"The greatness of Ty Cobb was something that had to be seen—and to see him was to remember him forever"—and disliked by others, just as Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio were, sometimes out of ...

The passing of Ted Williams was a story of national weight ... He wasn't the first anti-hero baseball ever had; Ty Cobb predated him, and there were those who predated Cobb.

344 is only topped by Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby ... Keane’s friend asked DiMaggio what he thought of Ted Williams. "Greatest left-handed hitter I’ve ever seen," DiMaggio replied.

325 lifetime batting average is impressive, but it doesn’t compare with that of Ty Cobb’s ... who coached him, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, who rivaled him in greatness, and Mantle ...