Bill Burns
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Bill Burns was an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who became notorious as a key gambling intermediary in the 1919 Black Sox World Series fixing scandal.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
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gambler ⓘ human ⓘ sports scandal figure ⓘ |
| activity | arranging bets on the 1919 World Series ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity | conspiracy to fix baseball games ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
professional baseball
ⓘ
sports gambling ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Burns ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Bill ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
fixing of the 1919 World Series
ⓘ
illegal sports gambling ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| notableEvent | testimony about the Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| notorietyReason | acting as a key go-between between players and gamblers in the Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
ⓘ
pitcher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
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surface form:
1919 Black Sox scandal
1919 World Series game-fixing conspiracy ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| role | gambling intermediary in the 1919 World Series fix ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sportingRole | Major League Baseball pitcher ⓘ |
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