Card Description
The 1958-59 scorebook records baseball and softball games scored by Layton Dodge, local newspaper sportswriter. Games include Cobourg Baseball, Cobourg Legion 133 Minor Softball, Cobourg men's League. Many youth learned to score games sitting with Layton
Type Of Object
Vintage
1958-59
Team or Principal Name
Sport Type
Sport League
Sport Level
Accession Number
2017.004.005
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.
