Letter Handwritten by Ty Cobb - Argues Cy Young is Greatest Pitcher of All Time

Description: TY COBB. Autograph letter handwritten by Ty Cobb unsigned arguing that Cy Young is the greatest pitcher of all time, reads in full: “Dear Harold: I note that fault you found in my Life stories, not mentioning certain players. I had only 12,000 words allotted to me to use, the subject was selected as given to me by ‘Life’ I did not choose. If you were a very careful reader of story fanfare you formed and expressed an opinion, you assumed have seen & realized. I said Musial & Rizzuto was type and example of bat players of moderns who could have played on old timer teams. I had to use only 12,000 words, of course Rusie & many others yes. Feller is a real or was a fine pitcher not because he is your favorite, he with any other modern pitcher cannot be placed are an all time pitching staff you have to go to the all timers see records, that counts. How would you place any modern pitcher on all time - Johnson, Mathewson, Alexander, Walsh, Plank, Grover, Old Cy Young, many others - let’s be right in all this, Records. You to be right as I was, should have enclosed for convenience and addressed and stamped envelope. I receive an average of 4 requests for autographs alone.” AUTOGRAPH LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY TY COBB ARGUING THAT CY YOUNG IS THE GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME, ACCOMPANIED WITH A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM BECKETT Cobb responds to a young fan letter from Harold Mealey requesting to know the following information after the publication of Cobb’s article in Life suggesting the inaugural class Hall of Famer left a few important names off his list of the greatest ballplayers: “I would like to know who your favorite pitcher to hit was, I guess you did equally great against all of them, but who was your favorite to hit and who was your worst pitcher to hit?” “YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE ALL TIMERS SEE RECORDS, THAT COUNTS. HOW WOULD YOU PLACE ANY MODERN PITCHER ON ALL TIME - JOHNSON, MATHEWSON, ALEXANDER, WALSH, PLANK, GROVER, OLD CY YOUNG, MANY OTHERS - LET’S BE RIGHT IN ALL THIS, RECORDS.” Contains two pages on a single leaf, measures 11 by 8.5 inches, created in March 1955, in very fine condition with only very light toning and creasing, with the original mailing envelope, and accompanied with a letter of authenticity from Beckett (Certification Number: AC29575), the world’s leading autograph authentication company.

Price: 4000 USD

Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

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