Card Description
Baseball games were often played between teams on both sides of the border. American players often made their way onto Canadian team rosters. This photograph depicts the Cobourg Men's Baseball team who was declared Canadian Champions in 1893
Type Of Object
Vintage
1893
Team or Principal Name
Sport Type
Sport League
Sport Level
Accession Number
2017.003.009
The Cobourg Galloping Ghosts are the most famous team in Cobourg sports history. Managed by Fred Dufton, the Ghosts won eight Ontario championships, five after World War II. They were Canadian Dominion champions in 1946, 1948 and 1950. They were the first team in Canada to wear aluminum cleats and the second to wear white uniforms.
