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Ty Cobb
Full name Tyrus Raymond Cobb Born December 18, 1886, Narrows, Georgia Died July 17, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia Buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Royston, Georgia (In Cobb Family Mausoleum) First Game: August 30, 1905 ; Final Game: September 11, 1928 Managed First Game: April 14, 1921 ; Managed Final Game: September 26, 1926 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1936 Won Chalmers Award as AL Most Valuable Player (1911) Ejections as player: 1908 (2), 1909 (3), 1911 (3), 1912 (1), 1913 (1), 1915 (2), 1916 (1), 1919 (1), 1927 (2). Total: 16 Ejections as manager: 1921 (2), 1922 (1), 1923 (1), 1925 (1), 1926 (1). Total: 6 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1905 DET A Daily Splits 41 151 19 36 6 0 1 15 10 23 0 4 0 2 .238 .286 .298 -0.2 1905 DET A
1906 DET A Daily Splits 98 358 45 113 15 5 1 41 19 40 3 14 0 23 .316 .355 .394 1.3 1906 DET A
1907 DET A Daily Splits 150 605 99 212 28 14 5 119 24 55 5 8 0 53 .350 .380 .468 5.0 1907 DET A
1908 DET A Daily Splits 150 580 88 188 36 20 4 108 34 42 6 15 0 39 .324 .368 .476 4.1 1908 DET A
1909 DET A Daily Splits 156 573 115 216 33 10 9 107 48 45 6 24 0 76 .377 .431 .517 6.0 1909 DET A
1910 DET A Daily Splits 140 508 106 194 35 13 8 91 64 46 4 16 0 65 .382 .455 .549 6.3 1910 DET A
1911 DET A Daily Splits 146 592 148 248 47 24 8 127 44 42 8 11 0 83 .419 .466 .620 6.6 1911 DET A
1912 DET A Daily Splits 140 553 119 226 30 23 7 83 43 7 30 5 8 0 17 3 61 34 .409 .456 .584 5.8 1912 DET A
1913 DET A Daily Splits 122 429 70 167 18 16 4 67 58 9 i 31 4 11 0 8i 1i 51 29i .389 .466 .534 4.6 1913 DET A
1914 DET A Daily Splits 98 345 69 127 22 11 2 57 57 2i 22 6 6 0 7i 1i 35 17 .368 .466 .513 2.5 1914 DET A
1915 DET A Daily Splits 156 563 144 208 31 13 3 99 118 0i 43 10 9 0 10i 3i 96 38 .369 .486 .487 5.5 1915 DET A
1916 DET A Daily Splits 145 543 113 201 31 10 5 68 78 0i 39 2 14 0i 6i 0i 68 24 .370 .451 .492 5.0 1916 DET A
1917 DET A Daily Splits 152 588 107 225 44 24 6 106 61 11 34 4 16 0 19 4 55 32 .383 .444 .570 8.1 1917 DET A
1918 DET A Daily Splits 111 421 81 161 19 14 3 62 41 2 21 2 9 0 12 5 34 22 .382 .440 .515 4.5 1918 DET A
1919 DET A Daily Splits 124 498 92 191 36 13 1 67 38 1 22 1 9 0 16 4 28 23 .384 .428 .514 3.1 1919 DET A
1920 DET A Daily Splits 112 428 87 143 28 8 2 63 58 1 28 2 7 0 8 6 15 10 .334 .416 .451 0.5 1920 DET A
1921 DET A Daily Splits 128 507 124 197 37 16 12 101 56 0 19 3 15 0 12 4 22 15 .389 .452 .596 5.0 1921 DET A
1922 DET A Daily Splits 137 526 99 211 42 16 4 99 55 0 24 4 27 0 7 7 9 13 .401 .462 .565 4.5 1922 DET A
1923 DET A Daily Splits 145 556 103 189 40 7 6 88 66 3 14 3 22 0 12 8 9 10 .340 .413 .469 2.2 1923 DET A
1924 DET A Daily Splits 155 625 114 211 38 10 4 79 85 2 18 1 15 0 15 8 23 14 .338 .418 .450 1.8 1924 DET A
1925 DET A Daily Splits 121 415 97 157 31 12 12 102 65 4 12 5 5 0 12 6 13 9 .378 .468 .598 3.5 1925 DET A
1926 DET A Daily Splits 79 233 48 79 18 5 4 62 26 0 2 1 13 0 5 5 9 4 .339 .408 .511 0.4 1926 DET A
1927 PHI A Daily Splits 133 490 104 175 32 7 5 93 67 3 12 5 12 0 12 10 22 16 .357 .440 .482 1.0 1927 PHI A
1928 PHI A Daily Splits 95 353 54 114 27 4 1 40 34 0 16 4 2 0 8 7 6 8 .323 .389 .431 -0.2 1928 PHI A
Total (24 Years) Splits 3034 11440 2245 4189 724 295 117 1944 1249 45i 680 94 292 0i186i 82i 897 318i .366 .433 .512 86.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete Cobb was officially recognized as winning the batting title in 1910 and 1914. World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1907 DET A Daily Splits 5 20 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .238 .300 1907 DET A
1908 DET A Daily Splits 5 19 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .368 .400 .421 1908 DET A
