Ty Cobb interviewed by Leo Cloutier in 1958 in Manchester NH
The great Ty Cobb is interviewed by Leo Cloutier for WGIR Radio
in Manchester, on the morning after the 1958 Baseball Dinner in which Ty Cobb was a guest of honor.
Ty Cobb leads the way again capturing the Triple Crown, and leading the Tigers to a 98-54 record for the 3rd straight AL Pennant. In the World Series the Tigers face the Pittsburgh Pirates who are lead by Honus Wagner, who is as close to a polar opposite to Cobb as they come. This would set the stage for one of the best early World Series. The Pirates would take Game 1 thanks to a game saving catch by Tommy Leach. The Tigers would bounce back to take Game 2 in a game highlighted by Ty Cobb's steal of home. In Game 3 the Pirates led by Honus Wganer's 3 hits and RBI hold off the Tigers late rally to take a 2-1 series lead. The Tigers would even the series in Game 4 thanks to George Mullins shutout. However the Tigers would face the brink in Game 6 after Fred Clarke's 3-run Homer broke open a tie game in Game 5. The Tigers would bounce back once again to force the first Game 7 in World Series history. However it was not meant to be as the Bucs scored 8 runs as the Tigers walked the plank in the Series for the 3rd year in a row.
The great Ty Cobb is interviewed by Leo Cloutier for WGIR Radio
in Manchester, on the morning after the 1958 Baseball Dinner in which Ty Cobb was a guest of honor.