Displayed is a circa 1918 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers original Type I photograph. The offered photo shows Cobb bunting, demonstrating classic form with the barrel held higher than the handle. When batting, Cobb used a split grip on the bat, with his hands usually about four inches apart. In that way, Cobb could slide the lower hand up and have a choked-up grip or slide the upper hand down to swing more for power. To bunt, he could easily slide his upper hand up. Born and raised in Georgia, "the Georgia Peach" played 24 Major League seasons, from 1905-28. The center fielder played all of his seasons with the Detroit Tigers except the last two campaigns, which were with the Philadelphia Athletics. Cobb batted .366 lifetime, the highest Major League average in history. He won 12 batting championships and hit over .400 on three occasions. At one time he held both the total hits (4,189) and stolen bases (897) records. The offered black & white photo measures approx. 6.75x8.75". The photo appears to have been trimmed as the right-side width measurement is slightly uneven. Aside from the uneven right-side width, the photo is in excellent condition. Cobb only wore the depicted uniform in 1918 and 1919, making this an iron-clad pre-1920 image. It has been encapsulated and PSA Certified Type I AUTHENTIC.