Tyrus R. Cobb Research Paper

He made all the young black kids believe they could participate in a sport that was originally made for caucasians. In 1952 he was brought into the team Milwaukee Braves. Probably Hank’s most famous act was the day he broke Babe Ruth’s home run score. It was April 8, 1974, the day everyone was waiting to see if it could truly happen, when Hank hit his 715 home run. But it wasn’t till 1982 that Hank earned his place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1990 was the year Hank wrote as well as published his autobiography, I Had a Hammer. In reward of his symbolism for all blacks, Hank received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 from President George Bush. He had also received the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for his close ties with Japanese Baseball Legend Sadaharu Oh plus his promoting of the two countries shared love, baseball. “My motto was to always keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging” Hank Aaron once said.

When I was a child, reading meant a magical story that I believed would come true when I grew up. Reading today is antithetic to how it was back in my childhood days. Having a want to read, meant that the library would become my best friend. As a child, my parents wanted me to stay active, which meant I was either at a ball tournament, camping, playing outside, or playing games with my friends, but I made sure I read before bed or on my way to and from ball games. When I was in preschool and elementary school my favorite books to read were The Rainbow Fish and the Junie B. Jones series. The Rainbow Fish was my favorite book because I remember seeing the cover of the book with all its vibrant colors that drew me to read it, which looking at the pictures were good enough for my attention span. Junie B. Jones book series were my favorite in grade school because I could relate Junie B. Jones life because I was the same age going through the same issues. The series was popular for children my age at our school, which we made a competition of who can read all the books first.

Every Sunday my mother would force me into my church dress with the itchy lace, and white ankle-socks with the big, puff bow. We would walk into St. John A.M.E. Church and sit in age-old pews, singing Negro Spirituals that I had not yet learned to appreciate. Growing up, church consisted of sermons, praise, and family. For years I would automatically participate in the church activities and youth-group service projects, taking the many lectures about education a grain of salt. However, I never understood the true meaning of service and the importance of education until I learned about the history of Huntsville, Alabama. The founder of St. John African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, and the founder of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), William Hooper Councill, truly exemplified what it meant to serve his community.

Bob Gibson may well have been the most intimidating pitcher in history. He was certainly one of the most successful. The Omaha native excelled at baseball and basketball in high school, and played college hoops for Creighton University before a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters. In 1957, he signed

Anson Jones was an important part of the annexation of Texas. Without the help of Anson, it wouldn’t have been possible for Texas to be annexed to the U.S.

Another incident of discrimination that Robinson dealt with was his so called “fan mail.” While some of his mail was touching and encouraged him to keep pressing on for the sake of the game of baseball, a lot of his mail was sent as threats and insults. Robinson disposed of a lot of this kind of mail, but some of the letters would end up in the newspaper! A large number of the letters were also directed at Branch Rickey and would threaten him and his family (198). The letters appeared not to phase Robinson much like the other threats and insults that were yelled at him wherever he went. He kept his head high and he continued to play the game of baseball with lots of energy and motivation each time he came to the ballpark.

When Robinson was selected to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, by the “General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey” (McBirney 3), he knew it was going to be a bumpy ride. Attempting to break the “color barrier” or let alone play for the Major League takes courage. Despite his fame and how he played on the field, Robinson received “explicit and persuasive death threats” (Scott 2). He also took racism within the stands and even “faced discrimination from a few of his own team members, who threatened to sit out games if he was allowed to play” (McBirney 5). During the games he got things thrown at him like trash, tomatoes, rocks, watermelon slices, and Sambo dolls. But Robinson still showed his courage to continue

Fans of Bringing Up Bates know that Lawson has been working on his music career. It turns out that Lawson is now working to start a country music career on his own without the family. Lawson has relied on the family a lot, but he is stepping out of his comfort zone. Fox News got the chance to talk to Lawson Bates and find out what is going on with him. Lawson already has some music out there and has been on reality television for four seasons now.

Did you know Cool Papa Bell’s real name is James Thomas Bell? James Bell was an American Center fielder for Professional Negro League Baseball.(Wikipedia.com) James Bell (Cool Papa Bell) was considered by many people in Baseball knowledge to be the fastest man to ever play the game of baseball. Cool Papa Bell was so great at baseball he was rated 66th on the greatest players by The Sporting News in 1999.(Wikipedia.org) Cool Papa Bell was known for his speed and ability to score.

was the last time Cobb slid head first into a base. Cobb had consistency problems with

James J Walker is a man that is put down in history as one of New York City’s mayors. Still James J Walker had a darker side to him that the public didn’t witness. James J Walker better known as Jimmy Walker was born June 19, 1881. A young boy that grew up in poverty, not being a great student, and dropped out of college later was graduated from New York Law School in 1904 and later went into politics and joined the State Senate. After many years in the Senate, Jimmy set his sights in on the 1926 elections for Mayor of New York.

When you hear of great baseball players you think of statistics and how many homeruns that player hit. That is exactly the opposite for baseball Hall of Fame centerfielder Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Nicknamed the “Georgia Peach”, Cobb grew into one of the greatest players to ever play the game. A 1942 survey of former managers said that he was the greatest of all time. (Official Website). To some, he is known to be the greatest all around player in history. Ty Cobb inspired many on a daily basis with his fireball spirit, wittiness, amazing skill, and his desire to be successful on the field.

There were many obstacles that he had to overcome during Jackie Robinson’s lifetime. In the MLB he just had to take all of the heat from the fans, the other teams, and even his own team. Branch Rickey told Robinson that he was not allowed to fight back and say anything bad back to anyone, if he did everyone would turn against him. Throughout his whole MLB career he was always yelled at and made fun of but he just did not listen to

“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten, and be considered a good performer.” - Ted Williams. When referring to all time greats in the world of baseball you will hear about the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, and Ernie Banks. None of these men have the most hits in baseball’s storied history. The man that does, however, is not in the Hall of Fame.

Jackie was provided with emotional support and purpose for bearing all hardships he went through from his wife and three kids. He became National rookie of the year with 12 homeruns, 29 stolen bases, and a .297 batting average. In 1949 he became the National Leagues most valuable player and won the batting title with an average of .342. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson was permanently engraved into our minds as the man who broke the barrier. In 1997, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Robinson breaking the barrier. His number, 42, was retired in all of the Major League Ballparks (Tygril, 1983).