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Todays photo(s) of the day feature Chicago White Sox third baseman George "Buck" Weaver. MAny of you may know his as one of the Black Sox that threw the 1919 World Series but how much do you know about the player himself?
He was a slick-fielding third baseman who was at his best in the 1919 World Series and collected 11 base hits. Many dont realize that the players are played a good portion of the 1920 baseball season as news of the scandle did not break until well into the next season. There had been rumors and whispers of the White Sox being dirty but it wasnt until the 1920 season had started before the players were officialy suspended.
Buck had forever claimed he had not participated in the throwing of the World Series and his performance backs this up but what got him tossed from the game was his knowledge of the fix and his reluctance to snitch on his teammates. After baseball, Buck drifted from job to job with his last one was as a parimutuel clerk at a race track. He died of a heart attack in Chicago in 1956 at the age of sixty-six.
Buck made attempts all his life at clearing his name and petitioned the commissioner's office many times for reinstatement. These pleas fell on deaf ears and Buck would die a member of the disgraced Black Sox. Buck's family still maintains a web page in an attempt to clear the former 3rd basemans name. You can find this web site here:
http://www.clearbuck.com/Default.aspx
I hope you enjoy today's photo(s) of the day.
1911 San Fransisco Seals Zeenut baseball card
Buck scoring in the 1919 World Series
Buck and some of the other Black Sox at their conspiracy trial in Chicago, Illinois. Buck is seated, third from left right next to Joe Jackson who is second from left.
He was a slick-fielding third baseman who was at his best in the 1919 World Series and collected 11 base hits. Many dont realize that the players are played a good portion of the 1920 baseball season as news of the scandle did not break until well into the next season. There had been rumors and whispers of the White Sox being dirty but it wasnt until the 1920 season had started before the players were officialy suspended.
Buck had forever claimed he had not participated in the throwing of the World Series and his performance backs this up but what got him tossed from the game was his knowledge of the fix and his reluctance to snitch on his teammates. After baseball, Buck drifted from job to job with his last one was as a parimutuel clerk at a race track. He died of a heart attack in Chicago in 1956 at the age of sixty-six.
Buck made attempts all his life at clearing his name and petitioned the commissioner's office many times for reinstatement. These pleas fell on deaf ears and Buck would die a member of the disgraced Black Sox. Buck's family still maintains a web page in an attempt to clear the former 3rd basemans name. You can find this web site here:
http://www.clearbuck.com/Default.aspx
I hope you enjoy today's photo(s) of the day.
1911 San Fransisco Seals Zeenut baseball card
Buck scoring in the 1919 World Series
Buck and some of the other Black Sox at their conspiracy trial in Chicago, Illinois. Buck is seated, third from left right next to Joe Jackson who is second from left.
