Cobb: A Biography

This is the worst book on Ty Cobb ever written. It is full of myth and lies. There are a number of books on Ty Cobb that provide the truth. They provide a fair account of Cobb including his negative side. Read Richard Bak or Charles Leerhsen. Each of these authors actually did their research. You will be surprised with how many of the negative portrayals are untrue. However, they do not whitewash the unpleasant, surly of... Read Full Review

Al Stump was chosen to ghostwrite the memoirs of Ty Cobb in 1960. After almost a year of research and harrowing experiences, "My Life in Baseball: The True Record" was published. The final product, which bore the name of Ty Cobb, was, in the words of Stump, self-serving. So much of the Cobb story either remained untold or was sanitized that Stump decided to write a corrective article for True Magazine. This article brought... Read Full Review

Baseball aside, this book is more about one of the most compelling public figures in U.S. History. Nothing is boring with Cobb, everything is interesting, everything is stimulating. Clearly one of the most dynamic individuals in all of U.S. History and Stump magnificantly retells the life and events of the greatest baseball player of all time.

Whether you love or hate Ty Cobb, you will love this book. It tells the whole Cobb story, from his humble beginnings to his pathetic last days. I am a lifelong baseball fan but learned a great deal of new information about Cobb. Stump confirms that Cobb was possibly the greatest and definitely the nastiest ballplayer of them all. Even if you are not a huge baseball fan, you will be entertained and amazed by one Cobb... Read Full Review

This book does the same as the magazine article, Stump wrote too many years ago after Cobb's death and the completion of the book he wrote with Cobb.This book does the same as the magazine article, Stump wrote too many years ago after Cobb's death and the completion of the book he wrote with Cobb. In Charles Alexander's recent introduction of Cobb's autobiography, he wrote this of Al Stump:"Stump recounted his experiences... Read Full Review