Word: cobb
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chandler 1 2-2 4, Bennet 1 0-0 2, Sweeney 5 6-6 16, Cobb 11 1-1 23, Shrigley 4 2-3 10, Caraher 5 2-2 12, Beaulieu 3 2-2 8, Meggers 1 2-2 4, Foy 0 4-4 4, Totals...
...headfirst slide, has plunged headlong into the record books, taking with him a new mark for consecutive-game hitting streaks by modern-era National Leaguers. Last week Rose surpassed Tommy Holmes' 37-game record, set in 1945. Then, tackling the American League, he moved past Ty Cobb (40 in 1911) and tied George Sisler (41 in 1922) in pursuit of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game major league record...
...fans grew with it. Long one of the game's fiercest competitors, Rose has been booed with equal ferocity for his playing style. Never a graceful player, he made himself indispensable with the kind of hustle Enos Slaughter personified and the aggressive disregard for physical safety of Ty Cobb. Running like a blocking back, Rose has broken up more double plays?and infielder's pride?than any other man playing baseball today. During the 1970 All-Star game, a bone-crunching collision at home plate left Cleveland Catcher Ray Fosse sitting stunned in the dust and television viewers aghast...
Every summer the Irwin Cobb Memorial Tournament is played at Paxton Park. One year professional Bob Goalby, a winner of the Masters, won the tournament. Another touring star, Jay Haas, has also played in the event. Cobb himself was a well-known humorist from Paducah...
...Cobb's base-stealing record. Brock surpassed Cobb's total of 892 in August, filched seven more bases before the season ended, and last week donated his record-breaking shoes to baseball's Hall of Fame. At 38, the Sultan of Swipe pronounces: "The game's still a lot of fun, and I'm still one step ahead of the crowd." And one behind his next record, most likely. With his 1,658 career strikeouts, Brock is only 52 whiffs away from Titleholder Mickey Mantle...