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Ty Cobb
| December 18, 1886 |
Ty Cobb born in Narrows (Banks County).
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Ty Cobb |
| August 30, 1905 |
Ty Cobb's first major league at bat
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Ty Cobb |
| September 13, 1909 |
Ty Cobb hits his 9th home run of the season, giving him baseball's elusive Triple Crown (league leader in average, runs batted in and home runs). None of his 9 home runs left the park.
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Ty Cobb |
| October 9, 1910 |
On the final day of the 1910 baseball season, Ty Cobb sits out to preserve his lead in the batting average race with Nap Lajoie. Going eight for eight, Lajoie almost took the crown from Cobb. The Chalmers Company, who gave a car to the winner of the batting crown, decided to award two cars that year.
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Ty Cobb |
| May 18, 1912 |
For three innings Ty Cobb put up with insults from New York Highlanders fan Claude Lueker. Finally, Cobb charge the man, beating him fiercely. Lueker, who had lost a hand in an industrial accident could not defend himself. A. L. President Ban Johnson, who was attending the game, immediately suspended Cobb. |
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Ty Cobb |
| August 19, 1921 |
Ty Cobb collects his 3,000 hit |
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Ty Cobb |
| May 5, 1925 |
Ty Cobb enjoys his best day at the plate, hitting three home runs, a double and two singles. The 16 total bases set an American League record that still stands.
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Ty Cobb |
| November 3, 1926 |
Amidst a growing scandal (he is later exonerated) Ty Cobb resigns as manager of the Detroit Tigers |
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Ty Cobb |
| January 27, 1927 |
Kennesaw Mountain Landis issues a decision in the Ty Cobb / Tris Speaker gambling scandal, clearing them of any impropriety and ordering them reinstated by their clubs. |
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Ty Cobb |
| February 8, 1927 |
Ty Cobb signs with the Philadelphia A's |
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Ty Cobb |
| July 18, 1927 |
Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th career hit
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Ty Cobb |
| May 24, 1928 |
13 Hall of Fame bound players including Ty Cobb play in a single game between the Philadelphia A's and the New York Yankees. |
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Ty Cobb |
| July 17, 1961 |
Ty Cobb dies from complications of diabetes and cancer.
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Ty Cobb |
| December 2, 1994 |
Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones as Ty Cobb, and Robert Wuhl, is released. Filming locations include Royston, GA (Ty Cobb's home town) and Athens.
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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The Georgia Peach, whose baseball exploits are legend, led the league in virtually every batting category, but his competitive nature led him to be despised by teammates.
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