Busting 'Em and Other Big League Stories

Ty Cobb played major league baseball from 1905 to 1928 and is considered by many the greatest player of all time. And one of the smartest.

• Table of ContentsEditors’ Note      Introduction by John N. Wheeler      I. Busting ’Em      II. The Effect of Crowds on Big Leaguers      III. Sizing Up the Pitchers      IV. Inside Stuff About the “Umps”      V. Big League Bosses and Their Methods      VI. Facing Tough Breaks in the Big Leagues      VII. The Brainiest Men in Baseball      VIII. Big League Base Running      IX. Making a Big League Hitter      X. Tragedies of the Diamond      XI. Is Baseball a Good Profession?      XII. Off the Field with the Big League Players      Index

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