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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 (who received the most votes), 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).

'''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 (who received the most votes), 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 very successful in the stock market, as an original investor in Coca-Cola and also owning many shares of General Motors).

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.