The Ty Cobb Museum raffle for an Authentic Ty Cobb Autograph Card

[TRC4191]

The Ty Cobb Museum in Royston, Georgia is now selling its 2020 Ty Cobb baseball card, a numbered edition of 3000 cards issued last December, for $10 each on their website: https://ty-cobb-museum.myshopify.com/

This year for the first time, the Museum has also issued a 1-of-1 Authentic Ty Cobb Autograph Card as well. This 1-of-1 Autograph card will being given away in a raffle to one lucky purchaser of a regular 2020 Ty Cobb card. Later this year a drawing will be held in Royston from all the card numbers of the 2020 regular cards that are sold. The purchaser of the regular Ty Cobb Museum card with the number which matches the number drawn will win the 1-of-1 Autograph Card.

Here's you chance to own a valuable Ty Cobb Autograph card for only $10. Or, if you want to raise your chances of winning, buy multiple cards.

Revenues from the card sales support the operation of the Museum, which has been impacted by the Covid-19 virus shutdown.

[irishdenny]

Thanks for the Heads Up!

"So Whens the Drawing?"

[chriskim]

Is this just a virtual store or something? I don't get it? Will there be a t206 Cobb back on display in this museum?

[doug.goodman]

So the Ty Cobb museum cut up a Ty Cobb check (which was by definition 1 of 1) to make a "card" that is 1 of 1?

Nice to know they care.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

So the Ty Cobb museum cut up a Ty Cobb check (which was by definition 1 of 1) to make a "card" that is 1 of 1?

Nice to know they care.

The most polite word I can think of to justify this action is "misguided". Any other words that come to mind are probably not suitable for a public forum.

[chriskim]

keep me thinking... No one can verify that check was really from a Ty Cobb personal check now.... hmmm

[TRC4191]

The Museum purchased the Cobb autograph already cut from the check, and then had it authenticated. It did not, and would not, destroy an original relic. The Museum and its Director stand behind this authentication.

[TRC4191]

Originally Posted by chriskim

Is this just a virtual store or something? I don't get it? Will there be a t206 Cobb back on display in this museum?

The Ty Cobb Museum was founded in 1998, sponsored by and operated as part of the Ty Cobb Healthcare System until 2015, when the Ty Cobb Hospital was sold to the Athens Regional Hospital System. Since 2015 it has operated as part of the Community Services Group of Royston, Georgia, which continues the operation of several of the philanthropic businesses which grew out of Ty Cobb's original founding of the Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital in 1951.

The Museum does have Ty Cobb T-206, but it was donated to the Museum already framed and thus we are unsure if it has a Ty Cobb back. (However, there is a T-206 Cobb with Cobb back in the collection of the nearby University of Georgia, although they do not display it except in special exhibits.)

The Museum does have many priceless relics, such as Cobb's 1907 Batting title medal, his Lifetime Pass to the Major League Games, a game used jersey and bronzed baseball cleats, plus many other personal items donated by the Cobb family.

The Covid virus resulted in the Museum being closed for about a year, although it is now open again for group visits with prior reservations. While the Museum has issued a Ty Cobb baseball card every year since 1998, the 2020 card was accompanied by the Authentic Autograph card in hopes of raising funds to make up for revenue lost during the Covid shutdown. The drawing for this card is planned for later this summer, hopefully after most al the regular 2020 cards have been sold. The regular 2020 Ty Cobb card is available for sale at the Museum shop, and at the website.

[BeanTown]

Is there a monthly or yearly news letter y’all put out. If yes, I’d like to sign up for that.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by TRC4191

The Museum purchased the Cobb autograph already cut from the check, and then had it authenticated. It did not, and would not, destroy an original relic. The Museum and its Director stand behind this authentication.

The auto doesn't bother me. COVID smashed the budgets and endowments of many organizations, including colleges. Good for the museum doing what it needs to do to stay operational.

[TRC4191]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Is there a monthly or yearly news letter y’all put out. If yes, I’d like to sign up for that.

Jay,

We don't put out a regular newsletter, although we do have an email list that we sometimes use to communicate to friends and supporters. Most of our communication is through the Facebook Group that we started. You can join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2517978548454290 Or search for "Official Ty Cobb Fan Group" in Facebook. Thanks for your interest.

[Casey2296]

I had no idea there was a Ty Cobb Museum, that's great. Just a couple of observations and please don't take this the wrong way.

I see you've been here for 11 years with 6 posts. I think you're missing an opportunity, you have more Cobb lovers per capita in this forum than anywhere else in the world. They're also folks that appreciate Cobb as a baseball player and not just a PSA number on a flip. A great many of the members here, especially the older ones, are generous when we have fundraisers for Museums like the Negro League Museum.

