach"
b: 12/18/1886, Narrows, Ga. d: 7/17/61, Atlanta, Ga.
BL/TR, 6'1", 175 lbs. Deb: 8/30/05 MH
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1905 Det-A 41 150 19 36 6 0 1 15 10 .240
1906 Det-A 98 358 45 113 15 5 1 34 19 .316
1907 *Det-A 150 605 97 212 28 14 5 119 24 .350
1908 *Det-A 150 581 88 188 36 20 4 108 34 .324
1909 *Det-A 156 573 116 216 33 10 9 107 48 .377
1910 Det-A 140 506 106 194 35 13 8 91 64 .383
1911 Det-A 146 591 147 248 47 24 8 127 44 .420
1912 Det-A 140 553 120 226 30 23 7 83 43 .409
1913 Det-A 122 428 70 167 18 16 4 67 58 31 .390
1914 Det-A 98 345 69 127 22 11 2 57 57 22 .368
1915 Det-A 156 563 144 208 31 13 3 99 118 43 .369
1916 Det-A 145 542 113 201 31 10 5 68 78 39 .371
1917 Det-A 152 588 107 225 44 24 6 102 61 34 .383
1918 Det-A 111 421 83 161 19 14 3 64 41 21 .382
1919 Det-A 124 497 92 191 36 13 1 70 38 22 .384
1920 Det-A 112 428 86 143 28 8 2 63 58 28 .334
1921 Det-A 128 507 124 197 37 16 12 101 56 19 .389
1922 Det-A 137 526 99 211 42 16 4 99 55 24 .401
1923 Det-A 145 556 103 189 40 7 6 88 66 14 .340
1924 Det-A 155 625 115 211 38 10 4 78 85 18 .338
1925 Det-A 121 415 97 157 31 12 12 102 65 12 .378
1926 Det-A 79 233 48 79 18 5 4 62 26 2 .339
1927 Phi-A 134 490 104 175 32 7 5 93 67 12 .357
1928 Phi-A 95 353 54 114 27 4 1 40 34 16 .323
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Total 24 3035 11434 2246 4189 724 295 117 1937 1249 ?357 .366
The greatest hitter of his time and in all of baseball history, Ty Cobb rose above all the other stars of his era
due to the way he played the game. His style of play could be considered very competitive by some. Others might
say that he had a mean streak that provoked injuries and fights with other players, including his own teammates.
It is said that Cobb kept his spikes sharpened before every game because he believed that he 'owned' the basepaths
and no opposing player was going to get in his way unless he wanted to risk injury. His stolen base record of 96
in 1915 which stood for 47 years is testimony to his aggressive and reckless skills on the basepaths. He led the
league 5 times in SB's. Cobb led the league in batting 9 consecutive years (1907-15) and 12 times in all. It is
ironic to think that as his greatness was blossoming, Ty Cobb was almost traded in 1907 to the Cleveland (Naps)
Indians for Elmer Flick (HOF'r). Cobb was put on the block by his manager, Hughie Jennings,
who was exasperated by Cobb's antics. The trade never materialized because Cleveland felt that Cobb was too devisive
and that Flick was a better player.
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