The Most CORRUPT Man in BASEBALL History

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So, saw you on beard. I don't do random subscriptions but I watched your content.. It's very well put together and educational. As a Brit, I have very little knowledge about the 1919 game, so this insight was very interesting. Consider me a fan, subscribed. Keep up the good effort!

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Gandl's crimes are paltry compared to that of Hal Chase, who was told by his Reds teammates they didn't want him on the team because he shaved outcomes. Chase was also banned for gambling.

[@TheBadBaseballFan]

Thats actually a pretty good point

[@cedricgist7614]

Thumbnail is a good teaser - but from what I know of the history of baseball, another contemporary California first baseman deserves the title you’ve given Gandil: Hal Chase. I don’t know when I first learned of Chase’s reputation as a corrupt player. I first came across Prince Hal as a batting champion for the Reds after a stint with the Highlanders. He was supposed to be the finest of fielders. Yet, over the decades, more information came out from Bill James and other sources that Hal Chase was a gambler and suspected of trying to throw games. Christy Mathewson was among those who felt Chase was corrupt. It’s also rumored that Hal Chase had a hand in the Black Sox scandal - and eventually, Commissioner Landis banned him from the game. I had to leave this comment because I’ve been -sadly- fascinated by Chase’s story for decades. Edit: Pardon me. I thank you for this profile of Chick Gandil - you did your research. I also want to acknowledge your statement that someone even more corrupt may have played and we just don’t know about him - even someone more corrupt than Hal Chase….

[@TheBadBaseballFan]

As I was doing the research I began to realize the depth of fixing in early baseball. It was extremely common! I figured the title was hyperbole, but given that Chick was a central figure in the greatest fixing scandal ever, it's not too far of a stretch! Thank you for sharing about Hal Chase, I had come across him before in reading but never dug deeper. He might actually have the moniker of "Most Corrupt" for sure. This kind of feedback is what makes content creation awesome, thanks a ton!

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Thank you for the conversions to modern values to really see how lucrative Chick's mayhem was! Great video as always BBF!

[@paulabbott2022]

I'd like to introduce you to Hal Chase. The real most corrupt man in baseball. Some say (probably slight exaggeration) that Chase played in more fixed games than honest. Some say he was the real cause of the 1919 Fix because Gandil and his cronies seen Prince Hal get away with it, year after year.

[@TheBadBaseballFan]

You're actually the third person to comment in regards to Chase! I came across his name while researching but didn't dig deeper, and too bad. The biggest difference between men like Chase and Gandil is it seems Chase relished in the fix. It's fair to say that Gandil was a product of his situation, but Chase seemed to seek out fixes.

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@@TheBadBaseballFan I heard that whenever Hal Chase trotted out to his position, which was 1st base, some of the fans would yell out "What's the odds?" or something like that.

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@@TheBadBaseballFan Some sources said it was Chase that introduced Gandil to Abe Attell and Arnold Rothstein, maybe that he put the idea in Gandil's head. He told teammate Rube Benton that he won $40,000 on the fix. Loved the video btw. I've been obsessed with Black Sox all my life

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Chase was also a first baseman. It’s a more critical position than one would think- you can drop the ball or let your toe off the bag, allowing a base runner. If you can find it, check out a great book called ‘The Glory of Their Times.’

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I always found it ironic that it was perfectly OK for the owners of professional sports teams to bet on the games, but bot for the players.

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And it all seems so quaint now that there are ads for casinos and gambling websites all over the ballpark and broacasts.

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[@TheBadBaseballFan]

So it was new and popular in 1919. The fans in Cincinnati sang the song in the crowd of an early series game, celebrating their team's success. Ring Lardner, a sports writer who suspected the fix was on, sat in the stands, heard them, and wrote this little parody. As an American who doesn't really follow football as much as I should, I had a chuckle when learning of its connection to West Ham while watching Ted Lasso.

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As bad as Gandil was, the most corrupt man in baseball by far was Hal Chase.l

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Chick also claimed he was pressured by the mafai to throw the series because they had more money tied into it. They offered him a pay and the other players a pay out for throwing the series. Has they not, they most likely would've been killed.

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The depth of the scandal is genuinely astounding, and so many of the primary documents from the court case mysteriously disappeared. Truly a fascinating event, not just in baseball history but American history as well

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You might have changed the title to "The Most Corrupt Player In Baseball History" because nobody comes close to the corruption of the owners.

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The salaries were low, but not compared to the rest of MLB. In 1919, the White Sox actually had one of the highest salaries in baseball. I'm not saying that they were paid what they were worth, but compared to the rest of the league, they were doing well.

[@TheBadBaseballFan]

I think this point is extremely important to remember when discussing the Black Sox scandal. So many people solely point their finger at Comisky when he was just one of many reasons this complex situation occurred.

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By the title, I thought the video would be about Charles Comiskey. Silly me.

[@TheBadBaseballFan]

By proxy it kind of is! Comiskey was a piece of garbage, for sure, but was not much worse than his contemporaries. Obviously the title is hyperbole, but if it pertained to Comiskey it would be nearly as hyperbolic

[@BookemDanno311]

@@TheBadBaseballFan No doubt! After I posted it I was thinking he was probably more along the lines of "greedy scumbag" than "corrupt".

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All the owners were cheapskates. But the White Sox had the 3rd highest payroll in 1919. Don't believe everything you see in Eight Men Out

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@@paulabbott2022 I wondered how accurate that was. It seems like the "pull him before this clause kicks in" part would be easy to verify or refute, but not necessarily the "champagne is the bonus" part.

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@ Well, there’s the fact that performance bonuses were nearly unheard of in 1919. Especially one the doubled your salary. And the tale of Comiskey holding out Cicotte for five starts is BS. He pitched two of the last five games

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Comiskey was the villain of that series and the fact that such an evil SOB is in the HOF makes it a joke.

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Someday someone will write a book or do a movie called "Twenty-Eight Men Out", about the Astros cheating continuously for 3 years or more. A lot more money swindled, a lot more baseball people directly involved, over a much longer time period. And no penalty.

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I think that baseball history before the 20's or 30's is so interesting, this video is another great one. It's too bad that Jackson went along with this terrible choice.

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Agreed, one of the saddest choices in baseball history. He really was an all-time great.

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HOW can the players on Sox be blamed while the skinflint Comiskey name lives on ...?

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Not to justify Comisky at all, he sucked as a person, but the way he treated his players has been significantly overplayed throughout history. His greed was certainly a factor in this whole situation, but not the only factor. The player's greed played a role to an extent, as well as the sports gambling industry in Chicago, and of course the mafia as well.

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Don't blame him. Get that money

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Facts, especially when you consider the value of their salaries with inflation. Pennies compared to modern athletes

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He looks like an evil Bud Grant.😅

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you correctly talked about the reserve clause. but then you called his contract a free agent signing. he wasn't a free agent.

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I appreciate you pointing this out, that was a goofy thing to do, especially because the reserve clause prevented free agency.

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Corrupt is overused

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First!

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You need to do more research a lot of it. You don’t know why he did it????????? Smh

[@TheBadBaseballFan]

@@michaelgerhardt7130 if you do enough research, sources give many potential reasons. Nobody knows exactly why he did it. That's one of the things that makes the Black Sox Scandal so fascinating, it's completely shrouded in mystery. With all do respect, I did do my research, and you didn't offer anything to counter that. Instead of shaking your head, give me the reason why? I'd appreciate a source too, it'll help me later on to make sure I cover all of my bases.