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Ty Cobb

Birthdate:

12/18/1886

Died:

7/17/1961

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Narrows, GA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Courtsey of Library of Congress, 1914

Ty Cobb Steals Third - "No base stealer ever lived that had anything on Ty Cobb; his record shows that. There may be players that can beat him to first; but says a prominent baseball authority, "his vaulted speed is apparent when he extends himself in a dash where he is required to turn a corner and keep going. At this I do not believe his equal ever existed. After all, though, it is Ty's wonderful insight and daring that make him the demon of the sacks, rather than his' sheer speed." With the combination of speed, daring, and brains, Cobb is surely the terror of the opposing infield." The picture on the front of the card shows Cobb stealing third and throwing Jimmy Austin of the St. Louis Browns high into the air. Here's more: "Tyrus Cobb, Detroit Tigers' outfielder, is one of the fastest players that ever lived. In 1911 he batted .420, making 248 hits, the greatest number ever made by a player in one season. He also led the American League in scoring runs, in stealing bases, in two-baggers, and three-baggers. For the five years ending 1911, his average batting figures were .371." baseballhistorian.com Archives - Bio from Old Baseball Cards.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1918	DET (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
1925	DET (AL)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
24 years		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.60

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1905	DET (AL)	41	150	19	36	6	0	1	15	10	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	.240	.288	SLG
1906	DET (AL)	98	358	45	113	15	5	1	34	19	0	23	0	0	3	14	0	.316	.355	SLG
1907	DET (AL)	150	605	97	212	28	14	5	119	24	0	49	0	0	5	12	0	.350	.380	SLG
1908	DET (AL)	150	581	88	188	36	20	4	108	34	0	39	0	0	6	14	0	.324	.367	SLG
1909	DET (AL)	156	573	116	216	33	10	9	107	48	0	76	0	0	6	24	0	.377	.431	SLG
1910	DET (AL)	140	506	106	194	35	13	8	91	64	0	65	0	0	4	16	0	.383	.456	SLG
1911	DET (AL)	146	591	147	248	47	24	8	127	44	0	83	0	0	8	11	0	.420	.467	SLG
1912	DET (AL)	140	553	120	226	30	23	7	83	43	0	61	0	0	5	8	0	.409	.456	SLG
1913	DET (AL)	122	428	70	167	18	16	4	67	58	31	51	0	0	4	11	0	.390	.467	SLG
1914	DET (AL)	98	345	69	127	22	11	2	57	57	22	35	17	0	6	6	0	.368	.466	SLG
1915	DET (AL)	156	563	144	208	31	13	3	99	118	43	96	38	0	10	9	0	.369	.486	SLG
1916	DET (AL)	145	542	113	201	31	10	5	68	78	39	68	24	0	2	14	0	.371	.452	SLG
1917	DET (AL)	152	588	107	225	44	24	6	102	61	34	55	0	0	4	16	0	.383	.444	SLG
1918	DET (AL)	111	421	83	161	19	14	3	64	41	21	34	0	0	2	9	0	.382	.440	SLG
1919	DET (AL)	124	497	92	191	36	13	1	70	38	22	28	0	0	1	9	0	.384	.429	SLG
1920	DET (AL)	112	428	86	143	28	8	2	63	58	28	15	10	0	2	7	0	.334	.416	SLG
1921	DET (AL)	128	507	124	197	37	16	12	101	56	19	22	15	0	3	15	0	.389	.452	SLG
1922	DET (AL)	137	526	99	211	42	16	4	99	55	24	9	13	0	4	27	0	.401	.462	SLG
1923	DET (AL)	145	556	103	189	40	7	6	88	66	14	9	10	0	3	22	0	.340	.413	SLG
1924	DET (AL)	155	625	115	211	38	10	4	78	85	18	23	14	0	1	15	0	.338	.418	SLG
1925	DET (AL)	121	415	97	157	31	12	12	102	65	12	13	9	0	5	5	0	.378	.468	SLG
1926	DET (AL)	79	233	48	79	18	5	4	62	26	2	9	4	0	1	13	0	.339	.408	SLG
1927	PHA (AL)	134	490	104	175	32	7	5	93	67	12	22	16	0	5	12	0	.357	.440	SLG
1928	PHA (AL)	95	353	54	114	27	4	1	40	34	16	5	8	0	4	2	0	.323	.389	SLG
24 years		3035	11434	2246	4189	724	295	117	1937	1249	357	892	178	0	94	295	0	.366	.433	.SLG

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