1909 DET A Daily Splits 7 26 3 6 3 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .310 .346 1909 DET A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 17 65 7 17 4 1 0 9 3 0 7 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 2 .262 .314 .354 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1918 DET A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 17 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 0.0 1918 DET A
1925 DET A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.1 1925 DET A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 6 20 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 - 0.1 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1905 DET A Daily Splits OF 41 41 41 353 85 6 4 1 0 .958 2 39 0
1905 DET A CF 39 39 39 335 82 6 3 1 0 .967
1905 DET A LF 2 2 2 18 3 0 1 0 0 .750
1906 DET A Daily Splits OF 97 93 91 804 208 14 9 4 0 .961 17 59 22
1906 DET A CF 59 57 56 490.2i 136 6 3 1 0 .979
1906 DET A RF 22 19 18 160 i 26 2 3 1 0 .903
1906 DET A LF 17 17 17 153.1 47 6 3 2 0 .946
1907 DET A Daily Splits OF 150 150 147 1319.2 238 30 11 12 0 .961 0 0 150
1907 DET A RF 150 150 147 1319.2i 239 30 12 13 0 .957
1908 DET A Daily Splits OF 150 150 144 1288 212 23 14 5 0 .944 0 1 150
1908 DET A RF 150 150 144 1288 i 214 23 14 6 0 .944
1908 DET A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1909 DET A Daily Splits OF 156 155 149 1334.1 222 24 14 7 0 .946 0 2 154
1909 DET A RF 154 153 148 1325.1 i 220 21 13 5 0 .949
1909 DET A CF 2 2 1 9 i 3 1 1 1 0 .800
1909 DET A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1910 DET A Daily Splits OF 137 136 134 1194 305 18 14 4 2 .958 0 111 26
1910 DET A CF 111 110 108 954 i 259 14 13 4 2 .955
1910 DET A RF 26 26 26 240 40 4 1 1 0 .978
1911 DET A Daily Splits OF 146 146 138 1250 376 24 18 10 0 .957 0 146 0
1911 DET A CF 146 146 138 1250 i 382 24 17 11 0 .960
1912 DET A Daily Splits OF 141 141 133 1227 324 21 22 5 0 .940 2 140 0
1912 DET A CF 140 140 132 1215.1 324 21 21 5 0 .943
1912 DET A LF 2 1 1 11.2 1 1 1 0 0 .667
1913 DET A Daily Splits OF 118 117 109 1017 262 22 16 8 0 .947 0 108 10
1913 DET A CF 108 108 101 939 i 252 24 13 8 0 .955
1913 DET A RF 10 9 8 78 12 0 2 0 0 .857
1913 DET A 2B 1 1 1 9 1 0 3 0 0 .250
1914 DET A Daily Splits OF 96 96 93 832.1 177 8 10 0 0 .949 0 96 0
1914 DET A CF 96 96 93 832.1i 178 8 10 0 0 .949
1915 DET A Daily Splits OF 156 155 150 1371.2 328 22 18 7 0 .951 0 156 0
1915 DET A CF 156 155 150 1371.2 i 326 22 18 8 0 .951
1916 DET A Daily Splits OF 143 141 139 1258 325 18 17 9 0 .953 1 143 0
1916 DET A CF 143 141 139 1258 i 320 17 17 9 0 .952
1916 DET A LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1916 DET A 1B 1 1 1 8 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1917 DET A Daily Splits OF 152 150 147 1369.1 373 27 11 9 0 .973 0 121 31
1917 DET A CF 121 119 116 1077.1 311 22 9 7 0 .974
1917 DET A RF 31 31 31 292 58 5 2 1 0 .969
1918 DET A Daily Splits OF 95 92 85 823 225 12 6 0 0 .975 0 94 1
1918 DET A CF 94 92 85 820 229 11 6 1 0 .976
1918 DET A 1B 13 10 10 103 133 12 3 7 0 .980
1918 DET A P 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
1918 DET A 3B 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1918 DET A RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1918 DET A 2B 1 1 1 8 1 3 1 0 0 .800
1919 DET A Daily Splits OF 123 123 120 1101.2 272 19 8 2 0 .973 0 123 0
1919 DET A CF 123 123 120 1101.2 272 16 8 2 0 .973
1920 DET A Daily Splits OF 112 110 106 976.1 246 8 9 2 0 .966 0 112 0
1920 DET A CF 112 110 106 976.1 245 8 9 2 0 .966
1921 DET A Daily Splits OF 121 121 115 1068.1 301 27 10 2 0 .970 0 121 0
1921 DET A CF 121 121 115 1068.1 306 25 10 2 0 .971
1922 DET A Daily Splits OF 134 134 127 1175.1 330 14 7 3 0 .980 0 134 0
1922 DET A CF 134 134 127 1175.1 330 14 7 5 0 .980
