Shoeless Joe Jackson batted .375 with 12 hits in the eight games. He led the White Sox with six RBI and hit their only home run. Yet, in my opinion, looking at the full details of Jackson’s performance in the 1919 Series would actually support my belief that Shoeless Joe played dishonestly. That…
On January 31, 1956, former major leaguer Buck Weaver dies at the age of 65. One of the eight members of the Black Sox to be banned for life, Weaver batted .324 in the 1919 World Series. Although Weaver maintained that he did not participate in the fix, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banished him for…
On January 13, 1922, former Chicago White Sox star Buck Weaver applies for reinstatement to baseball. Weaver, one of the eight “Black Sox” players banned for their involvement in throwing the 1919 World Series, is turned down by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. THIS Was one of six attempts to clear his name… The…
On March 12, 1921, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspends eight members of the Chicago White Sox for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series. The group includes outfielder Joe Jackson, who batted .375 in the Series. Others banned are Eddie Cicotte, Oscar “Happy” Felsch, Arnold “Chick” Gandil, Fred McMullin,…
1920 – Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for supposedly throwing the 1919 World Series. Although considered heavy favorites to win the Series, the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in eight games in what will become known as the Black Sox Scandal.
The White Sox’s 6 – 5 win over St. Louis clinches the pennant; the final margin will be 3 1/2 games over the Indians.
In Cincinnati, the Giants rout the White Sox, 11-2, beginning a five-month world-wide barnstorming trip that will include stops in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The teams recruit top players from both leagues, including Tris Speaker, Buck Weaver, Christy Mathewson as well as Sam Crawford, but former Olympian Jim Thorpe is the main attraction during the global tour.
Buck Weaver Positions: Shortstop and Third BasemanBats: Both • Throws: Right5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)Born: August 18, 1890 in Pottstown, PADied: January 31, 1956 in Chicago, ILBuried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, ILDebut: April 11, 1912vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 27, 1920vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SBFull Name: George Daniel WeaverView Player Bio from the SABR BioProjectRelatives: Brother-In-Law of Jim Scott …