This day in baseball: No interest in Cobb
Posted: March 17, 2016 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Charlie Schmidt, Cleveland Indians, Connie Mack, Detroit Tigers, Elmer Flick, Frank Navin, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia Athletics, sports, Ty Cobb 1 CommentOn March 17, 1907, the day after Ty Cobb had quarreled with a black grounds keeper and with teammate Charlie Schmidt, Tigers owner Frank Navin makes an all-out effort to trade Cobb. Indians manager Nap Lajoie turned down a straight trade for Elmer Flick, a former batting champion, stating that Cobb was a problem player. Connie Mack of the A’s showed little interest as well, given that he already had a strong outfield.
Ty Cobb (International Film Service)
That’s a new one on me. Thanks for posting it.
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