Original: 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 .
Simplified: Tyrus Raymond '' Ty '' Cobb ( December 18 , 1886 -- July 17 , 1961 ) , also known as '' The Georgia Peach , '' was a Major League Baseball player .