1923 DET A Daily Splits OF 141 140 131 1221.1 362 14 12 2 0 .969 0 141 0
1923 DET A CF 141 140 131 1221.1 363 14 12 2 0 .969
1924 DET A Daily Splits OF 155 155 144 1374 417 12 6 8 0 .986 0 155 0
1924 DET A CF 155 155 144 1374 415 11 6 6 0 .986
1925 DET A Daily Splits OF 105 104 86 876.1 267 9 15 1 0 .948 0 101 4
1925 DET A CF 101 100 83 841 260 9 14 1 0 .951
1925 DET A RF 4 4 3 35.1 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1925 DET A P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1926 DET A Daily Splits OF 55 54 49 476.2 109 4 6 2 0 .950 14 40 1
1926 DET A CF 40 40 36 349.1 87 3 5 2 0 .947
1926 DET A LF 14 13 12 118.1 21 1 1 0 0 .957
1926 DET A RF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1927 PHI A Daily Splits OF 127 127 111 1092.1 243 9 8 2 0 .969 0 52 75
1927 PHI A RF 75 75 62 628.1 121 6 3 1 0 .977
1927 PHI A CF 52 52 49 464 122 3 5 1 0 .962
1928 PHI A Daily Splits OF 85 85 74 723 154 7 6 0 0 .964 0 0 85
1928 PHI A RF 85 85 74 723 154 7 6 0 0 .964
Total (24 Years) Splits OF 2936 2916 2763 25526.2 6361 392 271 105 2 .961 36 2195 709
Total (22 Years) CF 2195 2180 2069 19123.2i 5202 279 207 79 2 .964
Total (12 Years) RF 709 703 662 6101.2i 1092 98 57 28 0 .954
Total ( 5 Years) LF 36 33 32 301.1i 74 9 6 2 0 .933
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 14 11 11 111 143 12 3 7 0 .981
Total ( 3 Years) 2B 3 2 2 17 i 2 3 4 0 0 .556
Total ( 2 Years) P 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1907 DET A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 46 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
1907 DET A RF 5 5 5 46 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1908 DET A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 3 0 1 0 0 .750 0 0 5
1908 DET A RF 5 5 5 44 3 0 1 0 0 .750
1909 DET A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 8 0 1 0 0 .889 0 0 7
1909 DET A RF 7 7 7 61 8 0 1 0 0 .889
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 17 17 17 151 20 0 2 0 0 .909 0 0 17
Total ( 3 Years) RF 17 17 17 151 20 0 2 0 0 .909
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1921 DET A 154 71 82 .464 883 852 6
1922 DET A 155 79 75 .513 828 791 3
1923 DET A 155 83 71 .539 830 741 2
1924 DET A 155 86 67 .562 844 780 9-28 3 3
1925 DET A 156 81 73 .526 903 829 4
1926 DET A 157 79 75 .513 793 830 6
Total ( 6 Years) 932 479 443 .520 5081 4823
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 1-1908 BOX DET A Silk O'Loughlin Call at HP (Shoved umpire)
6-27-1908 BOX DET A Tommy Connolly Balls and strikes
5-23-1909 BOX DET A Billy Evans Call at 1B
6-28-1909 BOX DET A Billy Evans Call at 3B
8-20-1909 BOX DET A Tommy Connolly Call at HP
7-21-1911 BOX DET A Jack Egan Condition of baseball
8- 8-1911(2) BOX DET A John Mullin HBP non-call
8-22-1911 BOX DET A Billy Evans Called third strike
5-15-1912 BOX DET A F. Westervelt Fighting with fan
7-14-1913 BOX DET A George Hildebrand Catch/trap call
5- 1-1915 BOX DET A Dick Nallin Called third strike
9-27-1915 BOX DET A Bobby Wallace Call at 2B
7- 2-1916 BOX DET A Dick Nallin Called third strike (Threw bat)
9-17-1919(2) BOX DET A George Moriarty Balls and strikes
5- 5-1927 BOX PHI A Red Ormsby Fair/foul call (Bumped umpire)
6-28-1927 BOX PHI A Roy Van Graflan Bench jockeying
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-18-1921 BOX DET A Frank Wilson Balls and strikes
8-15-1921 BOX DET A Tommy Connolly Balk non-call
9- 2-1922 BOX DET A Bill Guthrie Call at 1B
7- 4-1923(1) BOX DET A Pants Rowland Call at 2B
7-16-1925 BOX DET A Pants Rowland Balls and strikes
6-18-1926 BOX DET A Pants Rowland Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Sold by Augusta (South Atlantic) to Detroit Tigers (@August 24, 1905 ).
Assigned to Philadelphia Athletics by Detroit Tigers (February 8, 1927 ).
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