Category: Authors: Doug Byzewski
A Biography in 1,000 Players No. 6 Ty Cobb (Number 2 Center Field)
Ty Cobb lived an awfully hard life. He left home to play pro ball at the age of 17 despite coming from a well-off family and a Father who he idolized. His Mother shot and killed his Father thinking he was a burglar. He was on a trip but snuck back home because he thought his wife was cheating on him. Apparently, he must of told others that was why he was sneaking home, because no one interviewed him after he died. This did not sound like a happy home. Cobb played baseball for 24 always in anger. Some say…
