The Gamblers and Hustlers That Made Baseball’s Greatest Manager
Earl Weaver learned about playing the odds from his bookmaker uncle. Those lessons would turn him into a pioneer of modern ...
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More Info on Bill Veeck
"Bill Veeck was born on the right side of the tracks. And as soon as he was capable, dragged himself to the other side," says Mike Veeck with a laugh about his father, the maverick Hall of Fame ...
Frank Saucier, Slugger Sidelined by a Publicity Stunt, Dies at 98
He had just recently joined the St. Louis Browns when he was replaced in the lineup by Eddie Gaedel, a 3-foot-7 circus ...
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The Gamblers and Hustlers That Made Baseball’s Greatest Manager
In subsequent decades, the bookies just kept showing up at the ballpark. Gamblers, as legendary former owner Bill Veeck once said, are “good customers of a ball club.” ...