His combined total of 4,065 runs scored and runs batted in (after adjusting for home runs) is still the highest ever produced by any major league player. In 1999, the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb third on their list of 'Baseball's 100 Greatest Players.' Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career. In 1936, Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes (98.2%) no other player received a higher percentage of votes until Tom Seaver in 1992. (GNW #216) Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team's player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics.

Tyrus Raymond Cobb (Decem– July 17, 1961), nicknamed 'the Georgia Peach', was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. Ty Cobb I started reading this Wikipedia page, and it just fascinated me, so here is a selective re-post. The greatest hitter ever in Baseball, and the first man inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today's post is dedicated to Tyrus Raymond Cobb. We have incorporated so many biographies into these Natural Wonders, I am going to take a whole post biographical tangent. Maybe it was the time I pulled over from an Insurance claim investigation in the area, to visit the Ty Cobb Museum and heard the voice of Larry Munson doing the narration. Perhaps it was all those trips to Elberton and Bowman to see Aunt Jo and Uncle James and passing the Ty Cobb sign going through Royston. So as miserable as the conditions are for baseball, we should avoid cancellations for the first time since Saturday.Ĭopyright 2023 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.12:41PM Georgia Natural Wonder #223 - Franklin County (Part 3) - Ty Cobb We finished Franklin County with my last post, but it felt empty. Winds will also be a factor, gusting close to 30 mph, at times.įortunately, there isn’t precipitation in the forecast. Temperatures are likely to be in the low to mid-40s throughout the games, but it’ll feel like it’s in the 30s. It’s not a great day for baseball in Detroit, but the Tigers and Guardians shouldn’t have any problem getting both games in.Ĭlick here to read the latest 4Warn Weather forecast. Tuesday, but when Monday’s series opener got pushed back, the Tigers decided to go with a straight doubleheader.Įduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start for the Tigers, with Peyton Battenfield going for the Guardians. This game was originally supposed to start at 6:40 p.m. It’s tentatively expected to begin around 4:10 p.m. There’s no exact start time for Game 2, since it’s dependent on how long Game 1 takes to finish. First pitch: 45 minutes after Game 1 ends

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