Two of the greatest hitters the game has known appear in this 1913 photograph. Over a twenty-four year career, Ty Cobb (above left) compiled a .367 batting average. Joe Jackson (above right), who was traded to the White Sox in 1915, averaged .356. Jackson's career lasted only thirteen years. Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis banned Jackson from baseball for his involvement in the 1919 conspiracy to throw the World Series, since known as the Black Sox Scandal.Monday, May 28, 2007
Two of the Greatest
Two of the greatest hitters the game has known appear in this 1913 photograph. Over a twenty-four year career, Ty Cobb (above left) compiled a .367 batting average. Joe Jackson (above right), who was traded to the White Sox in 1915, averaged .356. Jackson's career lasted only thirteen years. Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis banned Jackson from baseball for his involvement in the 1919 conspiracy to throw the World Series, since known as the Black Sox Scandal.
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