 George Daniel "Buck" Weaver (August 18, 1890 - January 31, 1956) was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox. He is probably best known for his connection to the 1919 Black Sox scandal. 1919 photo of George Buck Weaver, public domain. ...
August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...
January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
The position of the third baseman Third base redirects here; for other uses, see Third base (disambiguation). ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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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. Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ...
See also: 1911 in sports, 1913 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball April 20: The Boston Red Sox open in the new Fenway Park with a 7-6, 11-inning win over the New York Highlanders before 27,000. ...
See also: 1916 in sports, 1918 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Collingwood wins the 21st VFL Premiership (Collingwood 9. ...
Charles August Swede Risberg (13 October 1894 - 13 October 1975) was an American baseball player. ...
An excellent fielder, Weaver was known as the only third baseman in the league that the immortal Ty Cobb would not bunt against.
Although he attended the "Black Sox" group's initial meetings, Weaver did not actually participate in the conspiracy to fix the World Series. However, he did not report the conspiracy to team officials, and for that Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned him for life from Major League Baseball. Landis said: "Men associating with crooks and gamblers could expect no leniency." Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. ...
For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...
In 1920, the owners of Major League Baseball, in order to reestablish confidence of fans in the sport following the Black Sox Scandal, established the office of Commissioner of Baseball. ...
Kenesaw Mountain Landis Kenesaw Mountain Landis (20 November 1866 – 25 November 1944) was an American jurist who served as a federal judge from 1905 to 1922, and subsequently as the first commissioner of Major League Baseball. ...
Weaver batted .324 in the 1919 World Series, tallying 11 hits. He played errorless ball in the Series.
To no avail, Buck Weaver applied six times for reinstatement to baseball before his death in 1956.
External links - Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Clear Buck Weaver
- The Ginger Kid
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