Ty Cobb Port Green

Tyrus Raymond "The Georgia Peach" Cobb (1886–1961) is shown here in the T206 White Border Portrait Green Background variation, the rarer of the two T206 portrait color schemes — the red background being more common — and one of the four T206 Cobb poses that anchor any deadball collection. Born December 18, 1886 in Narrows, Georgia, the left-handed-hitting and right-handed-throwing outfielder debuted with Detroit in 1905 at age 18 and stayed in the major leagues through 1928, retiring with 4,189 hits, a .366 career average that no one has approached, twelve American League batting titles, and 897 stolen bases. He led Detroit to three straight pennants from 1907 through 1909 and took the 1911 Chalmers MVP. His reputation for sharpened spikes and on-field hostility followed him through his career and beyond. He served as the Tigers' player-manager from 1921 through 1926 before closing out with two seasons in Philadelphia. He died July 17, 1961 in Atlanta and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Royston, Georgia. He was elected in the inaugural Hall of Fame class of 1936, leading the vote.