Make a post and introduce yourself and the good things you do at the Museum, mission statement and all that, you'll be surprised at how nice and supportive people are here.

I don't want to call you TRC4191, what's your name?

[TRC4191]

[QUOTE=Casey2296;2083639]I had no idea there was a Ty Cobb Museum, that's great.

Phil,

Here are a few items about the Museum:

MISSION STATEMENT

The Ty Cobb Museum is a nonprofit organization founded to perpetuate the memory of the greatest baseball hitter of all time, Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Its mission is to foster education and understanding to the broadest possible audience of the greatness of Ty Cobb. This mission is set forward by providing art and memorabilia, film, books, and historical archives. The museum collects, preserves, researches, interprets and exhibits items related to Ty Cobb and the game of baseball.



WEBSITE

The Museum website, https://tycobbmuseum.org/, which is operational but still under construction, has additional information about the Museum. (Note: the link to the Museum Gift Shop in an earlier post above directs to the Shopify sub-domain where various Ty Cobb related books and memorabilia items are sold - not to the home page.)


And, to entice some forum members to visit the Museum in Royston, Here is a description of some of our most treasured Ty Cobb relics:

TREASURED MEMORABILIA in the TY COBB MUSEUM

1. Bronzed Cleat — Ty Cobb's personally owned and game-worn leather baseball shoe, which was bronzed long ago by Ty to preserve the shoe for display in his home office. An accompanying photo shows Ty holding this bronzed shoe standing on the front porch of his home in Palo Alto, California. The pair of shoes was bronzed by the Bron-Shoe in Columbus, Ohio, which closed down in 2018 after 80 years of preserving memories in Bronze. The location of the other shoe is unknown. (Note that the spikes are NOT sharpened.)

2. Lifetime MLB Pass — This 4.25" x 2.75" gold plated pass, created by Lambert Brothers Jewelers of New York, was a prized possession of Ty Cobb. He used it often, enjoying his retirement from the game and career that he gave his life to for 20 plus years. A tradition started by the two individual leagues in the early 1930s, it became a joint venture through MLB around 1936. The "Gold Card" as it is known today is one of the greatest honors a MLB player can be given. Players must have eight years of full time major league service to be eligible to receive one.

3. Three Handled Sterling Silver Trophy/Loving Cup — The trophy's engraving reads: "Presented to TY COBB, By admiring Providence friends, At RHODES, Monday, Oct. 11, 1915, Worlds Record, 97 Stolen Bases". The RHODES had only been open for four months when Ty Cobb was honored by this group of friends from Providence, RI. This dinner in his honor was held the same day as the 3rd game of the 1915 World Series.

4. Two-Handled Victorian Sterling Silver Trophy/Loving Cup — Engraving reads in part "The World's Greatest Ball Player-TY COBB, From Tiger Fans, Detroit February 1, 1921" - Presented at a banquet in his honor at the Hotel Sattler, Tiger Fans came out to join the City of Detroit in showing their appreciation to Cobb in accepting the managerial position for the Detroit Tigers. This was the biggest event ever assembled for a major league player. More than 800 guests bought tickets to the dinner. Every major figure from baseball and politics around Detroit, Michigan had attended the day long festivities honoring "The World's Greatest Ball Player."

5. Sterling Silver Louisville Slugger Bat — Engraving reads in part, "1911 Batting Champion - American League BA420, Genuine Ty Cobb Louisville Slugger" - In 1949 Louisville Slugger began the "Silver Bat" award, presenting to the batting champions in each major league a full size Louisville Slugger bat in Sterling Silver. Some players who had retired before this date were also granted an a post-dated award. This "Sliver Bat" was presented to Ty Cobb for his 1911 season, honoring his highest batting average for a single season of .420, at the NY Baseball Writers annual dinner at the Hotel Astor on January 31, 1960. Governor of New York, Mr. Nelson Rockefeller was the guest speaker and Mr. Dan Daniel, sports writer was toastmaster for the evening.

6. Tie Bar - Personal Jewelry — On August 9, 1958 as an honored guest at an Old Timer's Day game in Yew York between the Yankees and the Red Sox. Yankees owner Dan Topping presented his friend, Ty Cobb, with this very unique token of appreciation as one of MLB .400 hitters. Cobb was a .400+ hitter in 1911, 1912 and 1922. Though it was a special award, Ty Cobb also enjoyed wearing it often.

