What was Ty Cobb famous for? How many times was Ty Cobb caught stealing?

The late American baseball player, Ty Cobb was known for setting 90 records during his career. This includes runs scored, runs batted in, career batting average, and most bases stolen by any MLB player. He reportedly set 90 records during his career. His combined total of 4,065 runs scored and runs batted in – after adjusting for home runs – is still the highest ever produced by any major league player.

How many times was Ty Cobb caught stealing?

Ty Cobb was caught stealing more than 200 times. He was thrown out attempting to steal 212 times in the 13 seasons of his entire professional Major League Baseball career.

Did Ty Cobb ever steal at home?

Ty Cobb stole three times at home as the lead man of a triple steal. He did it with Veach and Crawford in 1915, and with Heilman and Shorten in 1919, as well as Simmons and Branom in 1927. He had four steals of home with the Athletics in 1927-28 when he was over 40.