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Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe
Prince Hal was a very good first baseman in his day. It's too bad he's not in the Hall.
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Hal isn't in the Hall of Fame for a pretty good reason.
The SABR biography on Hal begins with this paragraph:
Hal Chase, whose big league career lasted from 1905 to 1919, was the most notoriously corrupt player in baseball history. He was also, according to many of those who saw him play, the greatest defensive first baseman ever. A cocky, easygoing Californian, Chase was the first homegrown star of the New York Highlanders (later the Yankees), but he wore out his welcome with them, as he did with just about every other team he played for during his fifteen years in the major leagues.
But his cards are great. I've only got one T206 in my collection, and chose one of him (throwing, dark cap.)