Dr. Ron Cobb has just published Memoirs of Twenty Years in Baseball by Ty Cobb. Cobb wrote these memoirs in 1925 after completing his 20th year with the Detroit Tigers.
In thirty-six chapters, Ty detailed the experiences of his first 20 years in baseball. Unlike his 1914 book Busting ’Em, and his 1961 autobiography, My Life in Baseball, both of which were ghostwritten, this writing was Ty's very own. These “Memoirs” were syndicated by the Christy Walsh Syndicate, and published serially in the New York Evening News over several months, beginning in December 1925. They have been buried in library stacks and microfilm ever since. Reprinted here for the first time in seventy-five years, they have been carefully transcribed from very old copies of the Evening News articles, then indexed and reprinted in book form, along with supplemental material and commentary by the Editor.
In these Memoirs you can read, for the first time since the original 1925 publication, Ty's own description of the key milestones of his career. Find out what really happened in the Claude Lueker incident, when Ty entered the grandstand and fought with an abusive fan, was suspended from the league, and caused the first Professional Baseball Strike. Read Ty's take on his relationship with his Detroit teammates, and how this strike profoundly changed that relationship. Get the straight story on who was, and who wasn't, spiked by Ty Cobb, and whether it was intentional. Find out about Ty's friendship with Dutch Leonard, who a year later would go public with betting allegations that ultimately cost Ty his job at Detroit, and almost end his career.
For the Ty Cobb fan or critic, this book is a must-read. There is nothing else like it. The perspective that Ty offers in these Memoirs should not be overlooked by anyone who wishes to truly understand this great and complex man.
This is a 168 page paperback book with 36 chapters, plus a foreword, appendix, index and other additions. It is professionally printed in 5.5 by 8 inch format, and retails for $12.95. All profits from this book are being donated to the Ty Cobb Museum in Royston, Georgia. You can see a picture of the front and back cover of the book at: http://hometown.aol.com/rcobb2535/.
If you would like to purchase a copy of the book, or if you have any questions about the book, please email the author directly at: Memoirs@TyCobb.net.
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