Cobb, Ty

Cultural  

1. A baseball player of the early twentieth century. Cobb long held the world record for runs batted in and stolen bases in a career in the major leagues. He still holds the record for lifetime batting average.

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Example Sentences

Rose later described it to Kahn: “I saw clear in the sky my dad and Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb was in the second row. Dad was in the first. With Dad in the sky and Petey in my arms, you had three generations of Rose men there that night. So that’s what it was that made me cry.”

From Los Angeles Times

ON THE MOUND: Alex Cobb, Ty Buttrey and Aaron Slegers each threw scoreless innings in their first work of the spring.

From Los Angeles Times

Even without Nelson, Rodgers will have no shortage of weapons in speedy Randall Cobb, Ty Montgomery, Davante Adams and Jared Cook, who made a spectacular sideline catch to setup Green Bay's winning field goal against Dallas.

From Reuters