Babe Ruth, as quoted in "Ruth Considers Ty Cobb As Greatest of Players" by Joe Reichler (AP), in The Ironwood Daily Globe (August 24, 1945), p. 10

Make no mistake about that. The old boy was the greatest player I ever saw or hope to see. When I was pitching I had fair success against all the other great hitters, but Cobb was one guy I never could get out. I had a reputation for being a slugger and I guess I could hit 'em pretty far at that, but that guy Cobb could do everything--better than any player I ever saw. Old Georgia Peach was a great hitter, a spectacular fielder, a wonderful thrower and oh boy, how he could run.

— Babe Ruth on Ty Cobb

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Make no mistake about that. The old boy was the greatest player I ever saw or hope to see. When I was pitching I had fair success against all the other great hitters, but Cobb was one guy I never could get out. I had a reputation for being a slugger and I guess I could hit 'em pretty far at that, but that guy Cobb could do everything--better than any player I ever saw. Old Georgia Peach was a great hitter, a spectacular fielder, a wonderful thrower and oh boy, how he could run." in the context of "Babe Ruth, as quoted in "Ruth Considers Ty Cobb As Greatest of Players" by Joe Reichler (AP), in The Ironwood Daily Globe (August 24, 1945), p. 10" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth (6 February 1895 – 16 August 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914 to 1935, named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. His career record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until surpassed by Hank Aaron with 755 home runs in 1974.