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False charges of racism, murder
Later in life, Cobb explained in a handwritten note to a reporter of the ''Christian Science Monitor'':<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0113/13183.html</ref>
Later in life, Cobb explained in a handwritten note to a reporter of the ''Christian Science Monitor'':<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0113/13183.html</ref>
{{cquote|One run has no value today with the lively ball. Baseball was still baseball when we had the bunt, sacrifice bunt, hit and run, and the squeeze play. The outfield was part of the overall defense, meaning that the outfielders didn't play so deep that they had to relay the ball to an infielder to set up a play at the plate.}}
{{cquote|One run has no value today with the lively ball. Baseball was still baseball when we had the bunt, sacrifice bunt, hit and run, and the squeeze play. The outfield was part of the overall defense, meaning that the outfielders didn't play so deep that they had to relay the ball to an infielder to set up a play at the plate.}}
==Charges of racism==
Since Cobb's death, his image has been tarnished in part by biographer Al Stump, with charges of racism and murder. As more historians dig into Cobb's life, these charges are turning out to be false.<ref>[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-knife-in-ty-cobbs-back-65618032/ The Knife in Ty Cobb’s Back]</ref><ref>[https://www.prageru.com/courses/history/calling-good-people-racist-isnt-new-case-ty-cobb Calling Good People "Racist" Isn't New: the Case of Ty Cobb]</ref><ref>[http://baseballguru.com/bburgess/analysisbburgess01.html DID TY COBB ONCE KILL A MAN?]</ref><ref>[https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2012/08/30/five-myths-about-ty-cobb/ Five myths about Ty Cobb]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/who-was-ty-cobb-the-history-we-know-thats-wrong/ Who Was Ty Cobb? The History We Know That’s Wrong], [[Hillsdale College]]
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