Who made it onto the Mount Rushmore of Detroit Tiger Greats and who was left off

[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb appeared in 3,034 games....and registered 4,191 hits.
That's a 1.38 hits per game, or 224 hits per 162/gm season.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb was the AL end of season leader in an offensive category....74 times.
Batting Avg 12x
OPS 10x
Hits 8x
SLG 8x
OBP 7x
Stolen Bases 6x
Total Bases 6x
Runs 5x
RBI 4x
Triples 4x
Doubles 3x

Genius In Spikes.
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[kalinecountry]

1915 Detroit Tigers: Bobby Veach LF, Ty Cobb CF (HOF), and Sam Crawford RF (HOF). Among the greatest outfields ever assembled.
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[kalinecountry]

Over a 19 season stretch (1909-1927) Ty Cobb's lowest end of season Batting Avg was .334 (1920).
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb on the cover of Baseball magazine, in 1927, on the occasion of his announced retirement. A month later he would sign with the Philadelphia Athletics and play two more seasons.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb led the AL in RBI and Stolen Bases (in the same season).....3X.
1907 119 RBI and 53 SB
1909 107 RBI and 76 SB
1911 127 RBI and 83 SB
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[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/best-tigers-baseball-cards
Classic Tigers card: A rare Cobb.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

In 1925 Ty Cobb had as many HR (12)....and as many Triples (12), as he did Strikeouts (12)....And he was 38.
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[kalinecountry]

Babe Ruth goofing around with Ty Cobb during a round of golf, 1941.
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[kalinecountry]

1920s baseball in a single image? Ruth and Cobb have it covered.
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[kalinecountry]

?Old Days? Legends Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb greet the crowd at a 1950s Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium.#MLB #Indians #Tigers
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[kalinecountry]

OTD 1921: At the age of 34, Ty Cobb becomes the youngest player to collect 3000 hits when he singles off Red Sox hurler Elmer Myers in a 10 - 0 Tigers win. It takes Cobb just 2,135 games to do that.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1031230082256433155
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb has a chat with Commissioner Judge Landis.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb started 2,928 games and in those contests posted 4,156 Hits.
Works out to 1.41 Hits per start...or 228 Hits per 162 games.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner at the 1909 World Series.
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[kalinecountry]

This photo of Ty Cobb from 1918 or 1919 was discovered in a scrapbook and auctioned off in 2020 for over $2,000.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb led the AL in SLG%.....8 Times.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb makes his major league debut. He doubles off Jack Chesbro for his first hit. August 30, 1905.
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[kalinecountry]

George Sisler. Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb.
Owners of 3 of the top 15 career Batting Avg.
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[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb. Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins.
3 legends. 11,021 Hits.
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