Ty Cobb
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 Ty Cobb facts

• He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia
• 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
• 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 1992
• In 1999, editors at the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb 3rd on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players"
• Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career
• He still holds several records as of the end of the 2016 season, including the highest career batting average (
• 366 or
• 367, depending on source) and most career batting titles with 11 (or 12, depending on source)
• He retained many other records for almost a half century or more, including most career hits until 1985 (4,189 or 4,191, depending on source), most career runs (2,245 or 2,246 depending on source) until 2001, most career games played (3,035) and at bats (11,429 or 11,434 depending on source) until 1974, and the modern record for most career stolen bases (892) until 1977