Hal Chase

Hal Chase is considered by many to be one of the best first basemen ever to play the game of baseball. He was able to make the routine look spectacular, the spectacular look routine. But Chase will never have his plaque in Cooperstown because he has gone down in history as the biggest crook in baseball. Chase was repeatedly accused of throwing games, bribing players, betting against his own team, and various other crimes, yet with his relaxed nature he always managed to get off the hook for his misdeeds by working his charm. His playing career lasted from 1905 to 1919, and by the mid-1930s he was a destitute alcoholic living off friends. The last fifteen years of Chase's life saw him hospitalized repeatedly for a variety of ailments, living off a sister and brother-in-law who loathed him. This work traces the turbulent life and times of Hal Chase from his humble beginnings to his sad end.

ISBN 0786410671   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780786410675 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher McFarland & Co Inc   Weight (grammes) 472 Imprint McFarland & Co Inc   Published in Jefferson, NC Format Paperback   Height (mm) 230 Publication date 30 Sep 2001   Width (mm) 153 Library of Congress 2001031273   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY 796.357092   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

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