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Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 [1] – July 17, 1961), nicknamed " the Georgia Peach ", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Dec 17, 2022 · With that in mind -- and because he was born on this date in 1886 -- here are 15 things every baseball fan should know about “The Georgia Peach.” 1. He might have been the first “Tyrus.” Cobb’s father, W.H. Cobb, named him after Tyre, an ancient city in what is now modern-day Lebanon.
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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.
Ty Cobb, who represented then-President Trump in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 election, said in response to the...
Ty Cobb Bio. Fullname: 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
Sep 18, 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.
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.
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...
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.
