Ty Cobb Day in Royston marked the 100th anniversary of Cobb's signing with the Detroit Tigers.
Cobb was a perennial all-star who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
The day-long celebration featured a vintage baseball game, a silent auction of sports memorabilia, and the release of the Fifth Annual Collectors Baseball Card.
Cobb played for the Detroit Tigers, 1905-1926, and Philadelphia A's, 1927-1928. He was a player-manager for the Tigers for five years, 1921-1926. He played in the World Series in 1907, 1908 and 1909, and was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1911.
The hall of fame Web site declares that he "may have been baseball's greatest player, if not the game's fiercest competitor. His batting accomplishments are legendary."
Cobb had a lifetime batting average of .367, with 297 triples, 4,191 hits, 12 batting titles (including nine in a row), 23 straight seasons in which he hit over .300, three .400 seasons (topped by a .420 mark in 1911), and 2,245 runs.
"The Georgia Peach" stole 892 bases during a 24-year career.
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