num_pages: 200
description: Larry Ritter Book Award, Society for American Baseball Research Gold Award/Sports,  ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards First Prize/Sports, Midwest Book Awards Although it has been more than 75 years since he last laced up his spikes, Ty Cobb remains arguably the greatest player in the long history of baseball. Certainly the Detroit Tigers outfielder remains the most controversial. He hit .367 over 24 seasons (1905-1928), won a dozen batting titles, and was the first man elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. But it was his blowtorch personality that set the "Georgia Peach" apart from all others.
language: English
title: Peach: Ty Cobb In His Time And Ours
titlecomplete: Peach: Ty Cobb In His Time And Ours
characters: Ty Cobb
genres: Baseball, Biography, Sports
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Sports Media Group