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Tyrus
Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The
Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians and journalists
as the best player of the dead-ball era and as one of the greatest players of all time.
Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot.
receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes.
Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 Major League Baseball records during his career.
He still holds several records as of 2008, including the highest career batting average
(.367) and most career batting titles with 12 (or 11, depending on source). He retained
many other records for almost a half century or more, including most career hits until
1985 (4,191 or 4,189, depending on source),[unreliable 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.
Cobb's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and
aggressive playing style, which was described by the Detroit Free Press as "daring to
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