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'''Ty Cobb''' is considered by many to have been the greatest baseball player ever, garnering more votes for his induction in the first batch of players to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] than any other player, including [[Babe Ruth]].<ref>The first group of inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame were Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner.</ref>  But Cobb was also one of the dirtiest players in an era when baseball was a far more brutal sport than today.  Later in life Cobb reportedly converted to [[Christianity]] and was anonymously very charitable in his donation of wealth that he earned outside of baseball.

'''Ty Cobb''' is considered by many to have been the greatest baseball player ever, garnering more votes for his induction in the first batch of players to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] than any other player, including [[Babe Ruth]].<ref>The first group of inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame were Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner.</ref>  But Cobb was also one of the dirtiest players in an era when baseball was a far more brutal sport than today.  Later in life Cobb reportedly converted to [[Christianity]] and was anonymously very charitable in his donation of wealth that he earned outside of baseball (he was an original investor in Coca-Cola).

Cobb was opposed to the emphasis on home runs that began with [[Babe Ruth]] and continues to this day.  Cobb felt that a hitter should swing down on a ball, not upwards as [[Ted Williams]] advocated.  

Cobb was opposed to the emphasis on home runs that began with [[Babe Ruth]] and continues to this day.  Cobb felt that a hitter should swing down on a ball, not upwards as [[Ted Williams]] advocated.  

==Charges of racism==

==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>

Since Cobb's death, his image has been tarnished in part by biographer Al Stump, with charges of racism and violence both on- and off-field.  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>

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