Ty Cobb Warming Up to Bat
Description
A slide of a black-and-white, full-length image of Ty Cobb from the book Ty Cobb: The idol of baseball fandom by Sverre Braathen. Cobb is taking a practice swing, right hand near the knob and left hand above right. His right foot is planted, and his left is on its toe. Based on the Philadelphia Athletics home uniform details, this image is from 1927. The caption below the image reads, "Ready For The Oncoming Ball." The words "A's 1927" are written on the physical slide.
Player(s)
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961
Team(s)
Philadelphia - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1927–1927
Subject
Hall of famers; Batting (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Cle-Col
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)