7. Two Handled Trophy with Lid — "Golden Rule Farm Trophy" - A unique golf challenge where Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth competed on three different courses in three different locations for two different charities. The 1st leg of the match was played on Wednesday, June 25, 1941 at Commonwealth Country Club in Newton, Mass., to benefit the Gold Rule Farm for Boys at Franklin, New Hampshire. The 2nd leg was played on June 27, 1941 at the Fresh Meadows Country Club in Flushing, (Queens) New York. This match benefited the United Service Organization. The 3rd and final leg of the match was played on Tuesday, July 29, 1941 at the Grosse Isle Golf Country Club in Detroit, Michigan. This game benefited the United Service Organization as well. Cobb won all three legs. He was presented with a trophy that was donated by film actress Bette Davis. The trophy was presented to Cobb by Ray "Spunky" Roslyn who was an orphan at the Golden Rule Farm.

[TRC4191]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Make a post and introduce yourself. I don't want to call you TRC4191, what's your name?

Phil,

I would not normally do this, but since you ask for an introduction, I post below a short bio which has appeared on the Museum Website in the past:

Dr. William R. Cobb
"Ron"

Ron Cobb is an editor, author, amateur baseball historian and collector of baseball memorabilia, with particular interest in Ty Cobb.

As an editor, Ron has published five biographies of Ty Cobb, including Memoirs of Twenty Years in Baseball by Ty Cobb (2002), Busting 'Em by Ty Cobb (2003), Which was Greatest: Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth?, by H. G. Salsinger (2008), My Twenty Years in Baseball by Ty Cobb (Dover, 2009) and Ty Cobb: Two Biographies by H. G. Salsinger (McFarland, 2012). He also edited and published the biographies Honus Wagner: On his Life and Baseball by Honus Wagner (Ann Arbor Media, 2006) and Playing the Game by Babe Ruth (Dover, 2011). These biographies were originally published in the early 1900s as serial newspapers articles, and were buried in libraries as microfilm and bound newspaper volumes They had never before been published in book form.

In 2010, Ron authored a breakthrough article titled "The Georgia Peach - Stumped by the Storyteller," peer-reviewed and published by The National Pastime, a journal of the Society for American Baseball Research.. This article presented newly discovered historical proof that dispelled many of the negative myths about Ty Cobb. The article won the 2010 National McFarland/SABR award for the best baseball history research article of the year. In 2013, Ron expanded the research done for this article and published it in book form with the same title. (You can now read this book on line at https://issuu.com/ty_cobb/docs/the_g...he_storyteller )

In 2020, Ron's article was selected by SABR as one of the 50 most important and most influential articles it had published in its 50 year history, and it was reprinted in their 50th Anniversary commemorative book: SABR 50 at 50.

Ron served on the Board of Advisors for the Ty Cobb Museum from 2004 to 2014, and began his second term on the Board in 2018. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Children's Foundation of Paulding County from 2014 to 2020. He has been married to his wife, Jeanette, for 55 years, and is the proud father of two daughters and a son, and the grandfather of five grandsons.

Ron is not a descendant of Ty Cobb, rather he describes himself as a 'distant Georgia cousin." Ron was raised in Georgia with the family story that he was somehow related to the great Ty Cobb. But no one ever told him exactly how. After several years of genealogical research some in his family now believe that they descend from the half-brother of Ty Cobb's great-great grandfather.

[Casey2296]

Hi Ron,
Thank you for the introduction to the Museum and welcome to the Board. I had no idea about the extensive work you and the Museum have done, quite impressive, very nice website too. I'm looking forward to reading your publication.

What would be the best way to donate to your Museum?
Best regards,
Phil Lewis

[TRC4191]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

What would be the best way to donate to your Museum?

Phil,

Why not buy one of the 2020 Museum baseball cards. https://ty-cobb-museum.myshopify.com/

Or, buy a dozen or so and give them to your friends and family. Hopefully, you will win the 1-of-1 Authentic Autograph Card! I sure hope so.

A success in this year's Autograph Card project will likely lead to similar fund raising efforts in the future. (Without, of course, destroying any relics - only using relic pieces already available.) We have covered all costs in the project with sales to date, so each additional card sale is now pure profit. If we sell all 3000 regular cards, that will almost make up for the lost revenues from the Virus.

At the higher donation level, you could join our Century Club for $1000 and own a Louisville Slugger Ty Cobb bat that is displayed with your name on it at the Museum. You also get an identical bat to take home.

https://tycobbmuseum.org/century-club/

Thanks for your interest. And, thanks for prompting me to post more information about the Museum.

Ron Cobb