Ty Cobb wasnt perfect. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. A system error has occurred. Those numbers are from Retrosheet, but are incomplete. Maybe that's when Johnson knew he was nearing the end. Failed to report flower. The second one came in 2004 and is more interesting: 2004, game tied in the fifth, runners on first and second. Ty Cobb Go figure. WebEarly life and career. I was depending on him to be scared of hitting me." The AL East is setting up as a race for the ages, Albert Pujols' push for 3,000 powered by dominant decade, 'Ich-i-ro! WebWe would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. based on information from your browser. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. (By the way, his only home run off Johnson was an inside-the-parker. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. This browser does not support getting your location. Williams did call Feller the best pitcher he ever faced. What position did Ty Cobb play? Of 73 players with at least 40 career plate appearances against Koufax, only five hit .300. Cobb 0 cemeteries found in Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA. Johnson had 37 intentional walks in his career; 34 were to right-handed batters. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Cobb knew Johnson was too nice to pitch inside, so he'd crowd the plate. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. His career totals were 3,033 games played, 4,189 hits, 2,245 runs, 117 home runs, 727 RBIs, 12 batting titles, three .400 seasons, 892 career stolen bases, including a then-record 96 steals in 1915, and a lifetime .367 batting average, which is still the record for a career batting average. Please reset your password. Many myths revolve around the Cobb mystique. His childhood was in the post-Civil War South where racism was the norm and a given and accepted practice. A day earlier, Boston had swept a Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. I couldn't find Ruth career's numbers against Grove, but he did hit nine home runs off him, tied with Lou Gehrig and Hank Greenberg for the most against Grove. - Branch Rickey "(Ty) Cobb would have to The two, who had a venomous rivalry, became friendly after he left the Tigers at the end of the 1926 season. I'd crowd that plate so far that I was actually sticking my toes on it when I was facing Johnson. The other night I tweeted something like, "Would love to see Aroldis Chapman face 2001 Barry Bonds." Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Is Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame? The Baby Braves might be ready ahead of schedule, Real or Not? Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. "So I used to cheat. Baseball's 'most famous' photo was taken Learn more about merges. cemeteries found in Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Could Mike Trout outproduce a tanking team's entire lineup? The "Georgia Peach" hit .300 or better every year from 1906 to 1928, and won the American League batting championship every year from 1907 to 1915 and 1917 to 1919. Try again later. Ty Cobb versus Walter Johnson (.366, 1 HR), According to researcher Terry Cullen, Cobb hit .366 in his career off Johnson (120-for-328) -- pretty amazing considering Cobb's average against all pitchers was .366. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Who did own Bonds? If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Ty Cobb was a Centerfielder. There is no account of the incident in the newspapers of that time. Most of that damage was against pre-'62 Koufax, as Aaron hit .259 from '62 to '66. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Learn more about managing a memorial . While Cobb reportedly said Johnson's fastball "looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed," he certainly didn't have issues hitting it. It was thought that she mistook him for a burglar, while others whispered that he suspected her of infidelity. - Babe Ruth "(Ty) Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. How many hits did Ty Cobb have? Even the pitcher with pinpoint control walked him 24 times in 157 PAs with just 16 strikeouts. Of course, Mays faced the young Koufax, and then the unhittable Koufax. Mike Schmidt versus Nolan Ryan (.179/.405/.482, 5 HR in 56 ABs). See ball, hit ball, catch ball. Add to your scrapbook. Ty Cobb was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1936. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The walk to Hermida came in 2008, in a game Hermida was batting eighth. Ty Cobb Failed to delete memorial. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. To use this feature, use a newer browser. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Ty Cobb I found on Findagrave.com. Bonds' nine home runs off Maddux are the most he hit off one pitcher, tied with John Smoltz. You can always change this later in your Account settings. During his 24-season career in the AL, Cobb established numerous batting records. He was a difficult man, often self-centered and impatient. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He also was great friends with Walter Johnson, Mickey Cochrane, (a hard loser like Cobb), Bobby Veach, Germany Schaefer, Bob "Fats" Fothergill, Wild Bill Donovan, Harry Heilmann, Ray Schalk, Nap Rucker, and Tris Speaker. Cobb always said that he never sharpened his spikes, but also never denied it to opposing players. One must remember that if Ty Cobb were playing today, he would have the same advantages in training that today's players have. Resend Activation Email. He was so centrally driven by the need to be great that he often forgot to be kind to those people closest to him. www.quora.com There is a problem with your email/password. On the Baseball Today podcast, we had a reader ask us about best pitcher-hitter matchups to watch for over the next few years. God Almighty, that man can hit." Hardly anyone knows that one of his best friends in the sport was none other than Christy Mathewson. Mookie Betts is playing like an MVP again, Real or Not? Gerrit Cole's approach bringing Cy Young results, Mookie Betts vs. Bryce Harper -- and other pressing baseball debates, Real or not? How many home He ranks as one of baseball's greatest players, if not the game's fiercest competitor.