Chick Gandil

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Chick Gandil was an American first baseman best known as the alleged ringleader of the players who conspired to fix the 1919 World Series in the Black Sox Scandal.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
first baseman
human
bannedFrom Major League Baseball
batted right
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1888-01-19
dateOfDeath 1970-12-13
era Dead-ball era
ethnicGroup American of European descent
familyName Gandil
fieldOfWork baseball first base defense
professional sports
givenName Arnold
hasActivity conspiring to throw baseball games
hasCauseOfNotability involvement in baseball gambling scandal
hasHistoricalSignificance central figure in one of the most famous sports scandals in American history
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Naps
Washington Senators
MLBDebutLeague Major League Baseball
nickname Chick
notableFor 1919 World Series game fixing conspiracy
Black Sox Scandal
occupation professional baseball player
participatedIn 1919 World Series
Black Sox Scandal
placeOfBirth St. Paul, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Calistoga, California, United States
positionPlayed first baseman
reasonForBan involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series
residence California, United States
roleInEvent alleged ringleader of players who conspired to fix the 1919 World Series
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
threw right


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