260. Pete LaCock a professional baseball player and son of Peter Marshall, host of the Hollywood Squares shares great stories of baseball and celebrities. But it’s his humanity that makes this a great podcast.

<p>Ralph Pierre "Pete" LaCock Jr. is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder. He batted and threw left-handed. In 1975, LaCock hit the only grand slam of his career in the final appearance of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson. Pete’s stories about his and Bob Gibson’s relationship is hysterical.</p> <p> </p> <p>Pete LaCock’s father is Peter Marshall, the host of the Hollywood Squares, Broadway actor and great singer. Pete talks about what it was like growing up with celebrities in and out of the house and how great they were to him. Pete also talks about the time he, his wife and friends got mugged and had his life as well as his pregnant wife threated at gun point. The mugger held the gun to Pete’s wife’s pregnant stomach and said if all of them didn’t give up their valuables he would blow the baby all over the place. You have to listen to hear the rest of the story.</p> <p> </p> <p>Pete’s generous heart is shown in his donation of his stem cells in addition to his rescues of dogs and cats. This is a fun and inspiring interview of a good man!</p> <p> </p>