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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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