What happened today, May 15, in the history of baseball?
Tyrus Raymond “Ty” Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed “The Georgia Peach,” was a baseball player and is regarded by historians and journalists as the best player of the dead-ball era and as one of the greatest players of all time. Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes. Superstar Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers got so ticked off at a heckler during a game on this date in 1912 that he charged into the stands after him. Cobb was not known for his gentlemanly demeanor, but this was different. The man he went after, Claude Lueker, was disabled. He’d lost one hand and three fingers on the other in an industrial accident. American League President Ban Johnson came down hard on Cobb by suspending him indefinitely, which ended up being until May 27th, twelve days. “The Georgia Peach” didn’t seem to care that he rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. He wasn’t afraid to get his spikes in
May 15, 1941 – Baseball player Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
