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ISSUE 35– STEVE KOVACS FUN WITH MAPS

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (July 25, 2020) – In Issue 35 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps feature he honors Opening Day for Major League Baseball  with one of the All-Time Greatest Players EVER!

Ty Cobb’s Detroit

Detroit was founded by French explorer Cadillac 319 years ago.   Detroit is famous for being Motor City, Motown records, and of course for Ty Cobb, baseball legend.

Cobb, originally from Narrows in rural Georgia, played for the Tigers from 1905 to 1926 as an outfielder, but also managed the team in his last few years.  The Georgia Peach, as he was also known, still holds some impressive baseball records, including 0.367 career batting average and most career batting titles at 12.  He received 222 out of 226 votes in Baseball’s inaugural Hall of Fame ballot.  Not bad for a country boy. It was his 4,191 career hits record that was broken by Pete Rose when he singled for his 4,192nd hit breaking Cobb’s record. 

Who is your favorite baseball team and player?

Here is Greenleaf’s Michigan map from 1842.  The young state’s northern portion is still sparsely populated, but by then Detroit was well established and was still the state’s capital.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.

Click here to visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.

Michigan map from 1842 (Credit Steve Kovacs)