You can do a lot of things and not get banned from Baseball. But gambling or taking money has always been THE BIG NO-NO.
Jim Devlin, George Hall, Al Nichols and Bill Craver of the Louisville Grays were banned in 1877. They were, late in the season, 27-13, but went 8-12 in the last games. All but Craver admitted throwing games.
I've always felt these guys set the "unbreakable" rule in Baseball that has held up for all these years.
Rose, Jackson, Weaver, NO.
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