Yes, both players hit home runs before they were 20 years old. Ty Cobb hit 1 home run in 1905 at the age of 19 and Staub hit 6 for Houston.
only 3 players in mlb history to hit home runs in their 20s 30s and 40s
Ty Cobb hit 2 home runs before his 20th birthday and 6 home runs after his 40th birthday. Rusty Staub hit 6 home runs before his 20th birthday and 2 home runs after his 40th birthday. Gary Sheffield became the third player to accomplish this. He hit 4 home runs as a teenager and, through games played on May 1, 2009, 1 home run as a 40 year old.
All 4 played baseball for either the New York Yankees or New York Mets. New York and Major League baseball are the common links. All 4 players were all stars.
Ty Cobb Played before uniform nunbers were used.
Rusty Staub hit 6 home runs for the Houston Colt 45s in 1963 at the age of 19 and 2 home runs for the New York Mets in the 1984 and 1985 seasons at the age of 40 and 41.Gary Sheffield became the third player to accomplish this. He hit 4 home runs as a teenager with the Milwaukee Brewers and, through games played on May 1, 2009, 1 home run as a 40 year old with the New York Mets.
only 3 players in mlb history to hit home runs in their 20s 30s and 40s
Ty Cobb hit 2 home runs before his 20th birthday and 6 home runs after his 40th birthday. Rusty Staub hit 6 home runs before his 20th birthday and 2 home runs after his 40th birthday. Gary Sheffield became the third player to accomplish this. He hit 4 home runs as a teenager and, through games played on May 1, 2009, 1 home run as a 40 year old.
All 4 played baseball for either the New York Yankees or New York Mets. New York and Major League baseball are the common links. All 4 players were all stars.
the cubs Most games played without winning a World Series: 1) Carl Yastrzemski - 3308 2) Ty Cobb - 3035 3) Barry Bonds - 2986 4) Rusty Staub - 2951 5) Robin Yount - 2856
Ty Cobb and Rusty Staub. Gary Sheffield became the third player to accomplish this. He hit 4 home runs as a teenager and, through games played on May 1, 2009, 1 home run as a 40 year old.
Cobb started his MLB career before Ruth and Ruth retired after Cobb. Cobb's MLB career lasted from 1905-1928 and Ruth's from 1914-1935.
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Rusty Staub, who had a career total of 2,716 hits during his 23 seasons in major league baseball, is the only player to have 500 hits for four different teams. He played for the Houston Colt .45/Astros (792 hits), the Montreal Expos (531), the New York Mets (709), the Detroit Tigers (582) and the Texas Rangers (102). Staub, who broke in with Houston when he was 19 in 1963, retired as a Mets player-coach after the 1985 season at the age of 41. He, Ty Cobb and Gary Sheffield are the only players who hit home runs before the age of 20 and after they turned 40.
Ty Cobb played in an era before uniforms displayed numbers. He did not have a number on his jersey during his career.
Four major-league players have hit home runs as teens and after the age of 40:Ty Cobb did it at 18 and 41.Rusty Staub at 19 and 41.Gary Sheffield at 19 and 40.Alex Rodriguez at 19 and 40. Rodriguez hit a homer on his 40th birthday: July 27, 2015.
Ty Cobb Played before uniform nunbers were used.
Rusty Staub hit 6 home runs for the Houston Colt 45s in 1963 at the age of 19 and 2 home runs for the New York Mets in the 1984 and 1985 seasons at the age of 40 and 41.Gary Sheffield became the third player to accomplish this. He hit 4 home runs as a teenager with the Milwaukee Brewers and, through games played on May 1, 2009, 1 home run as a 40 year old with the New York Mets.