the man who fixed the 1919 world series?
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The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball game-fixing scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein, Aiden Clayton and Aaron Nelson.
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No umpire may be replaced during a game unless he is injured or becomes ill. That only concerns being replaced, not being ejected. The question remains, can an umpire be ejected without being replaced.
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['Marv Goodwin. Pitcher. 09-07-1916. 10-21-1925.', 'Elmer Gedeon. Outfielder. 09-18-1939. 04-20-1944.', 'Tom Gastall. Catcher. 06-21-1955. 09-20-1956.', 'Charlie Peete. Center Fielder. 07-17-1956. ... ', 'Ken Hubbs. Second Baseman. 09-10-1961. ... ', 'Nestor Chavez. Pitcher. 09-09-1967. ... ', 'Roberto Clemente. Right Fielder. 04-17-1955. ... ', 'Irv Medlinger. Pitcher. 04-20-1949.']
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Opening Day 1996, however, was a tragic one, as home plate umpire John McSherry, working his 26th season as a major league umpire, collapsed and died during the first inning of the Reds game against the Montreal Expos.
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['CHANGES EFFECTIVE IN 2019.', 'Inning breaks: Subject to discussions with broadcast partners, inning breaks will be reduced from 2:05 to 2:00 in local games and from 2:25 to 2:00 in national games. ... ', 'Trade Deadline: The waiver trade period will be eliminated.']
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Elmer Gedeon. Elmer John Gedeon (April 15, 1917 – April 20, 1944) was a professional baseball player, appearing in several games for the Washington Senators in 1939. Gedeon and Harry O'Neill were the only two Major League Baseball players killed during World War II.
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“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.” – Confucius.
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September 19, 1968: Denny McLain wins 31st game, serves up milestone homer to Mickey Mantle. Either a Detroit Tigers win or a Baltimore Orioles loss would clinch the 1968 American League championship for Mayo Smith's squad.
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['Thom Brennaman. Thom Brennaman is in his 14th season as a member of the Reds radio and TV broadcast teams and in his 33rd consecutive season announcing Major League Baseball games. ... ', 'Chris Welsh. ... ', 'Jeff Brantley. ... ', 'Jim Day. ... ', 'Doug Flynn. ... ', 'Jeff Piecoro. ... ', 'Brian Giesenschlag. ... ', 'Tommy Thrall.']
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In Major League Baseball history twenty-three pitchers have thrown perfect games, including one in the World Series. In addition, two pitchers (Harvey Haddix and Pedro Martinez) have thrown nine perfect innings, only to have their perfect game broken up in extra innings.
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President William Howard Taft threw out the first ceremonial pitch on baseball's Opening Day, April 14, 1910. Taft would also throw the first pitch the following year, but missed 1912 due to the sinking of the Titanic five days prior.
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Georg Baselitz, the man who turned the art world upside down.
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Most, such as Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito, sported it throughout the game. The patches, which were not sewn on, fell off the jerseys of others. The Angels' Mike Trout (wearing No. 45 in honor of Tyler Skaggs) bats against the National League during the All-Star game Tuesday night in Cleveland.
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Umpires can confer and correct a call on plays in which there is a question about a catch or a trap if the ball is foul or if there are no runners on base and the ball is fair. It might also make sense to correct a call if there is a lone runner regardless of the base occupied.
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['Mike Tirico (2006–2015)', 'Sean McDonough (2016–2017)', 'Joe Tessitore (2018-2019)', 'Brad Nessler (#2, 2006, 2010–2011)', 'Mike Greenberg (#2, 2007–2009)', 'Chris Berman (#2, 2012–2016)', 'Beth Mowins (#2, 2017–2018)', 'Steve Levy (#2, 2019-present)']
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Harold Baines. Upon hearing Sunday night that longtime White Sox outfielder and designated hitter Harold Baines was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by a veterans committee, my first reaction was one of elation.
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**** Replaced by Steve Spagnuolo after 12 games in 2017.