Ty Cobb

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Ty Cobb

Born:	December 18, 1886
Birthplace:	The Narrows, Georgia
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	175 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right
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Teams:	Detroit Tigers 1905-1926 Philadelphia A's 1927-1928

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), may have been baseball's greatest player, if not the game's fiercest competitor. His batting accomplishments are legendary - a lifetime average of .367, 297 triples, 4,191 hits, 12 batting titles (including nine in a row), 23 straight seasons in which he hit over .300, three .400 seasons (topped by a .420 mark in 1911), and 2,245 runs. Intimidating the opposition, "The Georgia Peach" stole 892 bases during a 24-year career, primarily with the Detroit Tigers.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1936 (98.23%)

1909 American League Triple Crown
1911 American League MVP

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Achievements

Member of the 3,000 Hit Club (4,189 Hits)

11-time AL Batting Average Leader (1907-1909, 1911-1915 & 1917-1919)
7-time AL On-Base Percentage Leader (1909, 1910, 1913-1915, 1917 & 1918)
8-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1907-1912, 1914 & 1917)
10-time AL OPS Leader (1907-1912, 1914, 1915, 1917 & 1925)
AL At Bats Leader (1917)
5-time AL Runs Scored Leader (1909-1911, 1915 & 1916)
8-time AL Hits Leader (1907-1909, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1917 & 1919)
6-time AL Total Bases Leader (1907-1909, 1911, 1915 & 1917)
6-time AL Singles Leader (1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1915 & 1917)
3-time AL Doubles Leader (1908, 1911 & 1917)
4-time AL Triples Leader (1908, 1911, 1917 & 1918)
AL Home Runs Leader (1909)
6-time AL Stolen Bases Leader (1907, 1909, 1911 & 1915-1917)
100 RBI Seasons: 7 (1907-1909, 1911, 1917, 1921 & 1925)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 11 (1909-1912, 1915-1917, 1921, 1923, 1924 & 1927)
200 Hits Seasons: 9 (1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1915-1917, 1922 & 1924)
50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 8 (1909-1913 & 1915-1917)

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Trivia

Stole second, third, and home after reaching first base on 4 separate occasions.

May 5, 1925, Ty Cobb collected 16 total bases (three home runs, a double and two singles), setting a single-game American League record that has yet to be surpassed

Cobb had his jersey retired by the Detroit Tigers but no actual number was retired. Cobb's name adorns the outfield wall at Comerica Park, along with the rest of the retired Tiger numbers.

One of only two people to hit a home run before his 20th birthday and after his 40th birthday (the other is Rusty Staub)

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Transactions

August 24, 1905: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Augusta (South Atlantic). (Date given is approximate.)
January 27, 1927: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
February 8, 1927: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

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