Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Born: December 18, 1886, Narrows, Georgia
Died: July 17, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For:Detroit Tigers (1905-1926), Philadelphia A's (1927-1928)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 193
Biography:
Ty Cobb may have been baseball's greatest player, if not the game's fiercest competitor. His batting accomplishments are legendary -- a lifetime average of .367, 297 triples, 4,191 hits, 12 batting titles (including nine in a row), 23 straight seasons in which he hit over .300, three .400 seasons (topped by a .420 mark in 1911) and 2,245 runs. Intimidating the opposition, The Georgia Peach stole 892 bases during a 24-year career, primarily with the Detroit Tigers.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.367 3033 11429 2245 4191 117 727 892
Born: December 18, 1886, Narrows, Georgia
Died: July 17, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For:Detroit Tigers (1905-1926), Philadelphia A's (1927-1928)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 193
Biography:
Ty Cobb may have been baseball's greatest player, if not the game's fiercest competitor. His batting accomplishments are legendary -- a lifetime average of .367, 297 triples, 4,191 hits, 12 batting titles (including nine in a row), 23 straight seasons in which he hit over .300, three .400 seasons (topped by a .420 mark in 1911) and 2,245 runs. Intimidating the opposition, The Georgia Peach stole 892 bases during a 24-year career, primarily with the Detroit Tigers.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.367 3033 11429 2245 4191 117 727 892
Ed Barrow
Edward Grant Barrow
Born: May 10, 1868, Springfield, Illinois
Died:
December 15, 1953, Port Chester, New York
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1953
Biography:
Serving in almost every role except player, Ed Barrow would
be responsible for the creation of baseball's greatest dynasty, the New York
Yankees. Serving as the chief executive, Barrow would use trades, the
development of talent through a farm system and the outright purchase of players
to build a team that would win 14 pennants and 10 World Series between 1921 and
1945.
Born: May 10, 1868, Springfield, Illinois
Died:
December 15, 1953, Port Chester, New York
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1953
Biography:
Serving in almost every role except player, Ed Barrow would
be responsible for the creation of baseball's greatest dynasty, the New York
Yankees. Serving as the chief executive, Barrow would use trades, the
development of talent through a farm system and the outright purchase of players
to build a team that would win 14 pennants and 10 World Series between 1921 and
1945.
Harry Hooper
Harry Bartholomew Hooper
Born: August 24, 1887, Bell Station, California
Died: December 18, 1974, Santa Cruz, California
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For: Boston Red Sox (1909-1920), Chicago White Sox (1921-1925)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1971
Biography:
A steady leadoff hitter and spectacular defensive outfielder, Harry Hooper is the only man to play on four Red Sox World Championship teams. One of baseball's most dignified and intelligent players (and owner of an engineering degree), Hooper remains the Red Sox's all-time leader in triples (130) and stolen bases (300). From 1910 to 1915, he teamed with Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis to form one of the finest outfield trios ever assembled.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.281 2308 8785 1429 2466 75 373 375
Born: August 24, 1887, Bell Station, California
Died: December 18, 1974, Santa Cruz, California
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For: Boston Red Sox (1909-1920), Chicago White Sox (1921-1925)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1971
Biography:
A steady leadoff hitter and spectacular defensive outfielder, Harry Hooper is the only man to play on four Red Sox World Championship teams. One of baseball's most dignified and intelligent players (and owner of an engineering degree), Hooper remains the Red Sox's all-time leader in triples (130) and stolen bases (300). From 1910 to 1915, he teamed with Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis to form one of the finest outfield trios ever assembled.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.281 2308 8785 1429 2466 75 373 375
Eppa Rixey
Eppa Rixey
Born: May 3, 1891, Culpeper, Virginia
Died: February 28, 1963, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bats: Right Throws: Left
Played For: Philadelphia Phillies (1912-1917, 1919-1920), Cincinnati Reds (1921-1933)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1963
Biography:
Eppa Rixey was a durable, tenacious left-handed pitcher, whose 266 victories for the Phillies and Reds came while pitching for many second-division teams during his 21 seasons. The tall, slender rookie emerged directly from the University of Virginia campus in 1912, never spending a day in the Minors. He led the National League with 25 wins in 1922 and was still active 11 years later at the age of 42. In 1969, Cincinnati fans named him the franchise's most outstanding left-hander.
