Peach: Ty Cobb In His Time And Ours - Hardcover

Bak, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1587262576 ISBN 13: 9781587262579

Publisher: Sports Media Group, 2005

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Cobb's 1905 debut in the major leagues, and featuring 150 rarely seen photographs, Peach provides a balanced analysis of this baseball icon's life inside and outside the game, with particular emphasis on his treatment in pop culture and public memory.

From the Back Cover:

A cross between tidal wave, cyclone and earthquake--Fire, wind and water all out on a lark; Then out from the reel comes the glitter of steel, Plus ten tons of dynamite hitched to a spark. - Grantland Rice

About this edition

• Publisher: Sports Media Group
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1587262576
• ISBN 13: 9781587262579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200