Buck Weaver

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baseball player human

Buck Weaver was a talented third baseman for the Chicago White Sox who became infamous for his lifetime ban from Major League Baseball due to his alleged involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball player → human →
accusation	involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series →
allegationDetail	knew of the fix but did not report it to team or league officials →
attemptsAtReinstatement	multiple unsuccessful petitions for reinstatement →
bannedBy	Kenesaw Mountain Landis →
bannedFrom	Major League Baseball →
banYear	1921 →
bats	switch →
batsAndThrowsStyle	switch-hitter and right-handed thrower →
battingAverage	.272 →
battingAverage1919WorldSeries	.324 →
burialPlace	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1890-08-18 →
dateOfDeath	1956-01-31 →
era	Dead-ball era →
finalMLBGame	1920-09-26 →
finalMLBTeam	Chicago White Sox →
fullName	George Daniel Weaver NERFINISHED →
gamesPlayed	1420 →
givenName	George →
hallOfFameStatus	ineligible due to lifetime ban →
hits1919WorldSeries	11 →
homeRuns	21 →
jerseyNumber	5 →
knownFor	excellent defensive play at third base → involvement in the Black Sox Scandal despite strong on-field performance in 1919 World Series →
league	Major League Baseball →
legalOutcome	acquitted in 1921 Black Sox criminal trial →
MLBDebut	1912-04-11 →
MLBDebutTeam	Chicago White Sox →
nickname	Buck →
notableEvent	1919 World Series → Black Sox Scandal →
occupation	professional baseball player →
placeOfBirth	Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
positionPlayed	third baseman →
punishment	lifetime ban from Major League Baseball →
runsBattedIn	421 →
runsScored	676 →
sport	baseball →
team	Chicago White Sox →
teamFromTo	Chicago White Sox 1912–1920 →
throws	right →
WorldSeriesAppearance	1917 World Series → 1919 World Series →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1919 Black Sox Scandal →	bannedPlayer
1919 World Series →	notablePlayer
1919 Black Sox Scandal →	playerInvolved