Everything about Buck Weaver totally explained
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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Chicago, Illinois
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April 11
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Chicago White Sox
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September 27
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Chicago White Sox
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Batting average
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Hits
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Runs batted in
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Weaver was born in
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and began his major league career on
April 11 1912 as a shortstop for the White Sox. Weaver switched to third base in
1917 after
Swede Risberg joined the team.
An excellent fielder, Weaver was known as the only third baseman in the league that
Ty Cobb wouldn't bunt against.
Weaver batted .324 in the 1919 World Series, tallying 11 hits. He played errorless ball in the Series, lending credence to his lifelong claim that he'd nothing to do with the fix.
Weaver was banned for having knowledge of the fix and failing to tell team officials. This is somewhat synthetic since
Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox, had learned of the fix before the World Series began from both
Kid Gleason, manager of the White Sox, and
Hugh Fullerton, a reporter.
It should also be noted that Buck successfully sued Charles Comiskey for his 1921 salary. When
Shoeless Joe Jackson did the same, the jury voted 11-1 in favor of Jackson. However, the Judge set aside the jury verdict after Comiskey produced Jackson's grand jury testimony about the fix. Note: The grand jury testimonies of both Joe Jackson and
Eddie Cicotte had been stolen from the office of the Cook County States Attorney so they wouldn't be available for the
Black Sox trial. Since Comiskey had these testimonies, an obvious inference is that if the grand jury testimonies implicated Weaver, Comiskey would have used them against Weaver.
Buck Weaver applied six times for reinstatement to baseball before his death from a heart attack on January 31, 1956 at age 65. Weaver was the 2nd of the 8 suspended "Black Sox" (after Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1951) to die.
Many parts of the story portrayed in the movie
Eight Men Out are told from Buck Weaver's point of view, with Weaver being played by
John Cusack.
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