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Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch (August 22, 1891 – August 17, 1964) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920. [1] He is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal .
An investigation begins. In 1920, Cicotte and Jackson sign confessions admitting to the fix (though the illiterate Jackson is implied as having been coerced into making his confession). As a result of the revelations, Cicotte, Williams, Gandil, Felsch, Risberg, Fred McMullin, Jackson, and Weaver are charged with conspiracy. The eight men are ...
Starting pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty" Williams, outfielders "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Oscar "Happy" Felsch, and infielder Charles "Swede" Risberg were all involved. Buck Weaver was also asked to participate, but refused; he was later banned with the others for knowing of the fix but not reporting it.
Happy Felsch: 51 Harry Rice: 51 86 Ping Bodie: 50 Larry Doby* 50 Rick Manning: 50 Lloyd Moseby: 50 90 Dave Fultz † 49 Fred Lynn: 49 92 Terry Moore: 48 Reggie Smith: 48 Amos Strunk: 48 95 Al Simmons* 47 Jo-Jo White: 47 Bernie Williams: 47 98 Andre Dawson * 46 Ira Flagstead: 46 Cliff Heathcote: 46 Dwayne Murphy: 46 Gee Walker: 46
Happy Felsch hit a home run in the fourth inning that provided the winning margin. The Sox beat the Giants in Game 2 7–2 behind another complete game effort by Red Faber to take a 2–0 lead in the Series.
This was Shoeless Joe Jackson's first full season with the White Sox. He led the team in batting with a .341 average and finished third in the league overall. Eddie Collins and Happy Felsch also hit .300.
Edward Victor Cicotte (/ ˈ s iː k ɒ t /; [1] [2] June 19, 1884 – May 5, 1969), nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox.
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