Reviews for Ty Cobb

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Move over Babe, baseball's greatest all-around player and first Hall of Famer is once again alive and kicking with those sharpened spikes of his. Bom into a socially prominent Georgia family in 1886, Tyrus Raymond Cobb sharpened his batting eye in the cow pastures of Royston before setting out to prove his ability as a professional. A Detroit Tiger outfielder for 22 of his 24 years in the big leagues (1905-28), ""the Georgia Peach"" played in 3033 games in which he collected 4191 hits, scored 2244 runs, stole 892 bases, hit .367 lifetime, and won the American League batting title twelve times in a thirteen-year span (all untouchable records). A scrappy, turbulent ballplayer who battled himself most of all, ""Tyrus the Terrible"" is noted for ""a savage, bitter and weird personality"" which made him ""hated and feared, both on and off the field."" The feisty loner also had to contend with ""gi-im involuntary isolation"" from his teammates. Little known is the fact that Cobb was an alert businessman who made millions in the market. ""Cantankerous"" and wistful in his old age, he established the Cobb Educational Foundation in his native state before his death in 1961. An animated, sure-footed portrait of a crackerjack competitor. Copyright ŠKirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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