Ty Cobb
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Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball. He spent 2
Faded sign at Narrows, Georgia, celebrating it as the birthplace of Ty Cobb, "The Georgia Peach"
Cobb ends a 1908 holdout by signing a $5,000 contract (equivalent to $179,170 today)
Cobb (left) and Honus Wagner, his National League rival for greatest position player in the game, during the 1909 Detroit-Pittsburgh World Series
Charles M. Conlon's famed picture of Cobb stealing third base during the 1909 season
Shoeless Joe Jackson
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Joseph Jefferson Jackson, nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball in the early 20th century. His.356 career batting average is on
Ty Cobb
…get simply through will. ... Cobb was pursued by demons." Cobb was having a tremendous year in 1911, which included a 40-game hitting streak. Still, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson led him by .009 points in the batting race late in the season. It happened then that Cobb's Tigers squared off in a long series against Jackson's…
Shoeless Joe Jackson by Conlon, 1913
Jackson (middle row, second from left) with the 1907 Victor Mills team
Jackson with the Pelicans in 1910
Ty Cobb and Jackson in Cleveland in 1913