ERA W L G IP SO BB SV
3.15 266 251 692 4494 1350 1082
Born: May 3, 1891, Culpeper, Virginia
Died: February 28, 1963, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bats: Right Throws: Left
Played For: Philadelphia Phillies (1912-1917, 1919-1920), Cincinnati Reds (1921-1933)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1963
Biography:
Eppa Rixey was a durable, tenacious left-handed pitcher, whose 266 victories for the Phillies and Reds came while pitching for many second-division teams during his 21 seasons. The tall, slender rookie emerged directly from the University of Virginia campus in 1912, never spending a day in the Minors. He led the National League with 25 wins in 1922 and was still active 11 years later at the age of 42. In 1969, Cincinnati fans named him the franchise's most outstanding left-hander.
ERA W L G IP SO BB SV
3.15 266 251 692 4494 1350 1082
Earl Combs
Earle Bryan Combs
Born: May 14, 1899, Pebworth, Kentucky
Died: July 21, 1976, Richmond, Kentucky
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For: New York Yankees (1924-1935)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1970
Biography:
Earle Combs was an ideal leadoff hitter for the legendary Yankee teams of the 1920s and early 1930s. A keen-eyed center fielder, he averaged nearly 200 hits and 70 walks a season during his prime years, helping him compile a .325 career batting mark. Combs' exceptional speed aided him both offensively and defensively, enabling him to lead the American League in triples three times and putouts twice. Unfortunately, a pair of serious collisions --
with an outfield wall in St. Louis in 1934 and with a teammate in '35 -- shortened his productive career.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.325 1454 5746 1186 1866 58 628 96
Born: May 14, 1899, Pebworth, Kentucky
Died: July 21, 1976, Richmond, Kentucky
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For: New York Yankees (1924-1935)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1970
Biography:
Earle Combs was an ideal leadoff hitter for the legendary Yankee teams of the 1920s and early 1930s. A keen-eyed center fielder, he averaged nearly 200 hits and 70 walks a season during his prime years, helping him compile a .325 career batting mark. Combs' exceptional speed aided him both offensively and defensively, enabling him to lead the American League in triples three times and putouts twice. Unfortunately, a pair of serious collisions --
with an outfield wall in St. Louis in 1934 and with a teammate in '35 -- shortened his productive career.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.325 1454 5746 1186 1866 58 628 96
Bill Terry
William Harold Terry
Born: October 30, 1898, Atlanta, Georgia
Died: January 9, 1989, Jacksonville, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Played For: New York Giants (1923-1936)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 1954
Biography:
Bill Terry's outstanding hitting overshadowed his excellence as a first baseman. Batting over .320 nine years in a row and collecting over 200 hits in six seasons, his offensive prowess climaxed with a .401 average in 1930. Terry was the National League MVP in 1930 and retired with an average of .341 -- a modern National League record for left-handed batters. He then succeeded John McGraw as manager and won three pennants with the Giants.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.341 1721 6428 1120 2193 154 1078 56
Born: October 30, 1898, Atlanta, Georgia
Died: January 9, 1989, Jacksonville, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Played For: New York Giants (1923-1936)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 1954
Biography:
Bill Terry's outstanding hitting overshadowed his excellence as a first baseman. Batting over .320 nine years in a row and collecting over 200 hits in six seasons, his offensive prowess climaxed with a .401 average in 1930. Terry was the National League MVP in 1930 and retired with an average of .341 -- a modern National League record for left-handed batters. He then succeeded John McGraw as manager and won three pennants with the Giants.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.341 1721 6428 1120 2193 154 1078 56
Joe Sewell
Joseph Wheeler Sewell
Born: October 9, 1898, Titus, Alabama
Died: March 6, 1990, Mobile, Alabama
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For: Cleveland Indians (1920-1930), New York Yankees (1931-1933)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1977
Biography:
The toughest batter in history to strike out, with just 114 strikeouts in 7,132 at-bats, Joe Sewell was a perennial .300 hitter over 14 seasons with the Yankees and Indians. In 1920, Cleveland summoned Sewell from the Minors to replace the late Ray Chapman at shortstop, and the rookie batted .329 down the stretch to lead the Indians to the pennant. A great contact hitter, his career rate of one strikeout for every 63 at-bats is by far the best in history, and his three strikeouts in 1932 are the fewest ever for a full season.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.312 1902 7132 1141 2226 49 1055 74
Born: October 9, 1898, Titus, Alabama
Died: March 6, 1990, Mobile, Alabama
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Played For: Cleveland Indians (1920-1930), New York Yankees (1931-1933)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1977
Biography:
The toughest batter in history to strike out, with just 114 strikeouts in 7,132 at-bats, Joe Sewell was a perennial .300 hitter over 14 seasons with the Yankees and Indians. In 1920, Cleveland summoned Sewell from the Minors to replace the late Ray Chapman at shortstop, and the rookie batted .329 down the stretch to lead the Indians to the pennant. A great contact hitter, his career rate of one strikeout for every 63 at-bats is by far the best in history, and his three strikeouts in 1932 are the fewest ever for a full season.
