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Joe_G.That question is absurd. Of course Cobb would have made it first ballot. Be it 1929 or 1936, Cobb would have received more votes than anyone. The 1936 vote was as follows:
226 ballots cast, 170 required to be elected (75%)
- 221 Ty Cobb (97.8%)
- 215 Babe Ruth (95.1%)
- 215 Honus Wagner (95.1%)
- 205 Christy Mathewson (91.1%)
- 189 Walter Johnson (83.6%)
missing 1st ballot
- 146 Nap Lajoie (64.6%)
- 133 Tris Speaker (58.8%)
- 111 Cy Young (49.1%)
And so on . . .
Ty Cobb would have made it first ballot regardless of the year.
That's my opinion, and I don't even collect Cobb, that stuff is too new.
Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski