VERY RARE Official Ty Cobb 1909 Ball Bat Signed "Sincerely Ty Cobb". Back when the ball was bogged down by spit and tobacco juice, Ty Cobb smacked it to the gaps, ran like hell and dictated terms to the rest of the league. The game then was Cobb’s game, and he left it clutching the career records for games played (3,305), at-bats (11,429, 11,434 or 11,440, depending on the source), runs (2,246), hits (4,189 or 4,191, depending on the source), total bases (5,854) and batting average (.367). The only year Cobb did not bat .300 was his rookie year in 1905, when he played just 45 games and went 36-for-151 (.238) while still mourning the loss of his father and acclimating to the big leagues. He never again hit less than .316. And from 1909-1919, he never hit lower than .368. He hit .400 three times. In the year before his death, a reporter asked Cobb how he would fare in the modern game. “I’d hit about .300", Cobb said. The reporter was aghast. Ty Cobb? Only hitting .300? “You’ve got to remember", Cobb added, “I am 73 years old". Comes with a Letter of Certification from Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators, along with the GFA guarantee of authenticity.

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