Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Tyrus Raymond `` Ty '' Cobb ( December 18 , 1886 â `` July 17 , 1961 ) , nicknamed `` The Georgia Peach , '' was an American Major League Baseball outfielder .
Simplified: Tyrus Raymond `` Ty '' Cobb ( December 18 , 1886 â `` July 17 , 1961 ) , also known as `` The Georgia Peach , '' was a Major League Baseball player .