Baseball has its origins in the United Kingdom as well as the United States. The Americans started playing semi-professional baseball since early 1860s and have been unstoppable ever since. Here is some interesting information about some of the most famous baseball players.

Tyrus Raymond (Ty Cobb)

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It’s no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It’s a struggle for supremacy, a survival of the fittest. ~ Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond popularly known as Ty Cobb was born on December 18, 1886. He was also nicknamed as The Georgia Peach. Cobb was the player who received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot. He is widely credited with setting 90 Major League Baseball records during his career. As of 2007, Ty Cobb still holds several records including the highest career batting average (.367). However, Cobb’s legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament, aggression on the field and several instances of racism.

George Herman Ruth (Babe Ruth)

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher’s mound. It was as if I’d been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy. ~ Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth fondly known as Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 is also known as The Bambino or The Sultan of Swat. Babe Ruth was an American Major League baseball player from 1914 to 1935 and has been named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. He was the first baseball player to hit sixty home runs in one season. Ruth’s lifetime total of 714 home runs at his retirement in 1935 was a record for 39 years, until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.

Lawrence Peter (Yogi Berra)

I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting, how can I get mad at myself? ~ Yogi Berra

Lawrence Peter, fondly known as Yogi Berra was born on May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. Yogi Berra played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was one of the four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times. Yogi Berra, quit school in the eighth grade and is very popular for his malapropisms and twisting the English language in interesting ways. He is very famous for funny and interesting quotes. One such example is his quote in which he says “I never said half the things I really said.” » Read more: Famous Baseball Players