Baseball Quote by Sam Crawford

Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb... he seems…

— Douglas MacArthur

I never saw anyone like Ty Cobb. No one even close to him as the greatest all-time ballplayer. That guy was superhuman, amazing.

— Casey Stengel

Was Ty Cobb psychotic throughout his baseball career? The answer is yes.

— Al Stump

He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his greatness as…

— Jimmy Cannon

The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.

— Tris Speaker

The greatness of Ty Cobb was something that had to be seen, and to see him was to remember him forever.

— George Sisler

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day.

— Branch Rickey

I wasn't ever much of a Yankee fan.

— Tom Seaver

Was Ty Cobb psychotic throughout his playing career? The answer is yes.

— Al Stump

For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to do anything.…

— Hank Aaron

Charlie Finley has soured my stomach for baseball. He treated me like a damn colored boy.

— Vida Blue