Today in History: Ty Cobb


Today in History–July 18–the Library of Congress features baseball great Ty Cobb, who connected with his 4,000th career hit on this day in 1927. Find out more about this “Georgia peach” by visiting the Today in History section, then access more primary sources related to Ty Cobb and baseball.

Ty Cobb image set

Ty Cobb historical newspaper coverage

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