all players in history (World Book, 593). Called the Georgia Peach he played 24seasons in the American League, twenty-two for Detroit and two for the Philadelphia Athletics. He had a lifetime batting average of .367 and stole your name 8892 bases (Hanks, 110). Cobb was an excellent strategist and a brilliant utfielder. He managed the Tigers from 1921 to 1926. Cobb was one of the first players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 (World Book, 593). Probably the most volatile, fear inspiring precense in baseball history, Ty Cobb was unparalleled as a performer for most of his twenty-four year career in the major leagues. Proud, hypersensitive, and highly intelligent, he was determined to be the greatest baseball player of his day, and he fiercely battled anyone who stood in his path (Alexander, front cover). Your Name 9Works CitedAlexander, Charles, C.. Ty Cobb. New York: Oxford University Press 1984Hanks, Stephen . 150 Years of Baseball. Lincolnwood, Illinois Pulications InternationalKosseth, James. Ty Cobb: The Home Page April 13,1996 http://wso.williams.edu/~jkosseth/cobb/index.html Stump, Al Cobb. Chapel Hill, North Carolina Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1994 Stump, Al Ty Cobb: My Life In Baseball Doubleday, New York Bison 1993 Ward, Geoffrey, C. and Ken Burns. Baseball. Chapper Inc. Knoxville, Tennessee World Book Encyclopedia 1982 Vol.4 Ci-Cz ...
