Happy December 18th Baseball Birthday to TY COBB

Tyrus Raymond Cobb was born on this day in 1886. Today would have been his 130th birthday.

Reciting all his accomplishments is like citing the history of baseball. He holds the record for best career batting average at .367, all time record for leading the American League in batting, 1911 MVP and so much more.

The feisty (that's a nice politically correct way to say it) Georgia Peach was rough and tumble as they come. He played for the Tigers for twenty two years, several as the player-manager. He ended his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1999, The Sporting News named him the third greatest player of all-time. Many regard him as the greatest of all-time.

In honor of his birthday, here are two all-time great Ty Cobb quotes.

 

"They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the dirt."
--Ty Cobb

"That's easy. You take a gun and shoot him."
--Ring Lardner, sports columnist, on how you stopped Ty Cobb from getting on base.

Lots more at www.baseballquotations.com