My Twenty Years in Baseball by Paul Dickson

My Twenty Years in Baseball by Paul Dickson

By the time of his retirement in 1928, Ty Cobb had set ninety major league baseball records, many of which includingtwelve batting titles and a .367 lifetime batting average remain unsurpassed to this day. He was also a member of the first group of legends inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fiercely competitive and aggressive in his play, Cobb attracted controversy throughout his career. In this memoir, he reflects on a tumultuous era in baseball history as he recounts highlights from his twenty seasons with the Detroit Tigers.
The baseball legend offers observations and advice to players on hitting, stealing signs, base running, and other aspects of the game, along with assessments of his teammates and other contemporaries. Cobb's candid reminiscences address his reputation for spiking opponents on the base paths and his suspension for attacking an abusive fan, an incident that led to the first professional baseball strike and the formation of the earliest players' union. Unlike the usual ghostwritten sports autobiographies, this narrative consists of Cobb's own words. Each chapter originally appeared as part of a newspaper serial in 1925, while the author was an active player. A rediscovered gem of sports history, thisedition is the first commercial publication of Cobb's recollections in book form.

Ty Cobb played for the Detroit Tigers from 1905 to 1925. He still holds the record for highest career batting average at .367. He won a record 12 American League batting titles and was a member of the first group of players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

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ISBN 13	9780486471839
ISBN 10	0486471837
Title	My Twenty Years in Baseball
Author	Paul Dickson
Series	Dover Baseball
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2009-07-31
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.