Four-alarm fire burns St. Louis museum that holds historic manuscripts

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There are a few people who think that a Georgian named Ty Cobb was baseball's greatest player. He had a lifetime batting average of .367 and hit over .400 three times in his career. For many decades, he also had the record for the most stolen bases in his career; a record which has since been surpassed by a couple of players. However, Babe Ruth, himself, once hit .390 in a season; and had had a lifetime batting average of at least .340. So, if he hadn't swung for the fences all the time; and had just tried to get hits, the way Ty Cobb did, he might have had a similar lifetime batting average. Also, if Babe Ruth had remained a pitcher, he probably would have performed well enough at that position to be nominated to the Baseball Hall of Fame. So, from the point of view of talent, he probably was the greatest baseball player of all time.