01-27-2021, 01:35 AM
yes, Ty Cobb is a hall of famer
In the first voting for Baseball's Hall of Fame, a singles hitter beats out the sport's greatest slugger. Ty Cobb, who had 4,191 hits, receives 222 of 226 votes from players and writers. Babe Ruth, who bashed 714 home runs, and Honus Wagner are tied for second in the balloting, with 215 votes each.
Also elected to the Hall in Cooperstown, N.Y., are Christy Mathewson (205) and Walter Johnson (189).
In the first voting for Baseball's Hall of Fame, a singles hitter beats out the sport's greatest slugger. Ty Cobb, who had 4,191 hits, receives 222 of 226 votes from players and writers. Babe Ruth, who bashed 714 home runs, and Honus Wagner are tied for second in the balloting, with 215 votes each.
Also elected to the Hall in Cooperstown, N.Y., are Christy Mathewson (205) and Walter Johnson (189).