When baseball fans talk about players from the early 1900s, Babe Ruth
is normally the first person mentioned. He was a great home-run hitter
with 714 career home runs, a record that stood for almost 40 years.
Only two men have surpassed it. Ruth struck out 1,330 times — a record that also stood for several decades.
Most people think of Ty Cobb as a gritty player who held the
career stolen-base record for many years. But let’s look a bit deeper.
Ty Cobb broke into major-league baseball in 1905 at the age of 19 and
hit .240 his first season. For the next 23 seasons, he hit over .300. (more)
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