Baseball Hall of Famers on "I've Got A Secret" (April, 1955)

[fan_since79]

I'm old enough to vaguely remember this show.

This episode is classic.  A treasure! I won't give away their names. The segment starting at 8:00 is priceless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2fQpUMPZgY&feature=youtu.be

 

[fan_since79]

...and Ty Cobb here at the 8-minute mark. September, 1955

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl0Df1CJtr0

[jsnpritchett]

21 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I'm old enough to vaguely remember this show.

This episode is classic.  A treasure! I won't give away their names. The segment starting at 8:00 is priceless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2fQpUMPZgY&feature=youtu.be

 

He died 7 months later.

[fan_since79]

4 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

He died 7 months later.

You can tell he was struggling. Still an amazing bit of history.

[Angel Oracle]

Recognized two of the three right away.

[fan_since79]

Cy Young.

749 complete games, not a single arm injury, and made it to 88 years old. Not bad.

found this quote of his on Wikipedia:

"I never warmed up ten, fifteen minutes before a game like most pitchers do. I'd loosen up, three, four minutes. Five at the outside. And I never went to the bullpen. Oh, I'd relieve all right, plenty of times, but I went right from the bench to the box, and I'd take a few warm-up pitches and be ready. Then I had good control. I aimed to make the batter hit the ball, and I threw as few pitches as possible. That's why I was able to work every other day."

[Angel Oracle]

Trivia question 

In the Cobb episode, it’s pointed out that Leon Cadore pitched all 26 innings in a 1920 Dodgers game that ended in a 1-1 tie due to  darkness.

Who was the opposing team and opposing pitcher (who also pitched all 26 innings)?

[greginpsca]

When Ty Cobb died in 1961, the Angels had a moment of silence for him prior to the game at Wrigley Field. I still remember that game.

[fanfromday1]

Ty Cobb threw out the 1st Pitch at the Angels first ever home game at Wrigle Field in 1961. I was there with my Dad. We were both big PCL Angel fans before the Dodgers came to LA. And it didn't take us long to become fans of the new Angel team. 

greginpsca pointed out that Cobb passed away in 1961. I remember how weak he looked when he threw out that 1st Pitch on Opening Day. I wasn't old enough to ever see him play, but he sure wasn't the legendary player I had pictured in my mind. My Dad died shortly after that game also.