Ty Cobb Batting photograph
Date1918 or 1919
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Ty Cobb batting in a Detroit Tigers home uniform. Cobb is captured mid-swing, his bat directly in front of him. Several unidentified players are in the background. Based on the styling of his uniform and Cobb's time with the Detroit Tigers, this photograph was taken in 1918 or 1919.
Object numberBL-1946-00132-001
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials
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New York Journal-American
between 1914 and 1922
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Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944
between 1918 and 1920
Object number: BL-1946-00132-004
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961
between 1905 and 1911
Object number: BL-1968-00196-019
New York Journal-American
between 1908 and 1911
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0075
New York World-Telegram
between 1907 and 1912, 1951