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| | Tuesday, December 14 Cobb is Player of the Decade for 1910-19 | |||||
Ty Cobb may not have won any sportsmanship awards during his era, but his accomplishments were well noted. The speedy Tigers outfielder was a dominant choice as the Player of the Decade for 1910-19.
The voting was conducted on ESPN.com in conjunction with the Players Choice Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 5. ESPN.com users picked winners for the first nine decades of the century, and the players themselves will select the player of the '90s. The winner of that honor will be announced as part of the Players Choice Awards show, which will be televised on ESPN (8:30 p.m. ET).
Grover Cleveland "Pete" AlexanderWinner of 373 career games (tied with Christy Mathewson for most in NL history) Alexander burst onto the scene as a rookie with the Phillies in 1911, winning 28 games. From 1914-1917 he won 27, 31, 33 and 30 games. He led the NL in ERA from 1915-1917, with marks of 1.22, 1.55 and 1.83. His 16 shutouts in 1916 remain the record. He joined the Cubs in 1918 and then the Cardinals in 1926, where he won Game 6 of the World Series and then closed out Game 7 in relief. Ty Cobb One of the game's most ferocious competitors, Cobb has the highest career average in history at .366 and was at his peak from 1910-1919. He won nine batting titles in the decade, including .420 in 1911 and .409 in 1912. Cobb had 1,948 hits in the decade and 576 steals. Cobb's 1911 season was one for ages: he led the AL in average (.420), slugging percentage (.621), hits (248), runs (147), doubles (47), triples (24), RBI (127) and steals (83). Joe Jackson A career .356 hitter, Jackson hit .408 with the Indians in 1911 and .395 in 1912, although he never won a batting title. He later joined the White Sox, helping them to the World Series in 1917 and 1919. After it was learned Jackson accepted money to throw the 1919 Series, he was banned from baseball following the 1920 season. Walter Johnson The Big Train won 417 games, including an amazing 265 from 1910-1919. He won at least 20 games each season and topped out at 36-7 in 1913. With his legendary fastball and control, Johnson paced the AL in strikeouts eight consecutive years from 1912-1919. During the decade, he led the league in ERA four times and went over 2.00 just once. Tris Speaker The "Grey Eagle" is now overshadowed by Cobb, but many contemporaries felt Speaker was the better ballplayer. He was arguably the greatest defensive center fielder of all time, playing so shallow he was like a fifth infielder. And he could hit -- lifetime .345, including .386 in 1916 with the Indians. He's first all time with 793 doubles and had 3,514 hits. | ALSO SEE Baseball's Players Choice Awards Player of 1900-09: Honus Wagner Player of the '20s: Babe Ruth Player of the '30s: Jimmie Foxx Player of the '40s: Ted Williams Player of the '50s: Mickey Mantle Player of the '60s: Willie Mays Player of the '70s: Pete Rose Player of the '80s: Mike Schmidt  | |||||
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