The lighter side of Ty Cobb - in vintage photos

Jimmy Archer, Ty Cobb, Hans Wagner & Roger Bresnahan, 1930:



Ty Cobb and Buster Keaton - eating corn on the cob??



Ty Cobb showing his bat to disabled children in the stands:



Cobb playing dominos with some pals:



Cobb with his buddies Tris Speaker and Jimmie Foxx at the 75th anniversary of the National League:



Cobb and Joe Dimaggio - not sure what's going on here!



Cobb with wife and children, 1914:



Cobb throwing snowballs with umpire Ed Walsh in 1922:



Great assembly of HOFers with Toots Shor at his famous Manhattan restaurant in the early 1950's:



Gehrig, Speaker, Cobb, Ruth: 1928




Photos courtesy of Baseball Fever.

I love that last photo of Gehrig, Speaker, Cobb & Ruth.

Looking at Cy Young in the photo above it, he looks to be about 75 pounds. Really neat photos.

sdbh

Thanks for posting those - they're great!

Here are a couple of snapshots from my collection

Ty Cobb and Al Simmons at a Hall of Fame function


Cobb and Eddie Collins circa 1927

Here are a few more.

From Addie Joss' Death Benefit Game, Monday, July 24, 1911.

STANDING L-R; Bobby Wallace (SS), Frank Baker (3B), Joe Wood (P), Walter Johnson (P), Hal Chase (1B), Clyde Milan (CF), Russell Ford (P), Eddie Collins (2B).

SEATED, L-R; Germany Schaeffer (1B), Tris Speaker (CF), Sam Crawford (RF), Jimmy McAleer (Mgr.), Ty Cobb (Cleveland uniform) (OF), Gabby Street (C), Paddy Livingston (C).



Playing chooseup with the Babe: