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Slick-fielding Weaver was at his best in the 1919 World Series, cracking 11 base hits. Unfortunately, seven of his teammates were deliberately at their worst; they'd been bribed to throw the games and Buck knew all about it. He hit a career-high .333 the next year, but when the truth about the fix came out, he was lumped with the other Black Sox and banned from baseball for life, his "never-snitch" ethics at odds with Judge Landis's jurisprudence. Chicago fans repeatedly petitioned for Weaver's reinstatement, but he was never pardoned for his failure to warn baseball that his teammates had sold their honor. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 31, 1914: Joe Benz, who will be the AL's leading loser with 19, no-hits Cleveland 6–1 at Comiskey Park. Three straight errors in the 4th inning give the Naps their only run. The loser is Abe Bowman, who "is withdrawn in favor of [Fred] Blanding after three spasms (Chicago Tribune)." Buck Weaver and Ray Demmitt each have three hits to pace the 7th place White Sox. » April 29, 1916: Buck Weaver (3B) and Jack Fournier (1B) execute the season's first triple play in the 3–1 White Sox win at St. Louis. » May 5, 1917: St. Louis Browns P Ernie Koob gets a 1–0 no-hitter over the White Sox' Ed Cicotte, and it's the last shutout the 24-year-old pitcher will toss. George Sisler drives in the Browns' run. A first-inning tainted hit by Buck Weaver is changed to an error after much discussion with umpires and players. Tomorrow, the writers' association will take a mail vote on a resolution that a scorer's decision can not be reversed. » October 7, 1917: In Game Two, New York's Ferdie Schupp doesn't get out of the 2nd inning, and reliever Fred Anderson is bombed in a 5-run 4th, as the 14 White Sox hits produce a 7–2 win for Red Faber. Faber's pitching is better than his baserunning; in the 5th inning, he tries to steal 3B, only to find teammate Buck Weaver occupying it. 3B Heinie Zimmerman tags both runners out, though Weaver is still safe. » January 13, 1922: Buck Weaver, one of the eight Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement.