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Hal Chase

The Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook

By: Martin Donell Kohout

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Hal Chase

The Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook

By: Martin Donell Kohout

Hal Chase is considered by many to be one of the best first basemen ever to play the game of baseball. He was able to make the routine look spectacular, the spectacular look routine. But Chase will never have his plaque in Cooperstown because he has gone down in history as the biggest crook in baseball. Chase was repeatedly accused of throwing games, bribing players, betting against his own team, and various other crimes, yet with his relaxed nature he always managed to get off the hook for his misdeeds by working his charm. His major league career lasted from 1905 to 1919, and by the mid-1930s he was a destitute alcoholic living off friends. The last fifteen years of Chase's life saw him hospitalized repeatedly for a variety of ailments, living off a sister and brother-in-law who loathed him. This work traces the turbulent life and times of Hal Chase from his humble beginnings to his sad end.

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McFarland

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ISBN 10

0786450436

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9780786450435

Hal Chase

The Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook

By: Martin Donell Kohout

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Hal Chase

The Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook

By: Martin Donell Kohout

Hal Chase is considered by many to be one of the best first basemen ever to play the game of baseball. He was able to make the routine look spectacular, the spectacular look routine. But Chase will never have his plaque in Cooperstown because he has gone down in history as the biggest crook in baseball. Chase was repeatedly accused of throwing games, bribing players, betting against his own team, and various other crimes, yet with his relaxed nature he always managed to get off the hook for his misdeeds by working his charm. His major league career lasted from 1905 to 1919, and by the mid-1930s he was a destitute alcoholic living off friends. The last fifteen years of Chase's life saw him hospitalized repeatedly for a variety of ailments, living off a sister and brother-in-law who loathed him. This work traces the turbulent life and times of Hal Chase from his humble beginnings to his sad end.

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Page Count

348

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786450436

ISBN 13

9780786450435