TY COBB
Center Fielder, 1905-1926
Manager, 1921-1926
"The Georgia Peach"
--Class of 1930--
Bats - Left
Throws - Right
Born - 12/18/1886
Died - 7/17/1961
Biography:
A true genius in spikes, Ty Cobb was not only the greatest hitter but also the most competitive and most controversial character in Tiger history. "The Georgia Peach" was also the fiercest of them all. He approached every game as though he were at war, and had more enemies than friends inside his own dugout. He was a racist and a bully, but he also was the greatest hitter baseball has seen, sporting a lifetime .366 batting average which was (and is) the best in baseball history. Holder of many offensive records at one time, he is second in hits (4,189), runs scored (2,246), and triples (298). He was never better than he was between 1911 and 1913 seasons, when he batted over .400 combined during those three years. Perhaps the reason for his competitive nature had to do with the death of his father. Shot dead by his own mother, Cobb's father never approved of a career in baseball. When he finally consented, he told young Ty not to come back until he was successful. Ty apparently took that to heart, joining the Tigers via the Royston Reds soon after his father's death. He was as good on the base paths as he was at the plate, stealing 892 career bases; including as many as 54 times in which he stole home. He also hit a career record 47 inside-the-park homers. When Hughie Jennings was replaced as manager, Cobb took over that job as well. Never blessed with a strong pitching staff, his lineup was filled with many tremendous hitters. He led the Tigers to one second-place effort and two third-place efforts during his six years. Though hated and feared long after his playing career was over, he was nevertheless the top vote recipient during the inaugural National Baseball Hall of Fame elections in 1936.
Hitting:
Code:
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ TB SH HBP
1905 18 DET AL 41 150 19 36 6 0 1 15 2 10 .240 .288 .300 86 45 4 0
1906 19 DET AL 98 358 45 113 15 5 1 34 23 19 .316 .355 .394 131 141 14 3
1907 20 DET AL 150 605 97 212 28 14 5 119 49 24 .350 .380 .468 166 283 12 5
1908 21 DET AL 150 581 88 188 36 20 4 108 39 34 .324 .367 .475 169 276 14 6
1909 22 DET AL 156 573 116 216 33 10 9 107 76 48 .377 .431 .517 194 296 24 6
1910 23 DET AL 140 506 106 194 35 13 8 91 65 64 .383 .456 .551 206 279 16 4
1911 24 DET AL 146 591 147 248 47 24 8 127 83 44 .420 .467 .621 196 367 11 8
1912 25 DET AL 140 553 120 226 30 23 7 83 61 43 .409 .456 .584 200 323 8 5
1913 26 DET AL 122 428 70 167 18 16 4 67 51 58 31 .390 .467 .535 194 229 11 4
1914 27 DET AL 98 345 69 127 22 11 2 57 35 17 57 22 .368 .466 .513 190 177 6 6
1915 28 DET AL 156 563 144 208 31 13 3 99 96 38 118 43 .369 .486 .487 185 274 9 10
1916 29 DET AL 145 542 113 201 31 10 5 68 68 24 78 39 .371 .452 .493 179 267 14 2
1917 30 DET AL 152 588 107 225 44 24 6 102 55 61 34 .383 .444 .570 209 335 16 4
1918 31 DET AL 111 421 83 161 19 14 3 64 34 41 21 .382 .440 .515 193 217 9 2
1919 32 DET AL 124 497 92 191 36 13 1 70 28 38 22 .384 .429 .515 166 256 9 1
1920 33 DET AL 112 428 86 143 28 8 2 63 15 10 58 28 .334 .416 .451 131 193 7 2
1921 34 DET AL 128 507 124 197 37 16 12 101 22 15 56 19 .389 .452 .596 166 302 15 3
1922 35 DET AL 137 526 99 211 42 16 4 99 9 13 55 24 .401 .462 .565 170 297 27 4
1923 36 DET AL 145 556 103 189 40 7 6 88 9 10 66 14 .340 .413 .469 134 261 22 3
1924 37 DET AL 155 625 115 211 38 10 4 78 23 14 85 18 .338 .418 .450 125 281 15 1
1925 38 DET AL 121 415 97 157 31 12 12 102 13 9 65 12 .378 .468 .598 170 248 5 5
1926 39 DET AL 79 233 48 79 18 5 4 62 9 4 26 2 .339 .408 .511 137 119 13 1
YR From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+
TOTALS 22 1905 1926 2806 10591 2088 3900 665 284 111 1804 1148 329 .368 .434 .516 865 154 171
Managerial Record:
Code:
Year League Team Age G W L WP Finish Champs
1921 American Lg Detroit 34 154 71 82 .464 6
1922 American Lg Detroit 35 155 79 75 .513 3
1923 American Lg Detroit 36 155 83 71 .539 2
1924 American Lg Detroit 37 156 86 68 .558 3
1925 American Lg Detroit 38 156 81 73 .526 4
1926 American Lg Detroit 39 157 79 75 .513 6
YR From To G W L WP BstFin WstFin PostSsn Pennts WrldSer
TOTALS 6 1921 1926 933 479 444 .519 2 6 0 0 0