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.312 1902 7132 1141 2226 49 1055 74
Joe Wood
Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood (October 25, 1889 – July 27, 1985) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians during the early part of the 20th century. He is one of only 13 pitchers who won 30 or more games in one season (34-5 in 1912) since 1900.
ERA W L G IP SO BB
2.03 117 57 225 1434.1 989 421
ERA W L G IP SO BB
2.03 117 57 225 1434.1 989 421
Robert Rolfe
Robert Abial Rolfe
Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: October 17, 1908 in Penacook, NH
High School: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
School: Dartmouth College(All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1931
Team: Yankees 1931-1942
Final Game: September 27, 1942
Died: July 8, 1969 in Gilford, NH (Aged 60)
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, NH
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.289 1175 4827 942 1394 69 497 44
Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: October 17, 1908 in Penacook, NH
High School: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
School: Dartmouth College(All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1931
Team: Yankees 1931-1942
Final Game: September 27, 1942
Died: July 8, 1969 in Gilford, NH (Aged 60)
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, NH
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB
.289 1175 4827 942 1394 69 497 44
Rocky Colavito
Rocco Domenico Colavito
Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3",
Weight: 190 lb.
Born: August 10, 1933 in New York, NY (Age 78)
High School: Teddy Roosevelt (New York, NY)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an
amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1955
Teams (by GP): Indians/Tigers/Athletics/WhiteSox/Dodgers/... 1955-1968
Final Game: September 28, 1968
AVG G AB H HR RBI SB
.266 1841 6503 1730 374 1159 19
Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3",
Weight: 190 lb.
Born: August 10, 1933 in New York, NY (Age 78)
High School: Teddy Roosevelt (New York, NY)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an
amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1955
Teams (by GP): Indians/Tigers/Athletics/WhiteSox/Dodgers/... 1955-1968
Final Game: September 28, 1968
AVG G AB H HR RBI SB
.266 1841 6503 1730 374 1159 19
Allie Reynolds
Allie Pierce Reynolds (Superchief)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: February 10, 1917 in Bethany, OK
High School: Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City, OK)
School: Oklahoma State University
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1942
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Indians 1942-1954
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: December 26, 1994 in Oklahoma City, OK (Aged 77)
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK
ERA W L G IP SO BB
3.30 182 107 434 2492.1 1423
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: February 10, 1917 in Bethany, OK
High School: Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City, OK)
School: Oklahoma State University
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1942
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Indians 1942-1954
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: December 26, 1994 in Oklahoma City, OK (Aged 77)
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK
ERA W L G IP SO BB
3.30 182 107 434 2492.1 1423
Cal Abrams
Calvin Ross Abrams (Abie)
Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: March 2, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: James Madison (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1949
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Pirates/Dodgers/Reds/WhiteSox 1949-1956
Final Game: May 9, 1956
Died: February 25, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (Aged 72)
Buried: Star of David Memorial Gardens, North Lauderdale, FL
AVG G AB H HR RBI SB
.269 567 1611 433 32 138 12
Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: March 2, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: James Madison (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1949
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Pirates/Dodgers/Reds/WhiteSox 1949-1956
Final Game: May 9, 1956
Died: February 25, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (Aged 72)
Buried: Star of David Memorial Gardens, North Lauderdale, FL
AVG G AB H HR RBI SB
.269 567 1611 433 32 138 12