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<p><br>a New York Times Notable Book; Spitball Award For Best Baseball Book Of 1994; Basis For A Major Hollywood Motion Picture. Now In Paperback, The Biography That Baseball Fans All Across The Country Have Been Talking About. Al Stump Redefined America's Perception Of One Of Its Most Famous Sports Heroes With This Gripping Look At A Man Who Walked The Line Between Greatness And Psychosis. Based On Stump's Interviews With Ty Cobb While Ghostwriting The Hall-of-famer's 1961 Autobiography, This Award-winning New Account Of Cobb's Life And Times Reveals Both The Darkness And The Brilliance Of The Georgia Peach. The Most Powerful Baseball Biography I Have Read.--roger Kahn, Author Of The Boys Of Summer</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p>stump, Ty Cobb's Ghostwriter For The 1961 Autobiography My Life In Baseball, Fleshes Out The Story In This Bare-knuckle, Shocking Biography. Born In Georgia In 1886, Cobb Began His Baseball Career With The Detroit Tigers In 1905 And Stayed In The Big Leagues Until 1928-all The Time Hated By His Rivals And Teammates Alike Because Of His Meanness And Combativeness. The Author Portrays The Highlights Of Cobb's Career: His First Batting Championship In 1907

Author
Stump, Al
Publisher
Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published
1994
Language
EN
ISBN
9780945575641
Subjects
Memoir, History, Biography
Rating
3.98 / 5 (1,950 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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