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George Daniel "Buck" Weaver (August 18, 1890 – January 31, 1956) was an American shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox . Weaver played for the 1917 World Series champion White Sox, then was one of the eight players banned from the Major Leagues for his connection to the 1919 Black Sox ...
Charles Austin Weaver (November 1, 1905 – September 11, 1967) was an American football player. Weaver was born in 1905 at Cushman, Arkansas , and attended high school in Jonesboro, Arkansas . He played college football at the tackle position for the University of Chicago from 1926 to 1929. [ 1 ]
The most compelling figures here are pitcher Eddie Cicotte (David Strathairn), a man nearing the end of his career who feels the twin needs to ensure a financial future for his family and take revenge on his boss, and Buck Weaver (John Cusack), an innocent enthusiast who took no cash for the fix but, like the others, was forever banned from ...
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.
Joseph Jefferson Jackson (July 16, 1887 – December 5, 1951), nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 20th century.
Buck Angel (left, with The Post’s Rikki Schlott) lived as a lesbian woman for 30 years before transitioning to a male. “I really believe that Lia Thomas and all this ‘trans women are women ...
Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver made only $6,000 a year ($105,443 today). Eddie Cicotte had been promised a $10,000 ($175,739 today) bonus if he could win 30 games in a season. When Cicotte closed in on the 30-game goal, Comiskey had him benched to keep him from reaching the mark."
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