Ty Cobb (right) sliding into base

This bronze statue of Ty Cobb aggressively sliding into a base, located outside the northern entrance to Turner Field in Atlanta, was sculpted by Felix de Weldon in 1977.A plaque with the statue bears this inscription:

Photo: Ed Jackson

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