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Originally Posted by mr2686
No new information there. In fact, they should have fact check because Cicotte did not pitch in game two (he had pitched game 1) and was not "left out" of game 3 (it wasn't his turn in the rotation to pitch). Kinda makes it sound like it was all on Cicotte...it wasn't. I still believe that it was Gandil (who was retiring after the season anyway) that cheated the other players by taking the money that the gamblers supposedly didn't pay the players. Gandil went on to live in California and supposedly led a pretty sweet life.
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Some very good points Mike.
Unfortunately something’s wrong may never know like the details of Gandil and his “retirement”
Love to see some cards here.
Since every post needs a card
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Jeff Kuhr
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Looking for
1920 Heading Home Ruth Cards
1920s Advertising Card Babe Ruth/Carl Mays All Stars Throwing Pose
1917-20 Felix Mendelssohn Babe Ruth
1921 Frederick Foto Ruth
Rare early Ruth Cards and Postcards
Rare early Joe Jackson Cards and Postcards
1910 Old Mills Joe Jackson
1914 Boston Garter Joe Jackson
1911 Pinkerton Joe Jackson
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