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Constructing a Team of Players Who Have Been Both White Sox and Giants
Before the inception of interleague play, the Giants’ experience playing the Chicago White Sox in any games of importance was when the Sox beat the Giants in the 1917 World Series. Tonight the Giants start a two-game regular-season series against … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917 World Series, A.J. Pierzynkski, Bob Elliott, Bobby Bonds, Chicago White Sox, Danny Darwin, Dave Righetti, Don Larsen, Edd Roush, Ellis Burks, George Davis, George Foster, Hal Chase, Hoyt Wilhelm, Keith Foulke, Kenny Lofton, Michael Jackson, Omar Vizquel, Orlando Cabrera, Phil Douglas, Ray Durham, Ray Schalk, Rich Gossage, Sam Mertes, Steve Carlton, Thornton Lee, Wilson Alvarez, Zeke Bonura
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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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Tagged 1919 Giants, Christy Mathewson, gambling, Hal Chase, Heinie Zimmerman, John McGraw, Stoneham
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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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