Ty Cobb played a sport .
His son retains many other records for almost a half-century or more , including most career hits until 2005 , 4,189 or 4,191 , depending on source ; most career runs , 2,245 or 2,246 depending on source , until 2011 ; most career games played , 3,035 , and at bats , 11,429 or 11,434 depending on source , until 1994 ; and the modern record for most career stolen bases , 892 , until 1997 .
Ty Cobb