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

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https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/12/legendary-1910-photograph-of-ty-cobb-sells-for-390k.html
Legendary 1910 photograph of Ty Cobb sells for $390K.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

The sweet picture perfect swing of the Tigers Al Kaline, taking a cut in the 1968 World Series which Detroit won in 7 games. A First Ballot HoF'er, 18X AS Won 10 GG, Kaline collected 3007 hits & is 1 of the Best RFs with the Most Accurate Throwing Arm in MLB History.
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[kalinecountry]

https://www.tycobb.org/ray-schalk-on-ty-cobb
RAY SCHALK PRAISES TY COBB AS GREATEST.
TY COBB BASEBALL ATHENEUM REPOSITORY

"He performed the greatest feats of everybody, by far. Babe Ruth took a lot of glamor with his home runs, but Ty was daring in all departments. His base stealing speaks for itself!"

 

[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb finished among the Top 10 in OBP in (21) of his (24) seasons
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[kalinecountry]

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A 50's shot Camera with flash Sparkles ... Jim Thorpe and Ty Cobb.
#MLB #1950s #Nostalgia

 

[kalinecountry]

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It may be #NationalUglySweaterDay, but Ty Cobb's wool sweater is a beauty. It's now part of the Baseball Hall of Fame's collection.
Ty Cobb was born #OTD 134 years ago today.

https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2017/09/26/ty-cobb-wool-sweater/
The story of Ty Cobb?s wool sweater. September 2017.
Vintage Detroit

 

[kalinecountry]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1340341264466755587
Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb shaking hands.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlive.com/life/2020/12/...oit-sports-history-for-a-whopping-160000.html
Costco is selling a piece of Detroit sports history for a whopping $160,000.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Season?s greeting from Ty Cobb.
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[kalinecountry]

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Tris Speaker. Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb.
(1941 old-timers game, yankee stadium).

 

[kalinecountry]

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In 1909 Detroit Tigers phenom Ty Cobb captured the Triple Crown (9 HR, 107 RBI, .377 BA). He was 22.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/best-tigers-players-by-uniform-number
The Best Detroit Tigers of All-Time, by Uniform Number.
MLB.com

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.highheatstats.com/2012/06/the-mount-rushmore-of-the-detroit-tigers/
The Mount Rushmore of the Detroit Tigers. from 2012.
High Heat Stats

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-all-time-single-season-team
Detroit Tigers' All-Time Roster by Best Season.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Ty Cobb recorded 1,000 Hits....before turning (25).
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[kalinecountry]

A quiz:

Ty Cobb had 4,189 career hits. Against which team did he record his 4,000th hit?

The answer can be found below.






















The answer to the quiz is the Detroit Tigers. Playing in his first season with the Philadelphia A?s, Cobb recorded hit # 4,000 against his old team on July 18, 1927. All told, Cobb had 3,900 hits with the Tigers, and 289 with the A?s.

 

[kalinecountry]

Three legends of American comedy: Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and ... Ty Cobb?
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[kalinecountry]

By the end of his age (24) season Detroit Tigers CF Ty Cobb was a 5x AL Batting champ, 5x AL leader in OPS, 4x AL leader in RBI, 4x AL leader in Hits, 3x AL leader in SB, 1909 AL HR champ, 1909 AL Triple Crown winner, and the 1911 AL MVP. He would play another (17) seasons.
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[kalinecountry]

Showcasing the 1st HOF class (1936) w/#1 in voting (98.2%), Ty Cobb, here w/our touch of color from 1907. That season he led all #MLB in BA, H, RBI, SLG, OPS, TB & led the AL in SB (53).
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[kalinecountry]

Three of the greatest hitters of all-time. Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Eddie Collins with the Philadelphia A?s.
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