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This Day in Giants History: March 26, 1926
In San Francisco, Cubs owner William Wrigley says that Commissioner Landis should reinstate Jimmy O’Connell, who was banned from organized baseball for allegedly trying to bribe another player to throw a game in 1924. Wrigley says that O’Connell’s assertion that … Continue reading
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This Day in Giants History: March 4, 1921
Ex-Giant Heinie Zimmerman, banned from organized baseball, files an affidavit that accuses John McGraw of making Zimmerman “the goat” in Zimmerman’s alleged participation in attempting to bribe three Giant teammates (Fred Toney, Rube Benton, and Benny Kauff) to throw games … Continue reading
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Prince Hal the Corrupt
Steven Goldman writes that, throughout his career as a manager, John McGraw maintained the stubborn belief that he could take troubled ballplayers and change them, if not into good citizens, at least into reasonably professional ballplayers. The history of McGraw’s … Continue reading
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This Day in Giants History: January 19, 1919
The Giants obtain fancy-fielding first baseman Hal Chase from Cincinnati in exchange for first baseman Walter Holke and catcher Bill Rariden. Chase had been suspended by the Reds on August 9, 1918, for “indifferent playing.” The Reds charged him with … Continue reading
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