To make this into a World Series thread, maybe Cobb was pulling an Ohtani move before the 1915 season, in deciding on upping his stolen base game. Getting on base as much as possible allows for more stolen base opportunities.
In 1915 Cobb hit .369, just barely above his career average of .366, but his on base percentage was .486, the best of his career, including the three years his batting average was over .400. The more times he was on base, the more opportunities Ty had to sink his spikes into flesh.
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