this rare footage of ty cobb reflects his love of children, and they admired him by the thousands.
on another occasion he partakes in a donkey baseball game, showing his not-so-well-known lighter side.
and here's cobb with two other immortals, babe ruth and tris speaker.
cobb and speaker were great friends off the field, and of course were accused of fixing some games by pitcher dutch leonard.
cobb and speaker were clearly involved with unsavory gamblers, but finally were acquitted by judge landis, though many questions remain unanswered --
cobb's unique batting style led to an unprecedented 12 batting championships and a lifetime average of .367 which places him far above the field.
his ruthless competitive spirit has sometimes been called psychopathic.
in an infamous incident on august xx, 19xx, cobb attacked a heckler who turned out to have no arms or legs, and was briefly suspended for the incident.
cobb and his friends were notorious for booze and sex parties they had in the off-season, parties they called 'smokers,' which took place in various hunting cabins they would fill with hookers.
and when he retired in 1929, cobb left behind 92 batting records and a legacy of greatness that may never be approached.